Stefhon L. Hannah (born June 14, 1985) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played

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for

Chipola College Chipola College is a public college in Marianna, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. History The school was founded in 1947 as Chipola Junior College; its name was changed in 2003 after the college developed several bachelor's ...

and

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High school career

Hannah went to

Hyde Park Career Academy Hyde Park Academy High School (formerly known as Hyde Park High School and Hyde Park Career Academy) is a public 4–year high school located in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1863, Hyd ...

where he averaged 23.1 points, 7.8 assists and 4.3 boards, leading the Indians to the Chicago Public League Red-East and Regional championships as a senior while earning first team All-Public League first team All-Area honors and All-State recognition from the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune. He also led Hyde Park to the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Holiday Tournament title and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

College career

Hannah began his college career at Chipola CC where he averaged 14.5 points, 6.5 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 3.1 steals as a sophomore to earn first team All-Panhandle Conference honors and Panhandle Player of the Year recognition. He also led the Indians with an incredible 2.1-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio and ranked among the Top 10 junior college guards nationally by JUCO Junction.com and the No. 25 JUCO player overall by the same service. After two years at Chipola, Hannah transferred to

where he averaged 15.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4,8 assists and 2.2 steals, earning Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year by the Big 12 Coaches, Big 12 Media, Associated Press, Kansas City Star and Austin American-Statesman, Big 12 All-Rookie / Newcomer teams by the Big 12 Coaches and Kansas City Star and a Second Team All-Big 12 pick by the Kansas City Star and a Third Team choice by the Big 12 Coaches. Hannah was involved in a nightclub fracas on January 27, 2008 that left him with a broken jaw. Following the incident, Hannah missed two weeks of classes and was subsequently dismissed from the team for failing to meet academic requirements. Hannah was charged with third-degree misdemeanor assault for his involvement in the nightclub events and eventually pled guilty to peace disturbance by fighting.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Hannah signed with APOEL B.C. of Cyprus for the 2008–09 season. In October 2008, he left APOEL after three league games and two EuroChallenge games. In January 2009, he signed with BC Šiauliai of Lithuania for the rest of the season. In May 2010, Hannah joined the Marietta Storm for the 2010 WBA season. He went on to earn All-WBA first team honors. On October 30, 2010, Hannah was acquired by the

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. However, he was later waived by the Energy on November 17, 2010. On December 17, 2010, he was reacquired by the Energy. In June 2011, he signed with B-Meg Llamados for the 2011 PBA Governors' Cup. In October 2011, Hannah signed with AZS Koszalin of Poland for the 2011–12 season. In January 2012, he left Koszalin and joined the

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for the rest of the season. He went on to win the

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. In July 2012, Hannah joined the

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for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On October 1, 2012, he signed with the Golden State Warriors. However, he was later waived by the Warriors on October 13, 2012. In November 2012, he was acquired by the

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. He went on to win the D-League's Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second straight year. In May 2013, Hannah joined

Marinos de Anzoátegui Marinos B.B.C., also referred to as Marinos de Anzoátegui, is a professional basketball club based in the port city of Puerto la Cruz, located in the Venezuelan Anzoátegui State. The team currently plays in Venezuela's Liga Profesional de Balonc ...

of the

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. In July 2013, Hannah joined the NBA D-League Select Team for the

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. On August 4, 2013, he signed with

Juvecaserta Basket Sporting Club JuveCaserta (sometimes spelled Juve Caserta), also known as Decò Caserta after its title sponsor, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Caserta, Campania. The team currently plays in the Serie A2, the second tier of Ita ...

of Italy for the 2013–14 season. In February 2014, he parted ways with Juvecaserta. On April 3, 2014, he was reacquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors. On September 3, 2014, Hannah was acquired by the

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in the NBA D-League expansion draft. Later that month, he joined Guerreros de Bogotá of the

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. After nine games, he returned to the United States. On October 31, 2014, Hannah's rights were traded by Westchester to the

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, along with a first-round pick, in exchange for Darnell Jackson. He officially joined the Bighorns on November 2, 2014. On January 28, 2015, after being waived by Reno, Hannah was acquired by the

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. On October 1, 2015, Hannah signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Bulls on October 13 after appearing in one preseason game. On October 31, he returned to the Grand Rapids Drive. On January 1, 2016, he was waived by the Drive. On January 24, he signed with AZS Koszalin, returning to the club for a second stint.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hannah, Stefhon 1985 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Colombia American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's 3x3 basketball players American men's basketball players APOEL B.C. players AZS Koszalin players Basketball players from Chicago BC Šiauliai players Chipola Indians men's basketball players Dakota Wizards players Delaware 87ers players Grand Rapids Drive players Iowa Energy players Juvecaserta Basket players Magnolia Hotshots players Marinos B.B.C. players Missouri Tigers men's basketball players Philippine Basketball Association imports Point guards Reno Bighorns players Santa Cruz Warriors players Windy City Bulls players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people Big3 players