University of Nevada Athletics

NEVADA:  Transfer from Purdue that sat out last season per NCAA rules  ...  One of the top shooters on the team  ...  Slated to see time at multiple positions in his senior year at Nevada  ...  At 6-7 will cause defenders problems with his length.

PRIOR TO NEVADA - PURDUE
Scored 698 points in 90 career games at Purdue with 32 being starts.  2015-16 (Jr.):  Appeared in 24 games off the bench  …  Averaged 6.1 points and 1.3 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game  …  Shot 32 percent from behind the arc making 38-of-120 attempts.  2014-15 (So.):  Played in all 34 games and made 16 starts  …  Averaged 8.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in 22.4 minutes per contest  …  Connected on a 3-pointer in 22 consecutive games  …  Scored a career-high 24 points versus IUPUI  …  For the second year in a row led the team with 73 made 3-pointers.   2013-14 (Fr.):  Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team after averaging 8.4 points per game in conference action his freshman year  …  Played in all 32 games with 16 being starts  …  Averaged eight points, shot 37 percent from behind the arc and 86.5 percent at the free throw line …  Led all Big 10 freshmen with 64 three-pointers which ranked as the second most in Purdue history by a freshman while his 173 attempted set the school freshman record  …  Made a 3-pointer in 28-of-32 games  … Made four 3-pointers against Penn State, Minnesota and Michigan State.  

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-star recruit that was ranked 61st nationally by Rivals.com and 65th by ESPN.com  …  Ranked as the third best prospect in Illinois and 15th-best shooting guard in the country by ESPN.com  …  Four-year starter at St. Charles East HS, playing for coaches Brian Clodi and Patrick Woods  …  Played just 11 games his senior year because of injury  …  Senior was averaging 19.2 points per game after post 17.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game his junior season  …   Named MVP of the Ron Johnson Thanksgiving Tournament as a senior, where he tallied totals of 22, 31 and 30 points, leading St. Charles East to its first tournament title since 1994. 

PERSONAL
General studies major ...  Son of Everette and Kay Stephens  …  Father played in the NBA for Indiana and Milwaukee after a collegiate career at Purdue where he scored 1,044 points, appearing in 119 games   …  Born in Australia  …  Favorite food is chicken wings and Mexican food  …  Chose the Pack because of the opportunity to be successful and win games  …  Sports hero is Kobe Bryant.