#3 Stevie Mejia
5-9, 175, Sr., Guard
Hometown: Hyde Park, MA
High School: Lawrence
Academy
High School Coach: Kevin
Wiercinski
Last School: University
of Rhode Island
At Hofstra:
2011-12: Appeared in 26
games, making 13 starts in his first season with the Pride…Averaged 6.0 points
and 2.3 assists playing predominantly as a point guard…Hamstring injury forced
him to miss six games…Scored seven points and logged four assists in his Pride
debut versus LIU on Nov. 11…Scored in double figures in five of the last
season’s last seven games…Scored a career-high 16 points and added six assists
in a win versus Siena on Feb. 18…Made
a layup and connected on the free throw for a clutch three-point play with 6.1
seconds left to lift the Pride to a 71-69 road CAA victory over JMU on Jan.
21…Scored 14 points in a CAA Tournament contest versus Georgia State on March 2…Registered
five steals at Drexel on Feb. 11…Averaged 4.5 points in CAA play.
2010-11: Sat out the
season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
Previous College: Attended the
University of Rhode Island for two years...Led the Atlantic 10 Conference and
ranked eighth in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio as a sophomore in
2009-10...Appeared in all 36 games for the Rams, who finished 26-10 on the year
and reached the semifinals of the Postseason National Invitation Tournament
(NIT)...Tallied 127 assists overall on the season, compared to only 46
turnovers, and shot a team-best 78 percent from the foul line...Had a two-year
record with Rhode Island of 47-21, while his career totals with the Rams
include 197 assists and 86 turnovers, for a ratio of 2.3 to 1.
High School/Personal: Named the
Gatorade High School Player of the Year in Massachusetts after his senior year
at Lawrence Academy...Led his Lawrence squads to a 51-7 record in his two
years, including a New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC)
championship in 2006-07 and a championship game appearance in 2007-08…He was a
two-time all-tournament team selection at the National Prep School Invitational
and was an honorable mention McDonald's All-American…Averaged 19.7 points and
6.0 assists per game as a senior, after averaging 18.0 points and 5.0 assists
his junior year…Born August 22, 1989...Lists Chris Paul as his favorite
athlete...Has three brothers...Volunteered as a mentor at the YMCA and at
Greater Lawrence Head Start...Also volunteered at the Condon Community
Center...Lists “The Dark Knight” as his favorite movie...Graduated in May 2012...Pursuing
master’s in higher education leadership…Started playing basketball at age 14.
Stevie Mejia’s Career Statistics (*denotes
seasons at Rhode Island)
Year G/GS FGM-FGA Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Reb. Avg. PF A TO BS S TP Avg.
*08-09 34-0 29-75 .387 13-21 .619 35 1.0 60 70 40 0 25 85 2.5
*09-10 36-0 29-101 .287 60-77 .779 47 1.3 87 127 46 1 33 126 3.5
11-12 26-13 54-148 .365 28-50 .560 37 1.4 53 55 45 0 33 156 6.0
Totals 96-13 112-324 .345 101-148 .682 119 1.2 200 252 131 1 91 367 3.8
3-point FG: 08-09:
14-37 (.378); 09-10: 8-32 (.250); 11-12: 20-55 (.364); Career: 42-124 (.338)
Career Highs (at Hofstra):
PTS: 16 vs.
Siena, 2/18/12
REBS: 6 at
Northeastern, 1/28/12
ASTS: 6 vs.
Siena, 2/18/12
FGM: 6 vs. Siena,
2/18/12
FGA: 11 (four
times, most recently vs. GSU, 3/2/12)
3FGM: 4 vs. Siena, 2/18/12
3FGA: 7 vs. Siena, 2/18/12
FTM: 4 at W&M, 2/22/12
FTA: 5 (twice, most recently at W&M, 2/22/12)
OR: 2 (three
times, most recently vs. Siena, 2/18/12)
DR: 4 at
Northeastern, 1/28/12
TO: 5 at Oregon
State, 11/16/11
ST: 5 at Drexel,
2/11/12
BS: None
MIN: 35 vs. GSU,
3/2/12
