March 29, 2006

Former West Texas A&M University women's basketball player Celeste Stevenson recently netted a whopping 62 points and posted a triple-double for Team Holbaek of the Denmark Professional Basketball League.

Stevenson added 14 rebounds and 13 steals to go with her 62 points for a triple-double. Her team is currently in first-place in Denmark's 1st Division Damer Ost, and Stevenson is currently averaging 27 points and 10 rebounds per game.

In October, Stevenson signed a contract to play professionally with Team Holbaek of Denmark.

Stevenson had been playing for the Dallas Angels of the Women's Blue-Chip Basketball League (WBCBL), where she averaged 14 points and five rebounds a game.

Stevenson, a 5-10 senior forward from Abilene, Texas, capped a fantastic four-year career by being honored with the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame Athlete of the Year Award, in addition to receiving the Lone Star Conference Female Athlete of the Year, as well as honorable mention WBCA/Kodak All-American accolades. Stevenson was the first Lady Buff player to receive All-American honors since Brandi Green in the 2000-01 season.

The awards are part of Stevenson's long list of accolades, which includes first-team All-South Central Region, Lone Star Conference South Division Player of the Year and first-team All-LSC South accolades. Stevenson was also named to the LSC All-Tournament Team.

Stevenson is a two-time All-Region selection, receiving first-team honors last season. She also is a three-time first-team LSC South selection, after earning LSC South Freshman of the Year and second-team accolades as a freshman. Stevenson also is a three-time LSC All-Tournament Team selection.

Stevenson left WTAMU as the Lady Buffs' Career Scoring Leader, tallying 1,988 points.

She is also the WTAMU record holder for both Career FT Made and Career FT Attempted records, (667-906).

Stevenson became just the second player in WTAMU history to eclipse the 800-rebound plateau, snaring 862 career rebounds. Stevenson also ranks fifth on WTAMU's Career Rebounding Average List (7.31 rpg).

Stevenson is fifth for Career FG Made and second for Career FG Attempted (660-of-1,450/.455).

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