Eylijah Stephens

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Plantation, Fla.
High School:
Saint Thomas Aquinas

PRONUNCIATION

2021-22 SEASON: Used his final year of eligibility (COVID year) to play at the University of Minnesota • finished his collegiate career with 1,313 career points and 132 games played between Minnesota and Lafayette • started in 28 games, missing two games due to illness • for the Golden Gophers and ranked third on the team in scoring when he averaged 10.2 points per game • had 13 points, three assists and two steals against Kansas City (11/9) • registered 18 points and five rebounds in the win over Western Kentucky (11/12) • had 14 points, four three-pointers and three steals in Purdue Fort Wayne win (11/19) contributed nine points and 34 minutes in the Pittsburgh win (11/30) • had 12 points and four rebounds in the Mississippi State win (12/5) • went 5-of-8 and had 13 points in the Michigan win (12/11) • scored 16 points, had five rebounds and 5-of-6 from the field against Texas A&M CC (12/14) • had seven points, three steals and four assists against Illinois (1/4) • produced 12 points at Indiana (1/9) • tied a season-high 18 points when he went 6-of-12 and six rebounds and four assists at Michigan State (1/12) • produced a Minnesota best 22 points against Iowa (1/16) • had 11 points against Wisconsin (1/30) • had 13 points in the Penn State win (2/12), including 5-of-6 at the free throw line • scored 15 points against Northwestern (2/19), had eigtht rebounds and recorded four assists • had 13 points vs Wisconsin (2/23) • went 5-of-11, including 4-of-8 from the field vs. Indiana (2/27) • had 12 points against Northwestern (3/6).

PRIOR TO MINNESOTA: Started 32 of the 103 games he played in at Lafayette • ended career with 1,017 points (9.9 average) and 307 rebounds (3.0 rebounds per game) • as a senior, finished seventh in the Patriot league in scoring (16.4), tenth in assists (2.5), second in free throw percentage (90.4%), tied for seventh in steals (1.5), eighth in assist to turnover ratio (1.2), 12th in defensive rebounds (4.5) and tenth in minutes played (32.4) • as a junior, started seven of 31 games and averaged 12.1 points per game…as a sophomore, started 19 of 27 games and averaged 7.1 points • as a freshman, started three of 30 games and averaged 6.8 points.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years at point guard at Saint Thomas Aquinas • as a senior, led his team in scoring with 20.0 points per game • served as a team captain in his junior and senior years • led his team in made three-pointers during 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...cousins Raigyne Moncrief (LSU) and Alisha Devaughn (Maryland) played college basketball.