Alexander Stepheson (pronounced Steevis-son; born August 7, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player.
At the end of 2007–08 season, Stepheson decided to transfer to the University of Southern California, citing family illness.
After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Stepheson began his professional career in Greece, with the Greek League club Panionios.
[7] On November 14, he made his debut with Iowa in a 98–95 win over the Sioux Falls Skyforce, recording 13 points, 17 rebounds, two assists and one steal in 37 minutes.
[10] He made his NBA debut later that night in a 115–112 loss to the Golden State Warriors, recording one rebound in two minutes.
[11] Two days later, Stepheson scored his first basket on a tip-in against the Phoenix Suns and also his first block after rejecting Jon Leuer.
On March 12, 2016, Stepheson signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies to help the team deal with numerous injuries.
Memphis had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 17, two over the allowed limited of 15.
[21] That day he made his debut for Guangzhou in a 99–89 loss to the Xinjiang Flying Tigers, recording 10 points, 14 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 21 minutes off the bench.