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Ryan Stephan is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Gunma Crane Thunders in the Japanese B.League.

High School Career & Awards
Stephan attended Green Mountain High School in Lakewood Colorado where he was awarded Jefferson County 4A First Team All-Conference award as both a junior (2010-11) and a senior (2011-12), and 4A All-State Honorable Mention award as a senior.

College Career & Awards
Stephan was signed by the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) Mavericks, in Grand Junction Colorado. The CMU Mavericks participate in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC).

Freshman (2012-13):  Saw action in all 28 games and averaged 4.5 points and 1.8 rebounds...scored a season high 14 points at Black Hills State.

Sophomore (2013-14):  Started all 27 games, averaging 18.4 points and 6.6 rebounds...Led the Mavericks and finished third in the RMAC in field goal percentage at .579...Ranked seventh in league in scoring (xx ppg) and eighth in rebounding (xx prg)...Ranked seventh in blocks with 27...Scored 10+ points in 25 of 27 games...Scored 20+ 13 times...Scored a season-high 27 points vs. Colorado Christian.


 * First-team All-RMAC

Junior (2014-15):  Started all 27 games and led the team in scoring (25.3 ppg) and rebounds (8.5 rpg)...Shot .575 (235-409) from the field, second-best on the team...Led the team with 172 free throws...Also made 40 3-pointers...Scored a season-high 40 points in win over No. 2 UCCS ...Recorded 10 double-doubles...Led the team with 38 blocks which ranks fifth most in school history...Scored 30+ points seven times and on January 17 eclipsed the 1,000 career points milestone with a 3-pointer against Western State.


 * 3x RMAC Player of the Week (2x offensive, 1x defensive)
 * First-team All-RMAC (2015)
 * NABC Second Team All-South Central Region
 * Daktronics Second Team All-South Central Region

Senior (2015-16):  Stephan's preseason accolades included DII NCAA Division II College Basketball Preview , Division II Bulletin pre-season Super 16 All-American Hero Sports DII Pre All-American, Sporting News Small College Hoops Preseason All-American and RMAC Preseason Player of the Year.

On January 23, 2016 Stephan scored a career high 42 points against Chadron State. On February 20, 2016 Stephan scored another career high 45 points against Regis and tied the CMU single game scoring record - while also reaching the 2,000 point milestone for his career. Stephan joined Jon Baskin (2,227 points) and Paul Cain (2,035 points) as the only three players in CMU school history to score over 2,000 points.

He graduated with 2,073 points—the second highest total in school history—as well as 800 rebounds, which ranks second. For his career, Stephan averaged 11.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, ?.? assists, ?.? blocks and 0.z steals. as a senior RMAC in scoring (18.2) and rebounding (10.9) in conference games. Stephan is only the second player from CMU to be named the men's basketball player of the year in the RMAC.

The 6'10" senior ranks second in Division II in fourth in free throw attempts (276)
 * scoring (25.6 ppg)
 * second in total rebounds (343)
 * fourth in rebounding (11.4 rpg).
 * He shot 56.7 percent from the floor
 * 35 3-pointers
 * 81.5 percent from the line.
 * The native of Lakewood, Colo. leads Division II in double-doubles (23), along with ranking third in total rebounds (343)
 * sixth in free throws made (225)
 * eighth in total points (768).
 * He led the Maverick to a 21-9 record and concluded his career second in career scoring at CMU with 2,073 points.

http://thecrite.com/comesau/2016/05/02/criterions-maverick-awards/ Criterion’s Maverick Awards, Male Athlete of the Year: Ryan Stephan, MAY 2, 2016

Senior Season National Rankings:
 * Double-Doubles 23 (first)
 * Points per Game - 25.6 (second)
 * Total Rebounds - 343 (third)
 * Def. Rebounds per Game - 9.07 (second)
 * Rebounds per Game - 11.4 (fourth)
 * Total Points - 768 (eighth)
 * Free Throws Made - 225 (sixth)
 * Free Throw Attempts - 276 (sixth)
 * Total Field Goals Made - 254 (14th)

He ranks in the top ten in 15 different season and career categories at CMU. CMU Season rankings:
 * Scoring - 768 (fourth)
 * Scoring Average - 25.6 (third)
 * Field Goals Made - 254 (sixth)
 * Field Goals Attempted - 448 (fifth)
 * Field Goal Percentage - .584 (17th)
 * Free Throws Made - 225 (first)
 * Free Throws Attempted - 276 (first)
 * Free Throw Percentage - .815 (18th)
 * Rebounds - 343 (First)
 * Rebounding Average - 11.4 (First)

CMU Career Rankings: He ranks in the top ten in 15 different season and career categories at CMU:
 * 1) Scoring - 2,073 points (second)
 * 2) Scoring Average - 18.5 (fifth)
 * 3) Rebounds - 800 (fifth)
 * 4) Rebounding Average - 7.1 (fifth)
 * 5) Field Goals Made - 708 (third)
 * 6) Field Goals Attempted - 1,259 (second)
 * 7) Field Goal Percentage - .562 (ninth)
 * 8) 3-Point Field Goals - 97 (Tied-15th)
 * 9) Free Throws Made - 560 (first)
 * 10) Free Throws Attempted - 702 (second)
 * 11) Free Throw Percentage - .798 (fourth)
 * 12) Blocks - 91 (third)
 * 13) Assists - 124 (24th)
 * 14) Steals - 51 (25)

RMAC Career Rankings:
 * 1) Scoring - 2,073 points (eight)
 * 2)

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Awards
 * 4x Player of the Week (3x offensive, 1x defensive)
 * RMAC Player of the Year...http://rmacsports.org/documents/2017/11/27/2017_18_RMAC_Men_s_Basketball_Record_Book_Final.pdf Stephan also holds 9 RMAC records.
 * RMAC All-Tournament Team...
 * First-team All-RMAC (2016)

Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Awards
 * D2CCA All-American
 * D2CCA All-South Central Region First Team and Player of the Year (2016)
 * D2CAA Ron Lenz National Player of the Year

National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Awards
 * NABC First Team All-American
 * NABC All-South Central Region Team
 * NABC Reeses All-Star Game Participant

NCAA Division II (NCAA) Awards
 * NCAA Statistical Champion for 23 Double-doubles in 30 games

Other Awards
 * Division II Bulletin First Team All-American Team


 * Hero Sports First Team All-American
 * Sporting News First Team All-American
 * Basketball Times Second Team All-American
 * Small College Basketball Bevo Francis Award top 13 finalist
 * Division II Bulletin December 2015 Player of the Month
 * USBWA DII Player of the Week (01/26/2016)

Professional Career & Awards
In May 2016, Stephan attended a tryout with the NBA's Denver Nuggets.

In June 2016, Stephan signed with the Japanese B.League Tokyo Excellence to begin his professional career. During his 2016-2017 rookie season with the Excellence, Stephan averaged 17.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, leading the team in both categories. He also was named the www.Asia-Basket.com Japanese B.League D2 Best Performer of the week 5 times.

In July 2017, Stephan signed with the Japanese B.League Gunma Crane Thunders. On October 9, 2017 he was was named the www.Asia-Basket.com Best player of Japanese B.League D2 round 3. As of December 12, 2017, he averages 21.? ppg and 11.? rpg, leading the team in both categories.