Ryan Stephan
 Ryan Stephan | |
| No. 13 – Team | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Green Mountain (Lakewood, Colorado) |
| College | Colorado Mesa University (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Tokyo Excellence - Toyko, Japan |
| 2017–2018 | Gunma Crane Thunders - Gunma, Japan |
| 2018–2019 | Toyko Excellence - Toyko, Japan |
| 2019–2020 | Ehime Orange Vikings - Ehime, Japan |
| 2020-2021 | Shizouka Veltex - Shizouka, Japan |
| 2021-2022 | Yokohoma Excellence - Yokahama, Japan |
| 2022-2023 | Soles de Mexicali - Mexicali, Mexico |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ryan Stephan is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Veltex Shizouka in the Japanese B.League.
High School Career & Awards[edit]
Stephan attended Green Mountain High School in Lakewood Colorado where he was awarded Jefferson County 4A First Team All-Conference award as both a junior (2010-11) and a senior (2011-12), and 4A All-State Honorable Mention award as a senior.[1]
College Career & Awards[edit]
Stephan was signed by the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) Mavericks, in Grand Junction, Colorado. CMU participates in the NCAA Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).
2012–13: As a true freshman, Stephan saw action in all 28 games and averaged 4.5 points and 1.8 rebounds and scored a season high 14 points at Black Hills State.
2013–14: As a sophomore, Stephan started all 27 games, averaging 18.4 points and 6.6 rebounds. He scored 10+ points in 25 of 27 games and scored 20+ points 13 times. He scored a season-high 27 points vs. Colorado Christian University. Stephan led the Mavericks and finished third in the RMAC in field goal percentage at .579. He also ranked seventh in league in scoring, eighth in rebounding and seventh in blocks with 27.
2014–15: As a junior, Stephan started all 27 games, averaging 25.3 points and 8.5 rebounds, leading the team in both. He shot .575 (235-409) from the field – including 40 3-pointers – second-best on the team. He scored 30+ points seven times and recorded 10 double-doubles. He led the team with 172 made free throws and 38 blocks, which ranks fifth most in school history. In the summer of 2015, Stephan was recruited to play for the Southwest Metro Pirates in the Queensland Basketball League in Brisbane, Australia.[2]
Stephan's junior season highlights include:
- November 14, 2014: Scored a new career high of 35 points against Dallas Baptist in the season opener on a neutral court. Stephan shot 13-of 18 from the field, including 3-of-4 from deep, and 6-of-7 from the line. He also grabbed nine rebounds.[3]
- December 05, 2014: Scored 35 points against Chadron State, shooting 60% from the field, including 3-of-4 3-pointers and 8-of-10 free throws. He also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.[4]
- January 10, 2015: Scored a new career high of 40 points – including 5 for 5 from behind the arc – in a road win over previously unbeaten No. 2 University of Colorado Colorado Springs and future San Antonio Spur Derrick White [5][6]
- January 17, 2015: Eclipsed the 1,000 career points milestone with a 3-pointer against Western State Colorado University.[7]
2015–16: Stephan's senior preseason accolades included DII NCAA Division II College Basketball Preview[8], Division II Bulletin pre-season Super 16 All-American
[9] Hero Sports DII Pre All-American,
[10]
Sporting News Small College Hoops Preseason All-American[11] and RMAC Preseason Player of the Year.[12]
Stephan's senior season highlights include:
- December 19, 2015: scored 16 of the team's final 21 points – including the team's final nine points from behind the arc – against No. 24 Colorado School of Mines to help CMU erase a 14-point deficit with under seven minutes to go and tie the game and force overtime.[13][14] CMU went on to get the road win and Stephan finished with 36 points and game-high 11 rebounds.[15][16][17]
- January 23, 2016: scored a new career high 42 points and another double-double with 14 rebounds in a road win against Chadron State.[18]
- February 20, 2016: scored another new career high 45 points against Regis University – and tied the CMU single game scoring record – while also reaching the 2,000 point milestone for his career.[19] Stephan is only third player in CMU history to join the 2,000 point club.[20]
Stephan led the Mavericks to a 21-9 record – their best since 2009-10 – and concluded his CMU career #2 all-time in scoring with 2,073 points. He ranks in the CMU top ten in 15 different season and career categories. The CMU Criterion named him both the CMU Male Athlete of the Year and awarded him the CMU Moment of the Year for scoring 2000 points.[21] Stephan is only the second player from CMU to be named the RMAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year and holds 9 RMAC records.[22] He is the first CMU player ever to be named a National Player of the Year.
