D. J. Stephens
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 19, 1990 Killeen, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Harker Heights (Harker Heights, Texas) |
| College | Memphis (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Ilysiakos |
| 2014 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2014 | Anadolu Efes |
| 2014–2015 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 2015–2016 | Canton Charge |
| 2016 | Iowa Energy |
| 2016–2017 | Budivelnyk |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Dalenta Jameral "D. J." Stephens (born December 19, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Budivelnyk of the Ukrainian SuperLeague. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis, where he played four years for the Tigers basketball team.
Stephens was not a highly regarded recruit out of Harker Heights High School when he was offered a scholarship by Memphis coach Josh Pastner. By his senior year at Memphis, however, he had become a crowd favorite for his spectacular dunking and blocking abilities. In 2011–12, he won the Intersport's Dunks of the Year title for a dunk against Xavier on February 4, 2012. In his senior year at Memphis, Stephens became a starter and earned the Conference USA defensive player of the year award. Stephens earned national attention in the 2013 NCAA tournament after demonstrating his leaping ability against St. Mary's and Michigan State.
In a four-year career at Memphis, Stephens played a total of 129 games while averaging 4.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 13.2 minutes per game.
During the 2013 pre-draft workouts at the NBA Draft Combine, Stephens recorded the highest standing vertical leap (40 inches) and the highest running vertical leap (46 inches) ever recorded by the NBA. He also had the fastest time at the 2013 Combine in the three-quarter court sprint.
After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Stephens joined the Miami Heat for the Orlando Summer League and the Dallas Mavericks for the Las Vegas Summer League. On August 13, 2013, he signed with Ilysiakos B.C. of Greece for the 2013–14 season. In early March 2014, he left Greece and returned to the United States.
On March 26, 2014, Stephens signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. On March 29, 2014, he made his NBA debut. In just under 12 minutes of action, he recorded five points and four rebounds in a loss to the Miami Heat. On April 5, 2014, the Bucks did not offer him a second 10-day contract after his first 10-day contract expired. On April 10, 2014, he signed with Anadolu Efes of Turkey for the rest of the 2013–14 season.
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