Willie Cauley-Stein was born and raised in Spearville, Kansas, population 791.
24 Facts About Willie Cauley-Stein
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Willie Cauley-Stein was not eligible to play varsity football until his senior year, but he was convinced to play wide receiver when he did.
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Willie Cauley-Stein finished with 64 catches for 1,265 yards and 15 touchdowns.
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Willie Cauley-Stein started out his college career as a bench center, backing up top prospect Nerlens Noel.
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Willie Cauley-Stein's season-high came against Vanderbilt as he posted 20 points to go with seven rebounds.
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Willie Cauley-Stein was given the starting center position due to Noel's season-ending injury.
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Willie Cauley-Stein's tallied 106 blocks for the season is a total that ranks as the second-most in a single season in school history.
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Willie Cauley-Stein recorded a career-high nine blocks twice during the season against Providence and Boise State.
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Willie Cauley-Stein really started coming into his own towards the end of the season.
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Willie Cauley-Stein decided to return for his junior season due to his injury; he was a projected top-15 pick in the 2014 NBA draft prior to his injury.
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Willie Cauley-Stein was selected to the All-SEC First Team, the All-SEC Defensive Team and the USA Today first team All-American Team.
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On June 25,2015, Willie Cauley-Stein was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the sixth overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.
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On July 8,2019, Willie Cauley-Stein signed with the Golden State Warriors.
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On January 25,2020, Willie Cauley-Stein was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for a 2020 second-round pick.
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Willie Cauley-Stein opted out of the resumed season in the 2020 NBA Bubble, as he and his partner were expecting a newborn child in July.
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Willie Cauley-Stein later re-signed with the Mavericks on December 1,2020.
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On February 24,2022, Willie Cauley-Stein signed a 10-day contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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On October 9,2022, Willie Cauley-Stein signed with the Houston Rockets.
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On February 27,2023, Willie Cauley-Stein signed a 10-day contract with the Houston Rockets, but he never appeared in a game for the team.
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On May 1,2015, Willie Cauley-Stein officially filed a name-change order with the Probate Division of the Fayette District Court to change his birth name.
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Willie Cauley-Stein did it to honor his mother, Marlene Stein, and his maternal grandparents Norma and Val Stein, who raised him after his father left him when he was four.
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Willie Cauley-Stein added "Trill" as a middle name, a nickname given to him by friends.
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Cauley-Stein's father, Willie Cauley, played college basketball at Dodge City Community College and for one season at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Willie Cauley-Stein's first child, Kendrixx Marie Willie Cauley-Stein, was born on July 7,2020.