Steele Venters

Steele Venters (born May 16, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference.

Steele Venters
Gonzaga Bulldogs
PositionShooting guard
LeagueWest Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-05-16) May 16, 2001
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolEllensburg (Ellensburg, Washington)
CollegeEastern Washington (2020–2023)
Gonzaga (2023–present)
Career highlights and awards

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 entered the transfer portal at the same time.[6] On April 7, 2023, Venters announced that he would be transferring to Gonzaga.[7]

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