Longwood University Athletics

Pronunciation: ILL-ee-ya steff-AHN-oh-vich
 
2020-21: One of the biggest players in the Big South…highly skilled for a player of his size…has a good feel for the game…natural shot-blocker and rebounder…part of two 20-win teams at the junior college level prior to Longwood, including a 22-win Southeastern team in 2017-18 and a 28-win Eastern Florida squad in 2018-19.
 
2019-20: Appeared in eight games in his first season at Longwood, all off the bench…sank his first field goal in his second career game against Maryland Eastern Shore (Nov. 12) and followed with another the next time out against Randolph (Nov. 15), both Longwood wins…scored a season-high four points in that game against Randolph, going 1-of-1 from the field and 2-of-3 from the free throw line…drew a foul and hit both free throws in a road win at USC Upstate (Feb. 20).

2018-19 (Eastern Florida): A key starter for an Eastern Florida team that went 28-8 and reached the NJCAA National Championship quarterfinals…started 21 of his 31 games…started 15 of the final 16 games…averaged 4.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game…shot .514 (56-of-109) from the floor and .346 (9-of-26) from three-point range…grabbed 1.9 offensive rebounds per game…scored in double figures twice…also grabbed at least 10 rebounds twice…faced off against fellow Longwood newcomer Christian Wilson in the NJCAA quarterfinals when Eastern Florida took on South Plains.
 
2017-18 (Southeastern): Played in 12 games as a true freshman…averaged 13.3 rebounds per 40 minutes of action.
 
Personal: Son of Slobodan and Magdalena Stefanovic…has a brother, Nikola.