Myles Stephens (born January 1, 1997) is an American

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player who last played for

Dolomiti Energia Trento Aquila Basket Trento, also known for sponsorship reasons as Dolomiti Energia Trento, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trent, Trentino. It was founded in 1995 as an amalgamation of two local clubs, going from the amateur divisi ...

of the Italian

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(LBA). He played college basketball at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...

Early life and high school

Stephens grew up in the Lawrenceville section of

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and attended

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before transferring to St. Andrew's School in

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after his sophomore year. He committed to play college basketball at Princeton over offers from Brown, Columbia, Holy Cross, Penn, Seton Hall, Cornell and Yale.

College career

Stephens came off the bench as a freshman and averaged 5.5 points in 29 games played. As a sophomore, Stephens was named first team All-

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and the conference Defensive Player of the Year averaged 12.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game and blocked 22 shots. He was named second team All-Ivy after averaging 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in his junior season. Stephens was named first team All-Ivy as a senior after averaging 13.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Stephens signed with

Oldenburger TB EWE Baskets Juniors, also Oldenburger TB, is a professional basketball team that is based in Oldenburg, Germany. The club's full name is Oldenburger Turnerbund. The team is a part of the bigger Basketball Bundesliga team EWE Baskets Oldenburg, and ...

of the German

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on December 7, 2019. Stephens signed with the

Vilpas Vikings Salon Vilpas is a professional basketball club based in Salo, Finland. The team currently plays in the top level Korisliiga. The Vikings are a part of the Salon Vilpas multi-sport club. In 2021, Vilpas won its first Korisliiga championship. Curre ...

of the Finnish

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for the 2020–2021 season. He averaged 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds on the season. Stephens signed with Belgian team

Kangoeroes Mechelen Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen, also known as Kangoeroes or Kangoeroes Mechelen, is a basketball club based in Mechelen, Belgium. Founded in 2009, the club plays in the BNXT League. Kangoeroes have been playing in the top tier division in Belgium for ...

of the

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on September 3, 2021. On July 18, 2022, he has signed with

Crailsheim Merlins Crailsheim Merlins, currently referred to as Hakro Merlins Crailsheim for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Crailsheim, Germany. Established in 1986, the club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the highest pro ...

of the

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(BBL). On August 3, 2023, he signed with

of the Italian

(LBA).

References

External links

Princeton Tigers bioRealGM profile
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