Deshawn Stephens (born October 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Națională de Baschet Masculin (LNBM), the Romanian Cup and the EuroCup.
[2] After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Stephens signed with the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix of the Japanese bj league.
[5] Akita lost in the bj league finals to Stephens' former team, Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix, 71 - 69.
[11] On August 4, 2017, Stephens signed with the Italian team Cagliari Dinamo Academy of the Serie A2 Basket.
[12] On December 3, 2017, Stephens recorded a career-high 34 points, shooting 15-of-18 from the field, along with twelve rebounds and two assists in a 93–94 loss to Cuore di Napoli.
On April 7, 2019, Stephens parted ways with Rishon LeZion to join Hapoel Tel Aviv for the rest of the season.
[15] Stephens helped Hapoel reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals.
They reached the West Regional Championship Game before losing to eventual tournament runner-up Eberlein Drive.