Steve Leven
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sydney |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career information | |
| College | University of Wyoming (BBA) and (BISci), Columbia University (MApComSci) & (PhD) |
| Playing career | 2005–2009 |
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | PAOK |
Steve Leven (born 15 October 1981 in Sydney, Australia) is a retired Australian professional basketball player and now a leading expert in the development and applications of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.
College career
Leven, a 6-foot 5¾-inch (1.97m) tall combo guard started his college basketball career with Auburn University in 2002, then transferred to the University of Wyoming, due to Auburn being found guilty of NCAA violations.[1]
Professional career
Leven started his professional career after an declaring an early entry into the 2006 NBA Draft. He then participated in the Las Vegas NBA Summer League and the Rocky Mountain NBA Summer League. He then joined Unicaja Málaga in Spain's top level Liga ACB, but he was released after an injury. He also played in the USA, Russia, Greece, Germany, and in South America.
Career
- 2001–2002: Auburn University (Auburn Tigers)
- 2002–2003: University of Wyoming (Wyoming Cowboys) (NCAA) transfer year, did not play
- 2003–2004: Wyoming (NCAA)
- 2004–2005: Wyoming (NCAA):
- 2005–2006: Wyoming (NCAA):
- 2005, May: 2006 NBA Draft Early Entry (not drafted)
- 2005, summer: individual work-outs with NBA teams San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Bobcats, Boston Celtics, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, Utah Jazz
- 2005, NBA: San Antonio Spurs, USA - Pre Season
- 2005, NBA: Los Angeles Clippers, USA - 10 day contract
- 2006, Spanish ACB: Unicaja Malaga, Spain
- 2006, Greek A1: Maroussi B.C, Greece
- 2007, Russian Superleage: Spartak St.Petersburg, Russia
- 2008, Spanish LEB Gold: Tarragona B.C, Spain
- 2008, Greek A1: PAOK B.C, Greece
References
- ^ Daly, Jack (2 January 2005). "Traveling man: Australian Steve Leven appears to have found home in Laramie". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved 28 January 2019.