The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2017
Sport: Basketball (2000-04)
Inducted: 2017
A two-time Associated Press Second-Team All-American in 2003 and 2004, Stacy Stephens helped lead Texas to a 101-34 (.748) overall record and a 2003 NCAA Final Four appearance during her four seasons in Austin. Stephens played in 134 games for the Longhorns, starting all 134 of them. During her time on the Forty Acres, the Longhorns won a pair of Big 12 Championships, one Big 12 Tournament Championship, and Stephens was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2003 Big 12 Conference Tournament. Stephens is one of just five players in UT history to achieve the combined feat of more than 1,000 career points and more than 1,000 career rebounds. Stephens finished with 1,708 points and 1,223 rebounds. For her career, Stephens averaged 12.7 points per game and 9.1 rebounds per game. She is only one of three players in program history to lead the Longhorns in rebounding in each of her four years. Stephens ranks 10th in school history in scoring, second in rebounding and 10th in blocked shots. She was a First-Team All-Big 12 selection in 2003 and 2004 and a Second-Team All-Big 12 pick in 2002. Stephens was a finalist for both the Wade Trophy and the Naismith Trophy in 2003 and 2004 and also was a finalist for the Wooden Award in 2004. Stephens, who was honored with the 2004 Edith and Darrell K Royal Coca Cola Solid Citizen Award, was selected to participate in the 2004 WBCA Senior All-Star Challenge. Stephens earned a bachelor of science degree in youth and community studies from The University of Texas in 2004. She was selected as the 37th pick of the 2004 WNBA Draft by the Houston Comets and was later traded to the Detroit Shock, for whom she played one season. From 2005-08, she continued to play professionally in Turkey, Sweden and Portugal, and also for the NWBL's Lubbock Hawks. Stephens has worked in coaching and basketball operations since 2006, including a two-year stint at her alma mater as special assistant for women's basketball from 2012-14. Stephens served as an assistant women's basketball coach at Sam Houston State for three years, before beginning her current role in August as assistant women's basketball coach at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.
