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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

Rick Smith
Rick Smith
Rick Smith
Rick Smith
Hannah Ally
Hannah Ally
Hannah Ally
Rick Smith

20 E.J. Stephens

  • Pos. G
  • Yr. Senior
  • Ht. 6-3
  • Weight 176
  • Hometown Plantation, Fla.
  • High School Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • Major Psychology

Biography

2019-20: Played 21 or more minutes in all 31 games for the Maroon and White, averaging 16.1 points per outing in the seven games without classmate Justin Jaworski in the lineup at the end of the season...tied a career-best with two blocks in the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinal win at Army...ripped away a career-high four steals in the regular season finale win over Navy...scored a career-high 27 points in the win over Boston U. on Feb. 19 after finishing within a bucket of his career-high eight times previously in his junior campaign...finished on the plus side of the plus/minus in all but eight games...one of 10 Leopards selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, posting a 3.6 GPA.

2018-19: Has started in 18 of his 26 games played this season and recorded a season-high 15 points against Boston U. on Feb. 27...grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in the loss to Colgate to close out the regular season...netted 11 points in the wins against Holy Cross and navy on Feb. 10 and Feb. 13...scored eight points on 3-of-4 from the field with three assists against Loyola...tallied a season-best 11 points on 4-of-9 from the floor at Quinnipiac.

2017-18: Started in three games and played in all but one as a freshman...averaged 6.8 points per contest…has his best Patriot League game in the win over American on Feb. 17, going 4-for-5 from three for 16 points to go along with a career-high in assists (6) and blocks (2)…played well in both games against Colgate with 11 and 12 points, respectively, in the two victories…went 6-of-6 from the floor and 3-of-3 from deep for 20 points to go along with a season-high eight rebounds in the 82-70 win over Susquehanna…hit 3-of-5 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points in the win over Quinnipiac…went 6-for-8 from the field with five rebounds, an assist and a steal to go along with 13 points in the loss to NJIT.

At Saint Thomas Aquinas: Played four years at point guard...led his team in scoring with 20.0 points per game during his senior season...served as a team captain in his junior and senior years...led his team in made three-pointers over the course of his career...won a district championship in 2015-16...was a Principal's Honor Roll member his final two years, amassing a GPA higher than 4.0 during that time...served as a volunteer at Full Gospel Christian Center and helped out with the South Florida Disciples youth basketball team.

Personal: Son of Kimberly and Dwight Stephens...his father played basketball for one year at Eckerd College...his cousin, Raigyne Moncrief, currently plays basketball at LSU...has another cousin, Alisha Devaughn, who played basketball at Maryland...born on March 29, 1999.

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2017-18Sophomore

    G
    6'3" 169 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2018-19Sophomore

    G
    6'3" 170 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2019-20Junior

    G
    6'1" 173 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2020-21Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 176 lbs
    20