Michael Holbrook "Brook" Steppe (born November 7, 1959) is an American former

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player in the

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(NBA). He was a 6'5"

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. Born in

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, Steppe played competitively from 1977 to 1982 at DeKalb Central Community College and

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, where he was twice named First Team All-ACC. He was selected with the 17th pick in the 1982 NBA draft by the

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. He played five NBA seasons with as many teams until 1989. He was once suspended for one game without pay by the Kansas City Kings during his rookie season in 1983 when he missed a plane from

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''; published March 16, 1983 Following his playing career, Steppe got into coaching. He spent four seasons as an assistant men's basketball coach at Kennesaw State.

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