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Awards
- 2013–14 First-team All-RMAC[23]
- 2014–15 3x Player of the Week (2x offensive, 1x defensive) & First-team All-RMAC (2015)[24]
- 2015–16 4x Player of the Week (3x offensive, 1x defensive) & 2015–16 First-team All-RMAC & RMAC Player of the Year[25] & RMAC All-Tournament Team [26]
Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Awards
- 2015–16 D2CCA All-South Central Region First Team and Player of the Year[27] & D2CCA All-American [28] & D2CAA Ron Lenz National Player of the Year [29][30]
National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Awards
- 2014–15 NABC Honors Court, Second Team All-South Central Region[31]
- 2015–16 NABC Honors Court, First Team All-South Central Region[32] & NABC First Team All-American [33] & 2015–16 NABC Reeses All-Star Game Participant [34]
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Awards
- 2015–16 NCAA Statistical Champion for 23 Double-doubles in 30 games[35]
Other Awards
- 2014–15 Daktronics Second Team All-South Central Region[36]
- 2015–16 Hero Sports First Team All-American & Sporting News First Team All-American & Basketball Times Second Team All-American & Division II Bulletin December 2015 Player of the Month[37] & Division II Bulletin First Team All-American Team [38] & USBWA DII Player of the Week (01/26/2016) [39] & Small College Basketball Bevo Francis Award top 13 finalist [40]
Professional Career & Awards[edit]
In May 2016, Stephan attended a tryout with the NBA's Denver Nuggets.[41][42]
In June 2016, Stephan signed with the Japanese B.League Tokyo Excellence to begin his professional career.[43][44] During his 2016–17 rookie season with the Excellence, Stephan averaged 17.9 points and 10.8 rebounds per game and an overall efficiency of 21. [45]
In July 2017, Stephan signed with the Japanese B.League Gunma Crane Thunders.[46] During the 2017-18 season, he averaged 16.9 ppg, 8.7 rpg and an overall efficiency of 20. [47]
In August 2018, Stephan resigned with the Japanese B.League Tokyo Excellence. In February, 2019 he eclipsed the 1000 point milestone. At the conclusion of the regular season, Stephan was the regular season scoring champion (24.0 ppg) and third in rebounds (13.1 rpg) [48]. Along with teammate Jordan Faison, Stephan led the Toyko Excellence to the D3 regular season championship with a record of 32-4[49] . When combined with a first stage record of 11-1 and final stage record of 11-1, the overall record of 54-6 earned the Toyko Excellence an automatic promotion to Division 2 (D2).
In June 2019, Stephan resigned with the Japanese B.League Tokyo Excellence.
In July 2020, Stephan signed with the Japanese B.League Ehime Orange Vikings.
In June 2021, Stephan signed with the Japanese B.League Veltex Shizouka.
In June 2022, Stephan resigned with the Japanese B.League Yokahamo Excellence (formerly Tokyo Excellence).
B.League Awards
- 2016–17: 5x www.Asia-Basket.com Japanese B.League D2 Best Performer of the week[50] & www.Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese B.League D2 All-League Honorable Mention [51]
- 2017–18: 1x www.Asia-Basket.com Japanese B.League D2 Best Performer of the week[52]
- 2018–19: 8x www.Asia-Basket.com Japanese B.League D3 Best Performer of the week[53] & www.Asia-Basket.com Japanese B.League D3 Center of the Year, All-League First Team & All-Imports Imports First Team [54]
- 2018–19: Japanese B.League D3 Annual Best 5 [55]
- 2019–20: 1x www.Asia-Basket.com Japanese B.League D2 Best Performer of the week[56]
Personal[edit]
Older sister Danielle also played basketball for NAIA Midland University.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Colorado All-state boys basketball 2012". April 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Big in Australia". September 2015.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball Defeats Dallas Baptist in Opener". November 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball Falls in League Opener". December 5, 2014.
