Rehema Stephens (born December 28, 1969) is a former professional basketball player for the Sacramento Monarchs.

Rehema Stephens
Personal information
Born (1969-12-28) December 28, 1969 (age 54)
Career information
High schoolOakland Tech
(Oakland, California)
CollegeUCLA
WNBA draft1998: 3rd round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Sparks
PositionGuard
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference

She played basketball at Oakland Technical High School, making all-league in 1985, 1987, and 1988. In 1986-87 she was named first team All-State and third team Parade All American.[1] In college, she played one season for the University of Colorado and three seasons for the University of California, Los Angeles. At UCLA she led the Pac-10 Conference in scoring in her first and second seasons; in her second season she was the fifth-highest scorer in the country. She reached 1,000 points faster than any other Lady Bruin and is still the school's second-highest career scorer in women's basketball.[2]

She graduated from UCLA with a degree in psychology, then turned pro. She played basketball in Australia and Greece before joining the Monarchs. Retiring from basketball after one season, she has since worked as a teacher, Realtor, radio host and author.[1]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA career statistics

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Regular Season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1998 Sacramento 8 0 10.1 26.8 16.7 50.0 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 1.4 3.3
Career 1 year, 1 team 8 0 10.1 26.8 16.7 50.0 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 1.4 3.3

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1989–90 UCLA 29 - - 39.9 20.0 70.1 6.4 1.4 1.6 0.2 - 20.1
1990–91 UCLA 28 - - 44.2 39.2 70.3 8.0 2.3 2.0 0.4 - 25.3
1991–92 UCLA 30 - - 39.7 19.1 82.0 7.7 1.8 1.5 0.6 - 19.8
Career 87 - - 41.3 30.2 73.9 7.4 1.9 1.7 0.4 - 21.7
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rehema Stephens '87". Oakland Tech Centennial. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. ^ Thomas, Pete (March 26, 1992). "Stephens Earns Share of Attention : Bruins: She downplays showboat label, but her intense play leads UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Rehema Stephens College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.