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Stephen Zimmerman
	Zimmerman grabbing a rebound in the 2015 McDonald's All-American Game
No. 9 – Bambitious Nara
Position	Center
League	B.League
Personal information
Born	September 9, 1996 (age 28); Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Bishop Gorman; (Las Vegas, Nevada)
College	UNLV (2015–2016)
NBA draft	2016: 2nd round, 41st overall pick
	Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Orlando Magic
2016–2017	→Erie BayHawks
2017–2018	South Bay Lakers
2018–2019	Westchester Knicks
2019–2020	Telekom Baskets Bonn
2020–2021	Nymburk
2021–2022	Cairns Taipans
2022	Austin Spurs
2023	Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
2023	Capitanes de Arecibo
2023–2024	Taipei Fubon Braves
2024	NS Matrix Deers
2024–present	Bambitious Nara
Career highlights and awards
	McDonald's All-American (2015);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
FIBA AmeriCup

Stephen Eric Zimmerman Jr. (born September 9, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Bambitious Nara of the B.League. He played college basketball for UNLV before being selected with the 41st overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic.

High school career

Zimmerman attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he led the Gaels to four straight state championships, becoming the only player in Nevada history to accomplish the feat at the large-school level. His 114 career wins also made him the winningest player in school history. As a senior in 2014–15, Zimmerman averaged 14.7 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.4 blocks per game. He subsequently earned selection to the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.^[1]

College career

Zimmerman played one season of college basketball for UNLV. As a freshman in 2015–16, he played in 26 games, made 24 starts, and averaged 10.5 points, a team-high 8.7 rebounds and a team-high 1.96 blocks in 26.2 minutes per game. He ranked second in the Mountain West Conference in blocked shots and third in rebounding. He scored in double figures 17 times, including a career-high 21 points on February 2 against New Mexico. He pulled down double-figure rebounds 13 times, including a career-best 16 boards on January 19 against Utah State.^[2]

On March 28, 2016, Zimmerman declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.^[3]

Professional career

Orlando Magic (2016–2017)

On June 23, 2016, Zimmerman was selected by the Orlando Magic with the 41st overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.^[4] On July 7, 2016, he signed with the Magic.^[2] During his rookie season, Zimmerman had multiple assignments with the Erie BayHawks, the Magic's D-League affiliate.^[5] He also played in 19 games with Orlando, averaging 1.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 5.7 minutes per game.^[6] On July 4, 2017, Zimmerman was waived by the Magic.^[6]

South Bay Lakers (2017–2018)

On August 9, 2017, Zimmerman signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.^[7] On October 9, 2017, he was waived by the Lakers.^[8] He would later be acquired by the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League as an affiliate player of Los Angeles.

Westchester Knicks (2018–2019)

On August 22, 2018, Zimmerman was selected by the Capital City Go-Go of the G League in the 2018 expansion draft.^[9] The next day he was traded to the Westchester Knicks for Chasson Randle.^[10]

Telekom Baskets Bonn (2019–2020)

On August 7, 2019, Zimmerman joined Telekom Baskets Bonn.^[11] He averaged 7.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.^[12]

Basketball Nymburk (2020–2021)

On September 1, 2020, Zimmerman signed with Polski Cukier Toruń of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).^[12] On September 17, he signed with Basketball Nymburk of the Czech National Basketball League.^[13]

Cairns Taipans (2021–2022)

On September 17, 2021, Zimmerman signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2021–22 NBL season.^[14]

Austin Spurs (2022)

On October 18, 2022, Zimmerman signed with the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League.^[15] On November 18, he was waived after appearing in 1 game, recording 8 points, 9 rebounds and 9 personal fouls.

NBA 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