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4/17/2023 2:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Venters was 2022-23 Big Sky Player of the Year
SPOKANE, Wash. – Steele Venters, a transfer from Eastern Washington, signed a financial aid agreement to attend Gonzaga University and will join the men's basketball team for the 2023-24 season.
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"Steele is a great addition to the program," GU Head Coach Mark Few said. "He is our kind of guy. He did an incredible job at Eastern and was a big part of a successful winning program. I love that he is a hard worker and has made himself better of these years. I think he can be a real major contributor to this year's team."
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Venters, a 6-foot-7 wing, was named Big Sky Player of the Year last season as a redshirt sophomore. He has two years of eligibility remaining in his college career. The Ellensburg, Wash., native, started all 67 games for the Eagles each of the past two seasons.
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Venters averaged 15.3 points and shot 37.1 percent from three-point range in 2022-23, after putting up 16.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and shooting 43.4 percent from behind the arc in 2021-22. Venters scored at least 20 points on eight occasions, including a 33-point effort in a win over North Dakota State. He also had 27 points in a win at Washington State during the first round of the NIT.
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Venters helped lead Eastern Washington to the Big Sky regular-season title, a run that included an 18-game winning streak from December to late February, which was the longest win streak in the nation at the time.
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Venters graduated from Ellensburg High School in 2019. He averaged 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game as a senior, including a career-high of 37 points and four other games with at least 30 points. He was first team Associated Press 2A All-State selection as a junior when he averaged 26 points per game, and averaged 13 as a sophomore. Steele scored over 1,200 points in his high school career. Off the court, he accumulated a 3.26 grade point average in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society.
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"Steele is a great addition to the program," GU Head Coach Mark Few said. "He is our kind of guy. He did an incredible job at Eastern and was a big part of a successful winning program. I love that he is a hard worker and has made himself better of these years. I think he can be a real major contributor to this year's team."
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Venters, a 6-foot-7 wing, was named Big Sky Player of the Year last season as a redshirt sophomore. He has two years of eligibility remaining in his college career. The Ellensburg, Wash., native, started all 67 games for the Eagles each of the past two seasons.
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Venters averaged 15.3 points and shot 37.1 percent from three-point range in 2022-23, after putting up 16.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and shooting 43.4 percent from behind the arc in 2021-22. Venters scored at least 20 points on eight occasions, including a 33-point effort in a win over North Dakota State. He also had 27 points in a win at Washington State during the first round of the NIT.
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Venters helped lead Eastern Washington to the Big Sky regular-season title, a run that included an 18-game winning streak from December to late February, which was the longest win streak in the nation at the time.
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Venters graduated from Ellensburg High School in 2019. He averaged 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game as a senior, including a career-high of 37 points and four other games with at least 30 points. He was first team Associated Press 2A All-State selection as a junior when he averaged 26 points per game, and averaged 13 as a sophomore. Steele scored over 1,200 points in his high school career. Off the court, he accumulated a 3.26 grade point average in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society.
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