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Photo by: Robert Casey

Photo by: Robert Casey

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Steven Verplancken 2022 vs. Saint Martin's

Photo by: Robert Casey

Steven Verplancken

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-4
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
San Pedro, Dominican Republic
Prev School:
Southern Illinois

Steven finished his two year career at Weber State in 2023-24. He also finished his five-year college career. He played in 151 career games in his college career at Glenville State, Southern Illinois, and Weber State. He scored nearly 1,700 career points and made 288 career 3-pointers.

He played and started all 65 career games in two seasons at Weber State. He twice earned All-Big Sky honors and scored 825 career points with 136 3-pointers in his Wildcat career.

2023-24 (Senior)
Played and started in all 32 games for the Wildcats and earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors…Was second on the Wildcat team and 17th in the Big Sky in scoring at 12.1 points per game…Scored in double figures in 22 of the 32 games and scored 20 or more points twice…Had a career-high 30 points at Sacramento State…Also had 20 points in a win at Northern Colorado…Finished sixth in the Big Sky in 3-pointers per game at 2.2…Made 71 3-pointers on the year, the sixth-most of any player in the conference…Made a career-high six 3-pointers against Sacramento State…Made at least two 3-pointers in a game in 23 games…Also shot 83.3 percent from the free throw line…Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Professional Sales.

2022-23 (Junior)
Started all 33 games for the Wildcats this season, the only player on the team to do so…Earned third-team All-Big Sky Conference honors after transferring from Southern Illinois…Was second on the Wildcat team and 15th in the Big Sky in scoring at 13.2 points per game…Scored in double figures in 27 of 33 games and reached 20 or more points twice…Had a career-high 26 points in WSU’s overtime win at Northern Arizona…Also had 21 points in a win over Saint Martin’s…Led the Wildcats with 65 3-pointers on the season, the seventh-most in the Big Sky…Was eighth in the conference in 3-pointers per game at 2.0 and shot 41.7 percent from 3-point range…Made five 3-pointers wins against Saint Martin’s and Portland State and made at least four 3-pointers five times…Knocked down a game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds to win at Montana on January 12…Finished third in the conference in minutes played at 34.6 per game…Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Professional Sales.

Southern Illinois
Played two seasons at Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Illinois…Played in 57 games and started 41 games over two seasons (2020-21, 2021-22)...Averaged 6.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game and knocked down 85 3-pointers…Scored in double figures 18 times.

Glenville State
Played one season (2019-20) at Glenville State, a Division II school located in Glenville, West Virginia…Started all 29 games for the Pioneers and …Scored in double figures in 26 of the 29 games and reached 20 or more points 10 times with a season-high of 30 points once…Was second on the team in scoring at 16.4 points per game and knocked down 64 3-pointers, while shooting 44.5 percent from 3-point range…Also averaged five rebounds and three assists per game.

Personal
Was born July 17, 2000 in the Dominican Republic…Parents are Steven and Rosa Verplancken…Has one sister, Chantal…Moved to Belgium when he was nine years old…Is fluent in four languages..Is (English, Spanish, Dutch, and French)...Is majoring in Professional Sales at Weber State.