University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Sign Chance Stephens to Men’s Basketball Program
5/9/2025 10:50:00 AM | Men's Basketball
University of Minnesota head coach Niko Medved has announced the addition of Chance Stephens (Riverside, Calif.) to the Gopher men's basketball program. Stephens joins the Gophers after a two-year tenure at Maryland.
"We're excited to add Chance to the roster," Medved said. "He is an experienced guard with a high basketball IQ and can really stretch the floor. Chance also has a high motor and we're looking forward to having that energy on the team this year."
Stephens, a 6-foot, 3-inch guard from Riverside, Calif., was at Maryland from 2023-25 and saw action as a redshirt sophomore last year after missing the 2023-24 season due to injury. Before his Terrapin stint, Stephens was a freshman at Loyola Marymount in the 2022-23 campaign, where he saw action in 28 of 31 games and four starts. As a rookie with the Lions, Stephens scored 167 points and averaged six points a game. He was third on the team with 49 made threes that season and fourth on the team at 37.4 from the arc. His career-best seven threes and a season-high 23 points came at LMU's Jamaica Classic, which he was later named the Tournament MVP and WCC Freshman of the Week.
As a prep athlete, Stephens played at Riverside Poly, where he was a three-time all-conference selection and garnered All-CIF honors in his senior year.
2025 Spring Signees (Hometown)
BJ Omot (Mankato, Minn.)
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (San Antonio, Texas)
Bobby Durkin (Darien, Ill.)
Robert Vaihola (San Mateo, Calif.)
Langston Reynolds (Denver, Colo.)
Chansey Willis Jr. (Detroit, Mich.)
Nehemiah Turner (Auburndale, Fla.)
Chance Stephens (Riverside, Calif.)
"We're excited to add Chance to the roster," Medved said. "He is an experienced guard with a high basketball IQ and can really stretch the floor. Chance also has a high motor and we're looking forward to having that energy on the team this year."
Stephens, a 6-foot, 3-inch guard from Riverside, Calif., was at Maryland from 2023-25 and saw action as a redshirt sophomore last year after missing the 2023-24 season due to injury. Before his Terrapin stint, Stephens was a freshman at Loyola Marymount in the 2022-23 campaign, where he saw action in 28 of 31 games and four starts. As a rookie with the Lions, Stephens scored 167 points and averaged six points a game. He was third on the team with 49 made threes that season and fourth on the team at 37.4 from the arc. His career-best seven threes and a season-high 23 points came at LMU's Jamaica Classic, which he was later named the Tournament MVP and WCC Freshman of the Week.
As a prep athlete, Stephens played at Riverside Poly, where he was a three-time all-conference selection and garnered All-CIF honors in his senior year.
2025 Spring Signees (Hometown)
BJ Omot (Mankato, Minn.)
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (San Antonio, Texas)
Bobby Durkin (Darien, Ill.)
Robert Vaihola (San Mateo, Calif.)
Langston Reynolds (Denver, Colo.)
Chansey Willis Jr. (Detroit, Mich.)
Nehemiah Turner (Auburndale, Fla.)
Chance Stephens (Riverside, Calif.)
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