Steve Vasturia

Steve Vasturia
Vasturia playing for Notre Dame
Personal information
Born (1995-02-10) February 10, 1995 (age 29)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Joseph's Prep
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeNotre Dame (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2018–2021
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number7, 32
Career history
2018Alba Berlin
2018–2019Palencia
2019–2020Rasta Vechta
2020–2021Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards

Stephen Paul Vasturia (born February 10, 1995) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Notre Dame.

Early life

Vasturia is the son of Kathy Vasturia, who played basketball at Dickinson College and was inducted into its hall of fame in 1994. His father John played baseball and football at the University of Pennsylvania. Steve Vasturia attended St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia. As a junior, he led St. Joe's to a Class AAAA state title and scored 35 points in the championship, tying a record held by Wilt Chamberlain.[1] His No. 32 jersey is retired at St. Joseph's Prep.[2]

College career

As a sophomore at Notre Dame, Vasturia averaged 10.1 points per game. He scored 15 points in a win against Wichita State in the NCAA Tournament.[1] Vasturia averaged 11.4 points, 3.2 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game as a junior. The Fighting Irish reached the NCAA Elite Eight, but Vasturia averaged 7.2 points per game in the ACC and NCAA Tournaments.[3] As a senior, Vasturia averaged 13.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game, shooting 35 percent from behind the arc.[4]

Professional career

Prior to the 2017 NBA draft, Vasturia worked out with the Philadelphia 76ers.[4] Vasturia signed his first professional contract with Alba Berlin on January 8, 2018.[5] On August 2, 2018, Vasturia signed with Chocolates Trapa Palencia of the LEB Oro.[6]

On July 2, 2019, he has signed with Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga.[7] Vasturia averaged 13.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game in the Bundesliga.[8]

On June 3, 2020, Vasturia signed a two-year contract with Žalgiris Kaunas of Lithuanian Basketball League.[9] He parted ways with the team on August 7, 2021, after averaging 6.1 points per game.[10]

On August 9, 2021, he has signed with Beşiktaş Icrypex of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[11] He never played a game for Beşiktaş and left before the season.

References

  1. ^ a b Waldstein, David (March 27, 2015). "Steve Vasturia Is Modest, Like His Mother, and Tough, Like His Team". New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  2. ^ McCaffery, Jack (June 7, 2017). "Former St. Joseph's Prep star Steve Vasturia savored chance to audition for Sixers". Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Jones, Matt. "March Struggles Don't Haunt Notre Dame's Steve Vasturia". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Bloss, Joe (June 6, 2017). "Sixers to host St. Joe's Prep grad Steve Vasturia, Oregon duo and 3 others for workout". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Alba Berlin signed Steve Vasturia". EuroHoops.net. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Steve Vasturia signs with Palencia Baloncesto". Sportando. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  7. ^ "Rasta Vechta signs Steve Vasturia and Ishmail Wainright". Sportando. July 2, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  8. ^ "easyCredit - 41065 Steve VASTURIA". www.easycredit-bbl.de (in German). Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "Zalgiris announces first newcomer, Steve Vasturia". zalgiris.lt. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Steve Vasturia, Zalgiris Kaunas part ways". Sportando. August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "Besiktas lands Steve Vasturia". Sportando. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.