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Jersey Number 32
Stephen Giwa
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Fort Bend Bush HS
2025-26 (Gr.)
Played all 31 games, making 13 starts … averaged 3.4 points and was third on the team with 4.8 rebounds … led the team with 33 blocks … connected on 60.6% from the field … team-high 15 dunks … had two double-figure rebounding games … led in rebounding a team-high 12 times and … ranked eighth in the conference in offensive rebounds (2.5), and 10th in blocks (1.1) … in conference games, placed fourth in the league in offensive rebounds (2.9) and fifth in blocks (1.4) … grabbed 12 rebounds in Rice debut against the College of Biblical Studies (11/4), the most rebounds in a Rice debut in school history … had a game-high nine rebounds at Oregon (11/7) … scored five points and had a game-high six rebounds versus Arkansas State (12/13) … notched six points and seven rebounds against Southwestern Christian (12/17) … recorded a career-high five blocks at Tulsa (12/31) … grabbed a game-high nine rebounds and added three blocks vs. Memphis (1/3) … scored six points and pulled down five rebounds at Wichita State (1/7) … pulled down a game-high seven rebounds against Charlotte (1/11) … grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and added four blocks at UTSA (1/14) … scored six points, had a team-high six rebounds, and added four blocks vs. Temple (1/21) … had a team-high nine rebounds at Charlotte (1/30) … notched seven rebounds, including his 500th career, and three blocks against North Texas (2/4) … had two blocks and a career-high four steals versus South Florida (2/25) … scored a season-high eight points at Temple (3/1) … recorded six points, a team-high eight rebounds, a career-high three assists, and three rebounds at North Texas (3/4) … scored six points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds against UTSA (3/8).
2024-25 (r-Jr. – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Led the team in blocks (17) ... finished second on the in rebounds with 139 … played in 27 games and made 23 starts … averaged 5.9 points and 5.1 rebounds … scored season high points against Southwestern Adventist with 16 points … grabbed 12 boards and two steals against SFA … posted five double-figure scoring games.
2023-24 (r-So. – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Started 30 of 32 appearances … led the team in blocks with 21 … scored a season-high of 13 points and 14 boards both against Northwestern State … swatted a season high of three shots versus Omaha … finished top 15 in the conference for blocks ... turned in three double-figure scoring performances ... scored 10 points against McNeese with eight rebounds and two blocks ... posted multiple blocks in a game four times.
2022-23 (Jr. – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Redshirted after missing the season due to injury.
2021-22 (So. – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Played in 33 of 35 games and led the team in field goal percentage with a .628 (49-78) mark … averaged 3.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game … career-highs of 20 points and nine rebounds against Sul Ross State where he was 9-of-15 from the floor … perfect 6-of-6 from the field for 14 points against Southwestern (TX) … recorded 10 points in the season opener against Texas Lutheran … came up big in the conference tournament with 12 points and six rebounds vs. Nicholls to help knock off the top seed … hit a pair of field goals and scored six points in the NCAA Tournament against Texas Southern.
Prep
Played his freshman season at Panola College ... led the team with a .691 field goal percentage ... averaged 4.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per contest ... played high school ball at Fort Bend Bush High School where he was an All-District First-Team selection and guided the team to the 2018 district title ... played AAU ball for Texas Elite.
Personal
Born April 27 ... son of Gabriel and Ibukun Giwa ... has four siblings Samuel, Sarah, Felicia and Christina.
Played all 31 games, making 13 starts … averaged 3.4 points and was third on the team with 4.8 rebounds … led the team with 33 blocks … connected on 60.6% from the field … team-high 15 dunks … had two double-figure rebounding games … led in rebounding a team-high 12 times and … ranked eighth in the conference in offensive rebounds (2.5), and 10th in blocks (1.1) … in conference games, placed fourth in the league in offensive rebounds (2.9) and fifth in blocks (1.4) … grabbed 12 rebounds in Rice debut against the College of Biblical Studies (11/4), the most rebounds in a Rice debut in school history … had a game-high nine rebounds at Oregon (11/7) … scored five points and had a game-high six rebounds versus Arkansas State (12/13) … notched six points and seven rebounds against Southwestern Christian (12/17) … recorded a career-high five blocks at Tulsa (12/31) … grabbed a game-high nine rebounds and added three blocks vs. Memphis (1/3) … scored six points and pulled down five rebounds at Wichita State (1/7) … pulled down a game-high seven rebounds against Charlotte (1/11) … grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and added four blocks at UTSA (1/14) … scored six points, had a team-high six rebounds, and added four blocks vs. Temple (1/21) … had a team-high nine rebounds at Charlotte (1/30) … notched seven rebounds, including his 500th career, and three blocks against North Texas (2/4) … had two blocks and a career-high four steals versus South Florida (2/25) … scored a season-high eight points at Temple (3/1) … recorded six points, a team-high eight rebounds, a career-high three assists, and three rebounds at North Texas (3/4) … scored six points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds against UTSA (3/8).
2024-25 (r-Jr. – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Led the team in blocks (17) ... finished second on the in rebounds with 139 … played in 27 games and made 23 starts … averaged 5.9 points and 5.1 rebounds … scored season high points against Southwestern Adventist with 16 points … grabbed 12 boards and two steals against SFA … posted five double-figure scoring games.
2023-24 (r-So. – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Started 30 of 32 appearances … led the team in blocks with 21 … scored a season-high of 13 points and 14 boards both against Northwestern State … swatted a season high of three shots versus Omaha … finished top 15 in the conference for blocks ... turned in three double-figure scoring performances ... scored 10 points against McNeese with eight rebounds and two blocks ... posted multiple blocks in a game four times.
2022-23 (Jr. – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Redshirted after missing the season due to injury.
2021-22 (So. – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)
Played in 33 of 35 games and led the team in field goal percentage with a .628 (49-78) mark … averaged 3.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game … career-highs of 20 points and nine rebounds against Sul Ross State where he was 9-of-15 from the floor … perfect 6-of-6 from the field for 14 points against Southwestern (TX) … recorded 10 points in the season opener against Texas Lutheran … came up big in the conference tournament with 12 points and six rebounds vs. Nicholls to help knock off the top seed … hit a pair of field goals and scored six points in the NCAA Tournament against Texas Southern.
Prep
Played his freshman season at Panola College ... led the team with a .691 field goal percentage ... averaged 4.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per contest ... played high school ball at Fort Bend Bush High School where he was an All-District First-Team selection and guided the team to the 2018 district title ... played AAU ball for Texas Elite.
Personal
Born April 27 ... son of Gabriel and Ibukun Giwa ... has four siblings Samuel, Sarah, Felicia and Christina.
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