Coach Geitner: “John is doing rehab for a pulled muscle, but is getting better and we are shooting for having him back for the second semester. He didn’t come out for the team last year, but was highly recruited. He is a good-size guard with a high basketball IQ who can play multiple positions, and was playing well before his injuries."
High School: Four-year basketball starter at shooting guard... two-time All-State selection, earning first-team honors as a senior... two-time team MVP and club's Best Defensive award-winner... finished second all-time in points... member of two league regular-season championship teams and two league tournament title teams... senior captain...
Other: Played AAU with the Connecticut Warriors and New Hartford D-Struction...
PERSONAL: Born John D. Stevens January 27, 1995…Parents: Lisa and David…Sisters: Amanda and Haley…Major: Sport and Leisure Management… Residence: Barkhamsted…
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| Year | GP | GS | Min. | Avg. | FG | A | Pct. | FG | A | Pct. | FT | A | Pct. | O | D | Reb. | Avg. | PF | DQ | A | TO | B | St. | Pts. | Avg. |
| 14/15 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 4.5 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.9 |
| TOTAL | 8 | 0 | 36 | 4.5 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.9 |
JOHN... REVEALED
Favorite aspect of Eastern: Small class sizes
One thing I would change about Eastern: Hurley Hall’s hours
Favorite aspect of my sport: Intensity at which we compete
Personal goal for the season: Be a strong role player
Pre-game ritual: Pray
Favorite sport other than my own: Football
My favorite moment playing sports: Winning the league two times in high school
My most disappointed moment playing sports: Losing in the state semi-finals
My most overused phrase: Oh word
Biggest rival: Keene State
Most visited website: www.twitter.com
Favorite song: Drop the World
Dream job: Physical Trainer
If I were a superhero my superpower would be: Super strength
Favorite professional or amateur team: New York Giants
Last movie I’ve seen: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Favorite movie quote: “Our fear is not that we are inadequate, our fear is that we are powerful beyond measure”
Favorite musical artist: Chance the Rapper
Favorite athlete: LeBron James
Most despised professional athlete: Tom Brady
Pet peeve: Bikers who ride in the middle of the road
Words to live by: Everything happens for a reason
If I could describe myself in one word, it would be: Outgoing
In 10 years, I could see myself: Living out of Connecticut with a wife and kids, doing what I love
In 10 years, I hope that I am not: Living paycheck to paycheck
Hardest thing I’ve ever done: Recovering from two broken wrists
If you won lotto, what would you do with the money? Share it with my family
Biggest waste of money: ATM fees
Favorite subject in school: Sport and Leisure Management
Closest brush with greatness: Losing the semi-finals in basketball as a junior
Favorite smell: Bacon
If my life could be made into a movie, the title would be: The Best Is Yet to Come
If I could go out on a date with a celebrity, the celebrity would be: Niykee Heaton
I can never get an answer to this question: What will my future hold?
Last movie I saw: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
If I could travel anywhere in the world, it would be to: Rome
One thing or person I would bring if I was stranded on a deserted island: My cell phone
This is impossible: Rubix Cube
Biggest adjustment to college life: Time management
What I will take away from my college experience: The appreciation for life and the opportunity I was given
If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: More time in the day
