Alex Stepheson

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
225
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Los Angeles, CA
High School:
Harvard-Westlake

NOTING STEPHESON
Impressive young player who should see a significant increase in playing time this year • Solid defender, rebounder and shot blocker • Working to become as comfortable on the offensive end as on the defensive end of the floor.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07)
Played in all 36 games • Averaged 6.4 minutes per contest • Scored in 21 games • Scored eight points against Penn and UNC Asheville • Made 4 of 6 shots from the floor against UNCA • Followed that outing with six points and five rebounds against Florida Atlantic • Scored six first-half points in a span of four minutes against Rutgers • Had six rebounds and two blocks against Dayton • Had eight points and two blocks vs. Penn • Had a season-high six rebounds against Gardner-Webb, UNC Asheville and Dayton • Had five rebounds in the win at Clemson • Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds and scored three points in win at Wake Forest • Scored a season-high 10 points on 5 of 7 shooting from the floor in the win at Arizona • Scored eight of his 10 points in the opening half as the Tar Heels built an 18- point lead • Added six rebounds • Season-high three blocked shots against Wake Forest on Feb. 10 • Had six rebounds in eight minutes in the NCAA regional final vs. Georgetown • That was his best rebounding effort since the Arizona game and his longest stint since Feb. 10.

PREP/ PERSONAL
Grabbed 20 or more rebounds in 16 games as a senior at Harvard-Westlake High School in North Hollywood • Fourth-team Parade All- America selection • Averaged 20.4 points and 17.8 rebounds as a senior • Played for coach Greg Hilliard • Broke the school record for career rebounds in just three seasons (previous record was held by former Stanford center and New Jersey Net Jason Collins) • Set single-game school mark with 32 rebounds • Had a five-game streak with 32, 31, 23, 28 and 21 rebounds • Named Co-MVP of the Roundball Classic in Chicago after he had 15 points and six rebounds • Averaged 17.0 points, 14.4 rebounds and 3.9 blocks as a junior • Led Harvard- Westlake to 26-4 mark and California Southern Sectional title in 2005 • Lost in 2005 state title game by a single point • Last name is pronounced STEEVIS-son.