Stefhon Hannah
Stefhon L. Hannah | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 14, 1985 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player (former) |
| Years active | 2008–2016 |
| Known for | Collegiate basketball for Chipola College and Missouri Tigers; NBA Development League Defensive Player of the Year (2012, 2013) |
Stefhon L. Hannah (born June 14, 1985) is a former American professional basketball athlete who played collegiately for Chipola College and the Missouri Tigers.
High school career
Hannah attended Hyde Park Career Academy, where he posted averages of 23.1 points, 7.8 assists, and 4.3 rebounds during his senior year. He captained the team to championships in both the Chicago Public League Red-East division and Regional tournaments, earning first team All-Public League, All-Area, and All-State distinctions from the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune. Furthermore, he led Hyde Park to victory in the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Holiday Tournament, receiving the tournament MVP award.
College career
Hannah launched his collegiate basketball journey at Chipola CC, where as a sophomore he averaged 14.5 points, 6.5 assists, 4.4 rebounds, and 3.1 steals per game. His performance earned him first team All-Panhandle Conference recognition as well as Panhandle Player of the Year honors. He also led the Indians with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.1-to-1 and was ranked among the nation’s Top 10 junior college guards by JUCO Junction.com.
Following two seasons at Chipola, Hannah transferred to Missouri, where he recorded averages of 15.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 2.2 steals per contest. Multiple outlets honored him as the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year, and he was selected for Big 12 All-Rookie/Newcomer teams as well as All-Big 12 teams by both coaches and media members.
In January 2008, Hannah was involved in an altercation at a nightclub that resulted in a broken jaw and subsequently led to his dismissal from Missouri’s squad due to academic issues. He faced third-degree misdemeanor assault charges and ultimately pled guilty to disturbing the peace by fighting.
Professional career
Undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft, Hannah signed with APOEL B.C. in Cyprus for the 2008–09 season but departed after only a few appearances. In January 2009, he joined Lithuanian club BC Šiauliai to complete that season.
In May 2010, Hannah signed with the Marietta Storm for the WBA campaign and earned selections to the All-WBA first team.
On October 30, 2010, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy, waived shortly thereafter, but re-signed with them in December. By June 2011, Hannah had inked a deal with B-Meg Llamados for participation in the 2011 PBA Governors' Cup.
October 2011 saw Hannah sign with Poland’s AZS Koszalin, though he left in January 2012 to join the Dakota Wizards, where he secured the NBA Development League Defensive Player of the Year Award.
In July 2012, Hannah competed with the Milwaukee Bucks during NBA Summer League action before signing with the Golden State Warriors in October; however, he was waived soon after and subsequently joined their D-League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors. He repeated as Defensive Player of the Year in the D-League in 2013. That May, he played for Venezuela’s Marinos de Anzoátegui.
Hannah took part in the NBA D-League Select Team during the 2013 NBA Summer League prior to signing with Italy’s Juvecaserta Basket for the 2013–14 season; he parted ways with them in February 2014 and returned to Santa Cruz Warriors by April.
In September 2014, Hannah was acquired by the Westchester Knicks but soon moved to Colombia’s Guerreros de Bogotá. After nine games there, he returned stateside when his rights were traded to the Reno Bighorns, joining them officially in November. Following his release by Reno in January 2015, he signed with the Grand Rapids Drive.
On October 1, 2015, Hannah signed with the Chicago Bulls but was waived after participating in one preseason contest. He rejoined Grand Rapids Drive later that month before being waived again in January 2016. On January 24, he returned to Poland for a second tenure with AZS Koszalin.
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