Steele Venters Explained

Steele Venters
Number:2
Position:Small forward / shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lbs:200
League:West Coast Conference
Team:Gonzaga Bulldogs
Birth Date:16 May 2001
Nationality:American
High School:Ellensburg
(Ellensburg, Washington)
College:
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Steele Venters (born May 16, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference (WCC). He previously played for the Eastern Washington Eagles.

High school career

Venters grew up in Ellensburg, Washington, the son of Erin and Wade Venters. His father played professional basketball overseas.[1] Venters attended Ellensburg High School. As a senior, he led Ellensburg to a 16–6 record and a Central Washington Athletic Conference title, averaging 23 points, eight rebounds, and five assists per game. Venters was a first-team Associated Press 2A All-State selection and scored over 1,200 points in his high school career. He committed to play college basketball at Eastern Washington.[2]

College career

Venters redshirted his freshman season.[3] He averaged 3.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game as a redshirt freshman.[4] As a redshirt sophomore, Venters averaged 16.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. He was named to the Second Team All-Big Sky. Venters earned Big Sky Player of the Year honors as a junior.[5]

On March 31, 2023, Venters announced his intention to enter the 2023 NBA draft while also maintaining his college eligibility and entering the NCAA transfer portal at the same time.[6] On April 7, 2023, Venters announced that he would be transferring to Gonzaga.[7]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Eastern Washington| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Eastern Washington| 17 || 0 || 9.5 || .423 || .414 || .833 || 1.4 || .7 || .3 || .3 || 3.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Eastern Washington| 33 || 33 || 33.7 || .456 || .434 || .847 || 3.9 || 2.2 || .9 || .7 || 16.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Eastern Washington| 34 || 34 || 31.5 || .457 || .371 || .845 || 2.8 || 1.5 || .8 || .4 || 15.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Gonzaga| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 84 || 67 || 28.9 || .454 || .403 || .846 || 3.0 || 1.6 || .7 || .5 || 13.5

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Notes and References

  1. News: Thompson . Dan . Steele Venters thriving with Eastern Washington after deciding to remain with program under David Riley . March 5, 2023 . . February 16, 2022.
  2. News: From Small Town to Big Dance . March 5, 2023 . NBC Right Now . March 19, 2021.
  3. News: Ellensburg's Venters named Big Sky player of the year . March 5, 2023 . . March 3, 2023.
  4. News: McNeal . Jake . Eastern Washington's Venters, former CWAC rival Pepper of UC Davis will meet Friday . March 4, 2023 . . November 11, 2021.
  5. News: Thompson . Dan . Eastern Washington’s Steele Venters named Big Sky MVP, David Riley earns coach of the year honors . March 4, 2023 . . March 3, 2023.
  6. News: Henkels . Patrick . EWU's Steele Venters declares for NBA draft, enters transfer portal . April 7, 2023 . . March 31, 2023.
  7. News: Hixey . Will . EWU transfer Steele Venters commits to Gonzaga . April 7, 2023 . . April 7, 2023.