- ↑ "#2 UCCS SUFFERS FIRST LOSS OF SEASON TO MAVERICKS". March 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Colorado Mesa Remains Consistent as RMAC Contender". March 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Colorado Mesa Men's Basketball" (PDF). January 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Division II college basketball preview". October 28, 2015.
- ↑ "2015-16 Preseason Fact Sheet" (PDF). November 2, 2015.
- ↑ "D2 Men's Basketball 2015–16 Preseason All-America Team". November 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Sporting News Preseason NCAA Division II All Americans". September 23, 2015.
- ↑ "CMU's Stephan and CSM's Natesan earn RMAC preseason men's hoops accolades". October 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Natesan Scores 38, Mines Falls To CMU In OT". December 19, 2015.
- ↑ "RMAC Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week". December 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Stephan Leads Hoops Past Mines". December 19, 2015.
- ↑ "RMAC Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week". December 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Stephan Named Player of the Week". December 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Stephan Scores a Career-High 42 in Win". February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "#RMACmbb Weekly Release: Week 14". February 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Stephan Scores 2,000 Points". February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Male Athlete of the Year: Ryan Stephan". May 2, 2016.
- ↑ "RMAC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). May 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Final Release" (PDF). March 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Final Release" (PDF). March 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Final Release" (PDF). March 3, 2016.
- ↑ "CMU's Ryan Stephan is RMAC Player of the Year". March 2, 2016.
- ↑ "CMU's Stephan named NABC South Central Player of the Year, four RMAC players earn All-Region". March 14, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 DIVISION II CONFERENCE COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION DIVISION II MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-AMERICA TEAMS" (PDF). March 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Stephan Named D2CAA National Player of the Year". March 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Ryan Stephan of Colorado Mesa grew into Division II national player of year". April 9, 2016.
- ↑ "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2015 Coaches' Division II All-District Teams and Coaches" (PDF). March 23, 2016.
- ↑ "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2016 Coaches' Division II All-District Teams and Coaches" (PDF). March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2016 Coaches' Division II All-America Team" (PDF). March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "MBB: Four RMAC players added to the 2016 DII Bulletin All-American list". March 30, 2016.
- ↑ "NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Statistics". March 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Stephan Named to All-Region Second Team". March 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Stephan Named Player of the Month". January 4, 2016.
- ↑ "MBB: 2016 All-Americans" (PDF). April 2016.
- ↑ "Stephan Earns National Honor". January 26, 2016.
- ↑ "2015-16 Bevo Francis Award Finalists" (PDF). April 2016.
- ↑ "Prospect Q&A: Ryan Stephan". May 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Colorado kid, Ryan Stephan, looking to make the jump to NBA". May 25, 2016.
- ↑ "CMU basketball: Former Maverick signs international pro ball contract". July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Star burns a man without a team". August 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Ryan Stephan, Tokyo Excellence". March 2016.
- ↑ "2017-18 season announcement of the basic players agreement (new)". July 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Ryan Stephan, Gunma Crane Thunders". December 2016.
- ↑ "2018-19 Leaders".
- ↑ "B3 announcement of the final regular season 1st place".
- ↑ "Best player of Japanese B.League D2 round 31".
- ↑ "Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese B League D2 Awards 2017".
- ↑ "Best player of Japanese B.League D2 round 3".
- ↑ "Best player of Japanese B.League D3 round 26".
- ↑ "Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese B League D3 Awards 2019".
- ↑ "B3 Notice of 2018-19 season personal awards".
- ↑ https://www.asia-basket.com/Japan/news/602648/Ryan-Stephan-claims-Japanese-BL2-League-2-weekly-honour?POW=JPN2. Missing or empty
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External links[edit]
- Colorado Mesa Mavericks Player Profile
- Colorado Mesa Mavericks Highlights Video (2015–16)
- RealGM Statistics & Awards
- Japanese B.League Rookie Highlights Video (2016–17)
- Japanese B.League Professional Player Information & Statistics (2016–17 & 2017-18)
- Japanese B.League Highlights Video (2018–19)
- Japanese B.League Professional Player Information & Statistics (2018–19)
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