Mark Worthington
July 23, 2020
Stephen Dennis
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 2/10/87
- Place of Birth: West Chester, Pennsylvania (USA)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 198
- Weight (KG): 82
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (2006–2010)
- NBL DEBUT: 17/10/14
- AGE AT DEBUT: 27
- LAST NBL GAME: 22/02/15
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 27
- NBL History: Melbourne 2015
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Stephen Dennis was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania (USA) and played college basketball at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
FAMILY: Dickel and his wife Ashley have three children: Jalen, Madden and Boston.
Dickel’s father, Carl, was a New Zealand women’s national basketball team head coach for 10 years and coached the Otago Nuggets for four years from 1994 to 1997. Dickel’s brother, Richard, is a well known coach in and around Australia and New Zealand, having coached the Waikato Pistons, Otago Nuggets, Southland Sharks and Adelaide Lightning.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Stephen Dennis made his NBL debut with the Melbourne United at 27 years of age. He scored four points in his first game.
The Tigers also are keen to see how Dennis recovers from his injury with a view to reinstating him next season.
Stephen Dennis played one season in the NBL. He averaged 10 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists in 27 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 27 | Melbourne | 13-15 (5) | 27 | 630 | 270 | 90 | 90 | 17 | 73 | 35 | 4 | 63 | 50 | 103 | 236 | 44% | 16 | 55 | 29% | 48 | 65 | 74% | 51% | 47% | Totals | 27 | 630 | 270 | 90 | 90 | 17 | 73 | 35 | 4 | 63 | 50 | 103 | 236 | 43.6% | 16 | 55 | 29.1% | 48 | 65 | 73.8% | 51% | 47% | 24 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 27 | Melbourne | 13-15 (5) | 27 | 23.3 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 44% | 0.6 | 2.0 | 29% | 1.8 | 2.4 | 74% | 51% | 47% | Total | 27 | 23.3 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 43.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.1% | 0.6 | 2.0 | 73.8% | 51% | 47% | 24 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 24 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
On September 27, 2010, he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.
However, he was later waived by the Clippers on October 9, 2010.
In November 2010, he was acquired by the Bakersfield Jam as an affiliate player.
Dennis played games in the NBA. He averaged 0 points, 0 rebounds, and 0 assists per game over his NBA career.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Germany - Phantoms Braunschweig (2011–2012) | Israel - Bnei Herzliya (2015–2017), Elitzur Netanya (2018–2019) | Luxembourg - Racing (2020)
Dennis joined New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig for the 2011–12 Basketball Bundesliga season, marking his first professional stint outside the United States in Germany, where he appeared in 18 games and averaged 8.4 points in 21.6 minutes per game.
Dennis moved to Israel after signing with Bnei Herzliya on July 31, 2015 for the 2015–16 Israeli Basketball Super League season, and across 33 regular-season games he averaged 11.9 points in 25.5 minutes per game while shooting 46.2% from the field, 40.4% from three-point range, and 74.6% at the free-throw line.
He remained with Bnei Herzliya into the 2016–17 season, sharing that roster with imports and key contributors including Jeff Adrien, Taurean Green, Brandon Triche, Hamady N’Diaye, and Darrell Williams as part of the club’s Winner League campaign.
On August 9, 2018, Dennis signed a one-year deal with Elitzur Netanya in Israel’s National League (Liga Leumit), and in 31 games he averaged 17.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.7 steals per game.
Dennis later finalized a contract with Racing Luxembourg on January 20, 2020 in Luxembourg’s Total League, and in eight games he averaged 23.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in 35.0 minutes per game while shooting 50.8% on two-pointers, 24.0% on three-pointers, and 82.5% on free throws, highlighted by a 32-point, 10-assist outing against Larochette on January 26, 2020.
COLLEGE
Stephen Dennis played college basketball at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania from 2006–07 to 2009–10, and both and Sports Reference’s Basketball-Reference player bio list his birthplace as West Chester, Pennsylvania and his college as Kutztown (2006–2010).
Dennis was a four-year starter and made Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) all-league team's each of his four seasons with the Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Golden Bears. As a freshman, Dennis was named PSAC rookie of the year and was a second team all-conference selection. For the next three years, he was a mainstay on the All-PSAC first team.
As a freshman in 2006–07, Dennis started all 28 games and averaged 15.4 points per game while adding 6.0 rebounds per game, a team-high 90 assists, 33 blocks, and 46 steals, and he earned 135 trips to the foul line while making 106 free throws. That season he was named PSAC Rookie of the Year, made the All-PSAC East second team, and was selected to the NCAA Division II Bulletin All-Freshman team.
In 2007–08, Dennis played in 26 of Kutztown’s 28 games and led the team at 17.3 points per game while going 161-of-352 from the field and 117-of-153 at the line, and he averaged 5.7 rebounds per game with 76 assists, 61 steals, and 41 blocks in 33.0 minutes per game, earning All-PSAC East first team recognition.
During the 2008–09 season, Dennis set Kutztown’s school record for points in a season with 710 points and averaged a PSAC-best 21.5 points per game over 33 starts, while setting a single-season school record with 170 free throws made and tying a single-season school record with 254 field goals as he shot 50.2 percent from the floor, including 32-of-79 from three-point range (40.5 percent). He also averaged 5.8 rebounds per game, totaled a team-best 142 assists, and finished with 72 steals and 40 blocks, highlighted by a career-high 32 points in the PSAC semifinals to help lead Kutztown past Slippery Rock, and he was named All-PSAC East first team and Daktronics All-Atlantic Region second team.
As a senior in the 2009/10 season, Dennis averaged over 26 points per game and was named the Division II National Player of the Year and a first team All-American by the member schools' Sports Information Directors. Dennis graduated as Kutztown's all-time leading scorer, netting 2,406 points for his career. Dennis also left as the school's all-time leader in field goals (850), free throws (621) and assists (447), as well as establishing the school's single-season scoring mark with 817 points in his senior season. In that 2009–10 campaign, he scored 817 points in 31 games (26.4 points per game) and set single-season program marks that included 281 field goals made and 228 free throws made, while national award materials for that season credited him as Division II’s top scorer at 26.6 points per game with 5.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.1 steals per game, plus 228-of-303 free throws, and noted he scored 30 or more points nine times. He recorded a 31-point, 11-assist, 11-rebound triple-double against Chestnut Hill on December 2, 2009, and set a career-high 42 points against East Stroudsburg on January 13, 2010, while being named PSAC East Player of the Year and earning additional recognitions that included Daktronics Atlantic Region Player of the Year, Lehigh Valley Small College Player of the Year, and selection to the Portsmouth Invitational and the NABC/Division II All-Star Game in Springfield, Massachusetts. Kutztown later summarized his four-year impact by noting his 2,406 career points ranked third in PSAC history at the time, and that he helped the program win three PSAC East titles and reach the NCAA Tournament twice.
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