Michael Holbrook "Brook" Steppe (born November 7, 1959) is an American former

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player in the

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(NBA). He was a 6'5"

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. Born in

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, Steppe played competitively from 1977 to 1982 at DeKalb Central Community College and

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, where he was twice named First Team All-ACC. He was selected with the 17th pick in the 1982 NBA draft by the

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. He played five NBA seasons with as many teams until

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. He was once suspended for one game without pay by the Kansas City Kings during his rookie season in 1983 when he missed a plane from

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''; published March 16, 1983 Steppe played in the

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(CBA) for the Tampa Bay Thrillers, Rockford Lightning, Pensacola Tornados, Fort Wayne Fury, Capital Region Pontiacs, Hartford Hellcats and Rochester Renegade from 1985 to 1995. He was selected to the All-CBA First Team in 1989. Following his playing career, Steppe got into coaching. He spent four seasons as an assistant men's basketball coach at Kennesaw State.

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