Isaiah Stafford

Position:
Guard
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Bolingbrook, Ill.
High School:
Crispus Attucks HS
Prev School:
Valparaiso

PRIOR TO SIU
Spent two seasons at Valparaiso ... Missed the 2024-25 season due to an injury ... Played in 29 games and made 28 starts in 2023-24 ... Ranked seventh in the MVC in overall scoring average at 16.9 points per game, third in steals per game at 1.62 and 12^th in 3-point field goals made with 57 ... In MVC-only action, ranked fourth in the league in points per game at 17.6, fifth in steals per game at 1.5 and 11^th in made 3-pointers with 37 ... Was one of three players in the MVC with at least three 30-point games, joining Southern Illinois’ Xavier Johnson and Drake’s Tucker DeVries, the third-place finisher and winner in the Larry Bird Player of the Year Trophy balloting ... Was one of five players in the league with at least 12 20-point games, joining three All-MVC First Team selections (Drake’s Tucker DeVries, Southern Illinois’ Xavier Johnson and Indiana State’s Robbie Avila) and one All-MVC Third Team pick (Belmont’s Malik Dia) ... Scored in double figures in 24 of his 29 games ... Posted 30 points including 23 in the first half on Nov. 17 at No. 23 Illinois ... Scored a season-high 32 points on Jan. 31 at Drake, becoming the fifth player in the nation with 30+ points in three or more road games this season ... Had a season-high four steals on four occasions and a season-high five assists twice ... Had a season-high nine rebounds and was one shy of a double-double on Nov. 25 vs. Southern ... In 2022-23, he helped John A. Logan to the junior college national title and a 33-2 mark in his lone junior college season ... Averaged 12.5 points per game and shot 50.6 percent from the floor including 45.7 percent from behind the arc ... Played in 23 games, starting 13 in 2021-22 at Southern Indiana ... Averaged 8.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest ... Scored a season-high 31 points vs. Lindenwood ... The 31 points was a Screaming Eagles Arena record ... Grabbed a season-high six rebounds twice ... Helped his team to an 18-8 record ... He lettered in basketball at Crispus Attucks High School (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Bolingbrook High School (Bolingbrook, Ill.) ... Was the Indianapolis City Player of the Year after posting 18.4 points, 4.5 assists and 4.2 rebounds per contest in 2020-21 at Crispus Attucks ... Shot 51 percent from the field and 81 percent from the free-throw line in 2020-21 ... Played his first three high school seasons at Bolingbrook, prior to COVID-19 ... Was named Academic All-State twice during his prep career at BHS.