Steele Venters

Steele Venters (born May 16, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of the West Coast Conference (WCC). He previously played for the Eastern Washington Eagles.

Steele Venters

No. 2 – Gonzaga Bulldogs
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
League	West Coast Conference
Personal information
Born	(2001-05-16) May 16, 2001 (age 23)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Ellensburg (Ellensburg, Washington)
College	Eastern Washington (2020–2023) Gonzaga (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards
Big Sky Player of the Year (2023) First-team All-Big Sky (2023) Second-team All-Big Sky (2022)

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

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	Eastern Washington	Redshirt
2020–21	Eastern Washington	17	0	9.5	.423	.414	.833	1.4	.7	.3	.3	3.6
2021–22	Eastern Washington	33	33	33.7	.456	.434	.847	3.9	2.2	.9	.7	16.7
2022–23	Eastern Washington	34	34	31.5	.457	.371	.845	2.8	1.5	.8	.4	15.3
2023–24	Gonzaga	Redshirt
2024–25	Gonzaga	Redshirt
Career		84	67	28.9	.454	.403	.846	3.0	1.6	.7	.5	13.5

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.

External links

• Eastern Washington Eagles bio
• Gonzaga Bulldogs bio