Chris Stephens bio
OREGON STATE
CAREER: Became OSU’s 32nd player to reach 1,000 career points and finished his career in 17th with 1,214 points ... Also finished first in career three-pointers made (180), first in free throw percentage (86.2%), second in three-pointers attempted (489), fourth in games played (119) and seventh in three-point percentage (36.8%) ... His free throw percentage is eighth all-time in the Pac-10 ... Played in every one of OSU’s games (119) in his career.
2005-06: Was OSU’s third-leading scorer as a senior, averaging 11.5 points ... One of two Beavers to appear in all 31 games, and had team highs of 29 starts and 31.4 minutes per game ... Shot 89.2% from the foul line, setting the school record and ranking second in the Pac-10 ... Scored in double-figures 17 times ... Led, or tied for the team lead, in scoring 10 times ... Scored 20 or more points four times ... Made 27 consecutive free throws, three shy of the school record ... Made a team-high 38 three-pointers, including a season-high four twice ... Had a game-high 25 points vs. Georgia at the Rose Garden in his hometown of Portland (he had 18 of the Beavers’ 28 second-half points and scored OSU’s final 10 points of the game) ... Named Pac-10 Player of the Week after averaging 21.0 points in wins over Northern Colorado and Georgia ... Named to the Rainbow Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 20.3 points in three games, including 21 against South Florida and 23 against Western Michigan ... Scored 23 points again in a win at Washington State, shooting 8-for-12 from the field and 4-for-4 on three-pointers ... After scoring in double-figures in eight straight games (14.6 ppg), then went nine straight where he failed to reach double-figures (5.4 ppg) ... Broke that streak with 13 points in win vs. Oregon ... Scored 14 points in the Pac-10 Tournament first-round win vs. Arizona State ... Hit the school record-breaking 180th three-pointer in his career finale vs. UCLA.
2004-05: Offensive production slipped a bit as a junior, mostly due to the emergence of other scoring options ... Averaged 9.8 points (third on the team) with 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists ... Made a team-high 48 three-pointers (with a percentage of .372) ... Made 87.3% of his free throws (62-for-71), a mark that would have ranked second in the Pac-10 had he qualified (he needed to make two more free throws to reach the minimum) ... Had consecutive made free throw streaks of 22 and 15 ... Started 22 games, including 15 of the last 17 ... Went 10-for-10 from the foul line in the season opener vs. Siena ... Scored a career-high 27 points vs. Portland, making 11-of-20 shots ... Had 21 points at Boise State ... Best Pac-10 performances came in big games with 17 points apiece vs. Arizona, in a home upset vs. Washington and in the Pac-10 Tournament victory against UCLA ... Scored 12 points, hitting a season-high four three-pointers, in the NIT game against Cal State Fullerton.
2003-04: Quietly compiled a banner sophomore season ... Eighth in the Pac-10 and second on the team for scoring at 15.8 points per game ... Led the team in three-point field goals with 76, the second-highest single-season figure ever by a Beaver (behind Gary Payton in 1988-89) ... Led the team in scoring 11 times and scored 20-plus points five times ... Scored a season-high 24 points (5-for-7 on three-pointers) against eventual conference champion Stanford in Gill Coliseum ... Also had games of 23 vs. Kansas State and Washington and 22 points vs. USC and Arizona ... Started the last 26 games of the season ... Shot .378 from three-point range for the season, including .439 (36-for-82) over the last 12 games ... Finished the year third in the Pac-10 at 2.65 threes per game ... Made at least two threes in 24 of the last 25 games ... Hit 4-of-4 free throw attempts in the final 14 seconds of a triple-overtime victory over Kansas State ... Had a streak of 16 consecutive made free throws ... Finished the year fourth in the Pac-10 for free throw percentage at .822 ... Scored 15 or more points in 10 consecutive games, the longest streak by a Beaver since Gary Payton’s 17-game run in 1990 ... Scored 442 points for the season, the ninth-highest total ever by a Beaver sophomore.
2002-03: Averaged 3.6 points and 9.8 minutes per game as a true freshman ... Scored in double-figures three times, including a season-high 17 points at the Sports Arena against USC ... Was 5-for-6 from three-point range vs. the Trojans and 4-for-6 at California ... Shot .826 (19-for-23) from the free throw line ... Made a crucial three-point field goal with 19 seconds left against Portland State to tie the game — the Beavers later won on a Brian Jackson three-pointer at the buzzer ... Was set to join OSU as a walk-on, but was awarded a scholarship after one opened up.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Madison High School in Portland, Ore., in 2002 ... Was a three-year starter ... Named to the all-state third team as a senior ... Left Madison as the school’s all-time leading scorer ... Averaged 22.9 points and 5.4 assists and shot 48 percent from three-point range as a senior ... Second in the state for scoring his final season ... Earned All-Portland Interscholastic League first team honors as a junior and senior, and was a second team pick as a sophomore ... Led Madison to the state playoffs for the first time in 32 years.
PERSONAL
Born in Portland ... Son of Bertie and Chris Stephens ... The second youngest of nine children ... Played on an AAU team that featured teammates Ben Sullivan (Cal State Northridge), Drew Dukeshire (Weber State), Chris Rodgers (Arizona) and Brandon Lincoln (Oregon) ... Enjoys working with children and has voluntereed with the Boys & Girls Club, the Urban League and the YMCA ... Majoring in liberal studies.
