Stephen Douglas Ross (born November 10, 1980) is a Canadian former professional

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player.

Professional career

Ross signed with

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(then known as GasTerra Flames after their sponsor) of the

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(DBL) in 2009. He was a part of the league winning squad in 2010 and won the

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in 2011. In the 2011–12 season, Ross played in

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for SCM CSU Craiova. In the 2012–13 season he played for another Romanian club, U-Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca. He signed with Belgian team Excelsior Brussels, that was preparing for its first Ethias League season in history for the 2013–14 season.

National team career

Ross played for the Canada national team and played at the

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, held in

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. He played in three games, and scored 17 points in a classification round win against

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Honours

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References

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External links

FIBA Profile
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