Jarin Stevenson (born October 15, 2005) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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(ACC). He previously played for the

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Early life

Stevenson was born on October 15, 2005, in

Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, Orange and Durham County, North Carolina, Durham counties, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 United States census, making Chapel Hill the List of municipa ...

. His father, Jarod, played professional basketball in several countries while his mother, Nicole, played for the

. He lived in

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for most of his childhood due to his father playing there, moving back to the United States in middle school. He attended

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, as a

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, and helped the basketball team reach the class 3-A state championship game. Stevenson transferred to newly-opened Seaforth High School in Pittsboro as a

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, joining his father and mother, who were the head coach and assistant coach, respectively. In his first season there, he was named first-team all-conference and the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A Player of the Year with an average of 20.5 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.4 blocks and 2.4 assists per game. As a junior, Stevenson was named the North Carolina

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while helping Seaforth reach the second round of the state tournament, averaging 21.5 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3.7 blocks and 2.7 assists per game while making over 60 percent of his field goal attempts. Stevenson finished his high school career with 1,230 points scored. He also played 16 games for Team United of the

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(EYBL), averaging 12.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Outside of playing, he excelled in the classroom and was second in his class with a 4.5

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(GPA).

Recruitment

Stevenson received his first

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offer from the

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, his mother's

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, prior to his sophomore season of high school. He became a highly-ranked

prospect for two years and had an extensive recruiting process. His father said that "It's starting to seem like we have too many options," referring to all the different places recruiting Stevenson. By his junior year, he was ranked a five-star recruit in the class of 2024 and the top

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nationally, as well as the 16th-best player overall, by

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. A

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ranking placed him as the 10th-best player nationally and the top player in North Carolina. Among his offers, he narrowed down his college choices to the

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and

. He ultimately chose to re-classify to 2023 and commit to the Alabama Crimson Tide, graduating from high school a year early and forgoing his

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season.

College career

Stevenson enrolled at Alabama in time for the 2023–24 season. He made his debut in the team's season-opening win against Morehead State, scoring 12 points.

Career statistics

College

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References

External links

Alabama Crimson Tide bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevenson, Jarin 2005 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from North Carolina Power forwards Sportspeople from Chapel Hill, North Carolina