2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

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34 Jake Stephens

  • Position Center
  • Height 6-11
  • Weight 266
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bunker Hill, W.Va.
  • Highschool Musselman

Biography

FOUR-YEAR LETTERMANĀ 

2021-22 - Earned VMI's prestigious Intercollegiate Sports Award for all-around excellence in intercollegiate athletics.

2020-21 – Voted to All-SoCon second team by the media…averaged 14.9 points which was second on the team and led the Keydets in rebounding (7.8)…ranked 12
thĀ in the SoCon in scoring and third in rebounding…posted five double-doubles in 2020-21 including a career-high 33 points and 11 rebounds in win over The Citadel Jan. 16…other double-doubles were posted against Hampton (11-12), George Mason (14-10), Furman (15-14), and The Citadel (19-16)…scored in double figures in 20 games including 14 straight toward the end of the season when he averaged 18.4 points over that stretch…had five games of 20+ points…led the team in blocks with 41 which ranked third in blocks per game (1.6)…shot 81.2% from the line (4thĀ best in SoCon) including 12 of 14 against Samford Feb. 13, 10 of 11 at Gardner-Webb Dec. 18 and sank a perfect 10 of 10 at George Mason Dec. 21 shot 31.5% from 3-point range and knocked in a season-high four 3-pointers against Chattanooga January 2.

2019-20 - Played in 33 games with 27 starts…averaged 7.1 points and was third on the team in rebounds with 4.6 per game…led the team in blocks with 34 which ranked seventh in the SoCon and almost doubled his output of 19 from the previous year…tallied in double figures 11 times including a career-high 24 points in the SoCon tournament against Samford where he connected on a career-high six-of-seven three-point shots…had his first career double-double against The Citadel when he had 18 points and career-high 11 rebounds…blocked four shots in three games (USC Upstate, Western Carolina, and Samford)..also had 10 rebounds against Presbyterian College Nov. 11…dished out a career-high six assists against Samford Feb. 29.

2018-19: Played in all 32 games averaging 18.4 minutes per game…scored in double figures in nine of first 24 games and averaged 10.7 points and 4.7 rebounds over a seven-game January stretch …had nine double figures scoring games total on the year…made first career start vs. Wofford Jan. 12 and started the last 16 games of the season…led team in blocks with 19…scored 12 points with three made 3FG vs. Chattanooga Feb. 7…led VMI in scoring vs. Furman Jan. 10 with 15 points and added 15 points vs. Samford Feb. 9 … tossed in three 3-pointers and scored 11 points at Samford Dec. 29 …dished out a career-high five assists at Stetson…scored career-high 20 points and drained all four 3-point attempts in win over USC Upstate Nov. 14 and hit 6 of 7 overall against the Spartans…scored 14 points on five of 10 shooting from the floor and hit all four free throws against Goucher Nov. 11…scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds in 14 minutes in college debut vs. Washington College Nov. 6.Ā 

High School/Personal: Named 2017 1st Team All-Conference (Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference), 2017 All Area, and 2017 Third Team All State...as a junior, he averaged 13.2 PPG, 10.4 RPG, shot 36% beyond the 3-point arc, and 77% from the free throw line...National Honor Society.Ā 

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2018-19Freshman

    Center
    6'8" 230 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2019-20Sophomore

    Center
    6'9" 254 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2020-21Junior

    Center
    6'10" 266 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2021-22Senior

    Center
    6'11" 266 lbs
    34