Everette Louis Stephens (born October 21, 1966 in Evanston

Evanston, Illinois

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, Illinois

Illinois

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) is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

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 in the 2nd round (31st overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft

1988 NBA Draft

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. A 6'2" guard from Purdue University

Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...

, Stephens played in two NBA seasons for the Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers

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 and Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks

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. In his NBA career, Stephens played in 38 games and scored a total of 71 points.

He currently teaches health at Perspectives Charter School in Chicago, Illinois.

External links

• College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com