Rehema Stephens (born December 28, 1969) is a former professional basketball player for the
Sacramento Monarchs.
She played basketball at
Oakland Technical High School
Oakland Technical High School, known locally as Oakland Tech or simply "Tech", is a public high school in Oakland, California, United States, and is operated under the jurisdiction of the Oakland Unified School District. It is one of six compre ...
, making all-league in 1985, 1987, and 1988. In 1986-87 she was named first team All-State and third team Parade All American.
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.
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.
References
1969 births
Living people
American women's basketball players
Basketball players from Oakland, California
Guards (basketball)
Los Angeles Sparks draft picks
Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball)
Sacramento Monarchs players
UCLA Bruins women's basketball players
Oakland Technical High School alumni
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