Chadron State College Athletics

After transferring from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he played football, Stephens started at center on the CSC basketball team for 2 1/2 years. He tallied 1,009 points, an average of 13.5 a game, and grabbed 451 rebounds, an average of 6.0. He switched schools and sports so he could play for Bob Davis, who had been his high school basketball coach at Central City, Neb. He was a hard-nosed, aggressive player.
He averaged 14 points each of his first two years at CSC. His scoring average dipped to 12.7 points his senior year in 1983-84, largely because Randy Lotton became more of an offensive threat. Stephens poured in 39 points during a 95-88 victory over Wayne State during the final game of the 1981-82 season.
Stephens also hit .299 and belted five home runs for the CSC baseball team in 1981, the final year the sport was played at CSC.
He lives at Olathe, Kan., and is an air traffic controller. He also participates in eight to 10 triathalons a year and has completed four Ironman competitions, which include a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2 mile marathon.