Stephen Dennis (born October 2, 1987) is an American professional

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player who last played for Racing Luxembourg of the

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. He played

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for

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before playing professionally in the

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, Germany, Australia, Israel and Luxembourg.

College career

Dennis, a 6'6"

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from

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, played college basketball at

. While there, he was a four-year starter and made

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(PSAC) all-league teams each of his four seasons with the 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 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

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(850),

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s (621) and assists (447), as well as establishing the school's single-season scoring mark with 817 points in his senior season.

Professional career

Dennis went undrafted in the

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. On September 27, 2010, he signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Clippers on October 9, 2010. In November 2010, he was acquired by the

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as an affiliate player. In July 2011, Dennis signed a two-year deal with

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of Germany. In January 2012, he suffered a season-ending injury. In 2011–12, he played 18 games, averaging 8.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. In July 2012, Dennis parted ways with Phantoms Braunschweig and joined the

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for the 2012

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. On September 17, 2012, he signed with the Nets. However, he was later waived by the Nets on October 23, 2012. On November 2, 2012, he was re-acquired by the Bakersfield Jam. On August 5, 2013, Dennis signed with the

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for the 2013–14 NBL season. In September 2013, Dennis was ruled out of the 2013–14 season with an Achilles injury and was subsequently released by the Tigers. On August 14, 2014, Dennis signed with

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for the

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. In 27 games for Melbourne, he averaged 10.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game. On July 31, 2015, Dennis signed with

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of Israel for the 2015–16 season. On August 9, 2018, Dennis signed a one-year deal with Elitzur Netanya of the

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. In 31 games played for Netanya, he averaged 17.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game. On January 20, 2020, Dennis has finalized a contract with Racing Luxembourg in

(the highest men's basketball league in

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). On March 16, 2020, The

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(FLBB) announced the cancellation of the 2019/2020 season of the

, due to the epidemic of coronavirus.

References

External links

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