Stephen Paul Vasturia (born February 10, 1995) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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for the

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Early life

Vasturia is the son of Kathy Vasturia, who played basketball at

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and was inducted into its hall of fame in 1994. His father John played baseball and football at the

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. Steve Vasturia attended

St. Joseph's Prep St. Joseph's Preparatory School, known as "St. Joe's Prep" or simply "The Prep", is an urban, private, Catholic, college preparatory school run by the Society of Jesus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The school was founded in 1851 ...

in Philadelphia. As a junior, he led St. Joe's to a Class AAAA state title and scored 35 points in the championship, tying a record held by

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. His No. 32 jersey is retired at St. Joseph's Prep.

College career

As a sophomore at Notre Dame, Vasturia averaged 10.1 points per game. He scored 15 points in a win against

Wichita State Wichita State University (WSU) is a public university, public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 ...

in the NCAA Tournament. Vasturia averaged 11.4 points, 3.2 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game as a junior. The Fighting Irish reached the NCAA Elite Eight, but Vasturia averaged 7.2 points per game in the ACC and NCAA Tournaments. As a senior, Vasturia averaged 13.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game, shooting 35 percent from behind the arc.

Professional career

Prior to the

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, Vasturia worked out with the

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. Vasturia signed his first professional contract with

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on January 8, 2018. On August 2, 2018, Vasturia signed with Chocolates Trapa Palencia of the

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. On July 2, 2019, he has signed with

Rasta Vechta Sports Club Rasta Vechta is a German basketball club based in Vechta, Lower Saxony. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), following their promotion from the ProA in 2022–23. Founded in 1979, the club has spent the majority of its ...

of the

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. Vasturia averaged 13.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game in the Bundesliga. On June 3, 2020, Vasturia signed a two-year contract with Žalgiris Kaunas of

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. He parted ways with the team on August 7, 2021, after averaging 6.1 points per game. On August 9, 2021, he has signed with Beşiktaş Icrypex of the

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(BSL). He never played a game for Beşiktaş and left before the season.

References

External links

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Bio
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