Steven Verplancken Jr.

Photo by: Will Becque

Class:
Junior
Height:
6-4
Weight:
205
Hometown:
San Pedro, Dom. Rep.
High School:
Teays Valley
Prev School:
Glenville State
Major:
Sport Administration

2021-22 (JUNIOR)

Played in all 31 games and made 25 starts ... Averaged 6.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists ... Had a season-high 18 points vs. Colorado ... Reached double figures 10 times ... Second on the team in 3-point shooting (.405).

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)

Granted a waiver by the NCAA for immediate eligibility after transferring ... Played in all 26 games and started the final 16 games of the season ... Averaged 7.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game ... Team's fifth-leading scorer ... Averaged 26.3 minutes per game, fourth-most on the team ... Shot 37.3% from the 3-point line ... In MVC games, shot 32-for-71 (39.5%) from the 3-point line, the sixth-best percentage in the league ... Scored a season-high 17 points (6-6 FG, 5-5 3FG) at #21 Loyola on Feb. 27, all in the second half, and also grabbed a season-best eight rebounds ... Went 5-for-5 from the 3-point line at #21 Loyola (2/27), tied for the most 3-pointers without a miss by any player in the MVC in 2020-21 (Missouri State's Isiaih Mosley went 5-for-5 from the 3-point line against Bradley on Feb. 14) ... Scored in double figures nine times ... Averaged 9.5 point in the final 13 games of the season ... Earned the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.

PRIOR TO SIU

Averaged 16.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in 28 games at Glenville State (Division II) as a freshman in 2019-20 ... Shot 50 percent from the field and 45 percent from the 3-point line at Glenville in 2019-20.

PERSONAL

Son of Rosa and Steven Verplancken, Sr. ... Has one sister, Chantal ... Born July 17, 2000 ... Born in Dominican Republic and moved to Belgium when he was nine years old ... Majoring in sport administration.