1. Deshawn Stephens was born on October 9,1989 and is an American professional basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Nationala de Baschet Masculin and the Romanian Cup.
15 Facts About Deshawn Stephens
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Deshawn Stephens played college basketball for Santa Monica College and San Diego State before playing professionally in Japan, Turkey, France, Italy, Israel and Romania.
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On February 5,2014, Deshawn Stephens was released by the Phoenix.
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In 26 games for Akita, Deshawn Stephens averaged 11.7 points and 7.2 rebounds.
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Deshawn Stephens led all players with 30 points on 12-for-13 shooting from the field and grabbed 10 rebounds.
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On January 4,2016, Deshawn Stephens left Turkey and signed with the Champagne Chalons-Reims of the French LNB Pro A In 19 games for Champagne Chalons-Reims he averaged 8.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 21.6 minutes.
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On July 28,2016, Deshawn Stephens signed with the Akita Northern Happinets, returning to the club for a second stint.
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On March 9,2017, Deshawn Stephens was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League.
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In October 2018, Deshawn Stephens helped Rishon LeZion to win the 2018 Israeli League Cup.
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Deshawn Stephens helped Hapoel reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals.
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On July 22,2023, Deshawn Stephens signed with Greek club Promitheas Patras.
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Deshawn Stephens competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for Team Challenge ALS, he averaged 5.6 points per game.
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In TBT 2018, Deshawn Stephens averaged 8.5 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game and shot 91 percent from the free-throw line for Team Challenge ALS.
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Deshawn Stephens's father died when he was six years old.
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Deshawn Stephens's mother, Beverly Triggs, is a licensed vocational nurse.