William & Mary Athletics

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Junior Year (2008-09)
Appeared in 24 games as a sub in the low post and shot 60 percent from the floor ? Capped the season with four points, three rebounds and a career-high tying two assists in the CAA Tournament against James Madison ? Came off the bench and pulled down a career-best seven rebounds in just 12 minutes of action in the regular season finale against Drexel ? Played a season-high 16 minutes at Drexel and finished with four points and a career-high tying two blocked shots ? Turned in a solid all-around game with four points and four rebounds in only eight minutes of action at Delaware ? Blocked a career-high two shots, while also pulling down a pair of rebounds and adding a two-handed dunk at UNCW ? Saw 11 minutes off the bench against ODU and provided solid defense, while pulling down two boards, registering a steal and tallying an assist ? Pulled down four rebounds against Haverford ? Hit his first two free throws of the season against South Carolina State ? Provided a much needed spark off the bench with six points and three rebounds in the victory over Radford ? Helped W&M on a 9-0 second half run to put the game away with back-to-back offensive putbacks ? Connected on his only field goal attempt at Penn State, finishing with two points.

Sophomore Year (2007-08)
A key reserve in the front court, appearing in 28 games and averaged nearly 10 minutes per contest ... Averaged 2.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per game ... Increased his per game averages to 2.5 points and rebounds a contest in league play ... Missed games at UNCW (2/13) and Towson (2/16) due to injury ... Led the W&M bench in scoring on three occasions ... Had a career day at Georgia State (1/12) with nine points on 4-of-6 shooting to go along with a career-best six rebounds, helping W&M overcome a 17-point second-half deficit ... Pulled down at least three rebounds off the bench on 14 occasions ... Helped limit Drexel's (2/20) leading scorer and rebounder Frank Elegar to just nine points and five rebounds with his exceptional post defense ... Scored six points and pulled down three important rebounding in the Tribe's comeback victory over James Madison (1/9) ... Tallied four points against Delaware (1/2/08), hitting 2-of-3 from the field, including a nifty driving lay-up in the first half ... Logged 16 minutes against Fairfield (12/31) and finished with two points and pulled down four rebounds ... Tallied five rebounds against Montreat (12/22).

Freshman Year (2006-07)
Played in 23 games as a freshman off the bench ... Averaged 1.1 points and 1.0 rebounds per contest ... Ranked fourth on the team in blocked shots ... Shot 52.9 percent from the floor ... With the frontline in foul trouble, came off the bench and contributed a career-high tying four points to go along with a rebound and a blocked shot in a victory over James Madison (2/7) ... Logged a career-high 15 minutes off the bench at Old Dominion and finished with two points, a career-high three rebounds and two steals ... Tallied three points, pulled down three rebounds and blocked a shot in his collegiate debut at Kansas State (11/11) ... Equaled his career high with four points against UMBC (12/22) ... Pulled down three rebounds on four occasions, including the Tribe's upset win over Drexel (2/14).

Prep Career
A three-year letterwinner for Shaun Wiseman at Gaston Day ... A McDonald's All-America nominee ... Garnered All-Southern Piedmont Athletic Association honors as a junior and senior ... Averaged 13.1 points and nine rebounds as a senior ... Averaged 16 points and nine rebounds as a junior in 2005 ... Named Hardest Working Player during his senior season at Gaston Day ... As a junior, helped his team reach the semifinals of the state tournament in North Carolina's largest independent-school classification ... Played AAU for the Charlotte Royals ... President of Mu Alpha Theta in high school.


Personal
Full name is Steven Parker Hess ... Born March 3, 1987 in Charlotte, N.C. ... The son of Bill and Karen Hess ... Enjoys watching movies and playing ping-pong ... Plays the guitar and considers himself at Guitar Hero Champion ... Majoring in geology with a film minor.