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DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS

2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

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34 Jairus Stevens

  • Position Wing
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 210
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Merrillville, Ind.
  • Highschool Merrillville

Biography

CAREER ALL-TIME RANKINGS (through 2021-22):
Field goal percentage: 1st (.569)

2021-22 (R-Sr.) (Davenport): One of three Panthers to start all 31 of the team's games along with Chris Rollins and Luke Maranka...was tied with Marcedus Leech Jr. for third on the team in rebounds per game with 4.6...one of four Panthers to average in double-figures for points as he accounted for 11.5 per game...totaled 725 minutes played or 23.4 played per game...scored 10 or more points in 20 games and 20 or more points in three games including 24 on Feb. 5 at Lake Superior State, 21 in the NCAA Tournament against Walsh on March 11 and 20 on Jan. 25 at Grand Valley State...led the team in double-doubles with two of them thanks to 20 points and 10 rebounds on Jan. 25 against the Lakers and 15 points and 10 rebounds on Feb. 22 at Northwood...was second on the team in field goal percentage with a clip of 56.9 percent, but was first among regular starters...finished third on the team in steals with 33 and had more offensive rebounds than any other Panther with 46 of them, 13 more than the next-closest Panther...was third on the squad in defensive rebounds (96) and second in total boards (142)...that 21-point performance against Walsh in the NCAA Midwest Regional was the game high as Stevens went 9-for-11 from the floor with six rebounds and a steal in just 19 minutes on the court.

2020-21 (Sr.) (Davenport): Redshirted.

2019-20 (Jr.) (Tiffin): Became the Dragons' go-to scorer as he led the team and ranked third in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) with 17.5 points per game...led the squad in both field goal percentage and rebounds per game with a 52.2 clip and 7.7 per contest...was also fourth in the league in boards per contest and sixth in field goal percentage...scored in double-figures in 25 of 28 games including 13 outings with 20 or more points...recorded seven double-doubles including a 25-point, 15-rebound performance in the comeback win over Ohio Dominican on Feb. 1...garnered GMAC Player of the Week honors on Nov. 18...that week, the junior averaged 19.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game while shooting over 57 percent from the field...named Second-Team All-GMAC.

2018-19 (So.) (Kilgore College): Averaged 7.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game while shooting 51.6 percent from the field and 31.4 percent from behind the arc...scored a season-high 18 points in a win over Navarro on Jan. 30.

2017-18 (Fr.) (IPFW): Appeared in 13 games for the Mastodons...earned 11 points, eight rebounds, two steals and one assist against IU Kokomo on Nov. 30 as well as 10 points and four rebounds against Concordia (Mich.) on Dec. 30.

High School: Played for the Pirates of Merrillville High School where he was named First-Team All-Conference, All-Area and Third-Team All-State...finished a regular season with a 22-1 record.

Personal: Son of Barry and Sarita Stevens...majoring in business administration...has two siblings, Arriel and Darius...father, Barry, ranked as Iowa State's second-leading scorer in program history when he finished his collegiate career before being drafted by the Denver Nuggets and reached the NBA as a member of the Golden State Warriors in 1993...born on June 8...favorite movie is Avatar.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2020-21Senior

    Wing
    6'5" 210 lbs
    22
  • 34

    2021-22Redshirt Senior

    Wing
    6'5" 210 lbs
    34