Position Power forward / Center Listed weight 249 lb (113 kg) Weight 113 kg Height 2.08 m | Nationality American Role Basketball Player League NBA Development League Name Alex Stepheson Pro career 2011 | |
 | ||
Born August 7, 1987 (age 36)
Los Angeles, California ( 1987-08-07 ) High school Harvard-Westlake
(North Hollywood, California) Education Harvard-Westlake School, University of Southern California | ||
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||
Alex stepheson posts 25 points 11 rebounds vs the blue 12 18 2015
Alexander Stepheson (pronounced Steevis-son; born August 7, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for North Carolina and USC.
Contents
- Alex stepheson posts 25 points 11 rebounds vs the blue 12 18 2015
- Alex stepheson posts 20 points 13 rebounds vs the drive 12 19 2015
- High school career
- Awards and highlights
- College career
- Panionios 20112013
- Union Olimpija 20132014
- stanbul BB 20142015
- NBA and D League 20152016
- China and Philippines 2016present
- References
Alex stepheson posts 20 points 13 rebounds vs the drive 12 19 2015
High school career
Stepheson played high school basketball at Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood, California, where he grabbed 20 or more rebounds in 16 games as a senior.
Awards and highlights
College career
Stepheson originally played college basketball for the University of North Carolina with the Tar Heels. At the end of 2007–08 season, Stepheson decided to transfer to the University of Southern California, citing family illness. He chose to play for the USC Trojans on July 17, 2008. In 2009, he was named Pac-10 Player of the Week, for the week of Dec. 14–20.
Stepheson played in the Reese's College All-Star Game, where he had 6 points and 7 rebounds. He also played in the Portsmith Invitational Tournament, where he averaged 8 point and 10 rebounds over three games.
Panionios (2011–2013)
After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Stepheson began his professional career in Greece, with the Greek League club Panionios. During the 2011–12 season, he averaged 10.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in 21 games in the Greek League. Stepheson subsequently missed the entire 2012–13 season due to an injury he suffered with Panionios.
Union Olimpija (2013–2014)
In July 2013, Stepheson signed a one-year deal to play in Slovenia with Union Olimpija. In 20 Premier A Slovenian League games for Olimpija, Stepheson averaged 6.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. He also averaged 8.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in the Adriatic League.
İstanbul BB (2014–2015)
In July 2014, Stepheson joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2014 NBA Summer League. He later signed in Turkey with the Turkish League club İstanbul BB for the 2014–15 season. In 29 games in the Turkish League, he averaged 12.3 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.
NBA and D-League (2015–2016)
In July 2015, Stepheson joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On October 7, 2015, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies. However, he was waived on October 24 after appearing in three preseason games. On October 31, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Grizzlies. On November 14, he made his debut with Iowa in a 98–95 win over the Sioux Falls Skyforce, recording 13 points, 17 rebounds, two assists and one steal in 37 minutes. On January 29, 2016, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game after averaging 15.7 points, 13.3 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 34.3 minutes in 26 games.
On February 20, 2016, Stepheson signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. He made his NBA debut later that night in a 115–112 loss to the Golden State Warriors, recording one rebound in two minutes. Two days later, Stepheson scored his first basket on a tip-in against the Phoenix Suns and also his first block after rejecting Jon Leuer. On March 2, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Clippers. Following the expiration of his second 10-day contract, the Clippers parted ways with Stepheson.
On March 12, 2016, Stepheson signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies to help the team deal with numerous injuries. Memphis had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 17, two over the allowed limited of 15. In just his second game for the Grizzlies on March 14, Stepheson recorded 12 points and 15 rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench against the Houston Rockets, playing extended minutes due to the team's injury depleted roster. On March 22, following the conclusion of his 10-day contract, the Grizzlies parted ways with Stepheson. The following day, he returned to Iowa. At the season's end, he was named to the All-NBA D-League First Team.
China and Philippines (2016–present)
In July 2016, Stepheson joined the Grizzlies for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On November 15, 2016, Stepheson signed with Guangzhou Long-Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. That day he made his debut for Guangzhou in a 99–89 loss to the Xinjiang Flying Tigers, recording 10 points, 14 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 21 minutes off the bench.
In February 2017, he was signed by the Meralco Bolts as their import for the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup.