Honors and Awards
•Summit League Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll (2012-13, 2013-14)
•Summit League Winter/Spring Academic Distinguished Scholars List (2012-13)
•Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2012-13, 2013-14)
•NABC Honors Court (2012-13, 2013-14)
•MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2010-11)
As a Senior (2013-14)
Completed his career ranked 12th in school history for assists (251) and 17th for 3-pointers made (84)...Played in all 32 games, averaging 15.3 minutes per contest...Averaged 3.4 points, 1.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.8 steals per game...Had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.3…Shot .337 (34-101) from the floor, .352 (25-71) from 3-point range and .789 (15-19) from the free throw line…Pulled down a season-best six rebounds vs. UMKC (Nov. 13)...Dished out a season-high six assists vs. Waldorf (Dec. 3)...Scored a season-high seven points twice, first at Hawaii (Jan. 3) and again vs. South Dakota (Jan. 25)...Went 4-for-4 from the charity stripe with seven points at Hawaii...Tied his career best with four steals vs. IUPUI (Feb. 27)…Notched six points with a 2-for-2 showing from long range on Senior Day against Fort Wayne (March 1)…Finished his career with five points at Murray State (March 24) in the second round of the CIT...Named to the Summit League's Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence...Included in the NABC Honors Court for the second straight year.
As a Junior (2012-13)
Played in all 31 games, averaging 18.5 minutes per contest...Averaged 3.5 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.7 steals per game...Shot .417 (35-84) from the floor, .370 (20-54) from 3-point range and .741 (20-27) from the free throw line…Scored a season-high 14 points twice, first at South Dakota (Jan. 24) and again vs. Chicago State (Feb. 19)...Had three double-figure scoring efforts for the year, starting with an 11-point performance against Chicago State (Nov. 24)...Pulled down a season-best five rebounds three times: vs. Chicago State (Nov. 24), at Denver (Dec. 15) and at South Dakota (Feb. 24)...Dished out a season-high seven assists at Iowa State (Dec. 9)...Had an outstanding outing against USD on Jan. 24, scoring a season-high 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting with three 3-pointers, five rebounds, three assists and two blocks...Went 4-for-6 from the field with nine points against South Dakota State (Feb. 28)...Tied his career best with four steals vs. North Dakota (Feb. 23)...Named to the Summit League Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll, the Summit League Winter/Spring Academic Distinguished Scholars List and the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence…Earned a spot on the NABC Honors Court.
As a Sophomore (2011-12)
Started in all 29 games, averaging 5.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest...Ranked third in the nation with a 3.40 assist-to-turnover ratio among all Division I players…Topped UNO with 102 assists for the year with just 30 turnovers…Had five double-figure scoring performances this year…Had a career-high four steals and chipped in 12 points against Concordia (Nov. 14)...Sunk the game-winning shot against Chadron State (Nov. 26) and had a total of 12 points and seven assists for the night…Finished with 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal at Northern Illinois (Dec. 3)…Followed up with eight points, two boards and four helpers the next day at Michigan State (Dec. 4)…Dished out a career-best 11 assists against IPFW (Dec. 10)…Accumulated a career-high seven rebounds against Saint Mary (Dec. 15)…Scored a career-high 15 points at Avila (Feb. 2) while adding seven assists and two blocks…Added eight points, two boards, another pair of blocks, three helpers and three steals against Doane (Feb. 5)…Put up nine points, two rebounds, seven assists and four steals against Nebraska-Kearney (Feb. 15).
As a Freshman (2010-11)
Appeared in all but one regular-season game and both postseason games, averaging 16.1 minutes with 3.8 points and 1.8 assists per contest...Made his Maverick debut against Nebraska Wesleyan (Nov. 13), scoring five points with a pair of rebounds, two assists and three steals off the bench...Recorded a career-best 10 points with five assists against Midland (Nov. 27), hitting a pair of 3-pointers against the Warriors...Shot a perfect 6-for-6 at the free throw line on his way to nine points against Lincoln (Dec. 18)...Went 2-for-2 from 3-point range against Missouri Southern on Jan. 15, finishing with eight points...Pulled down a career-high five rebounds twice, most recently against Pittsburg State (Feb. 26)...Matched his career-high 10 points against LU, shooting a perfect 2-for-2 from behind the arc (Jan. 29)...Dished out a career-high five assists three times, last against Emporia State (Feb. 5)...In the last three regular-season conference games, totaled 22 points and six assists...In postseason play, tallied eight points in the two MIAA tournament games on a perfect 4-4 performance from the field while adding three assists...Named to the 2010-11 MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
Creighton Prep
Four-year letterwinner...Led his team to a state basketball championship as a junior and was named honorable mention all-state...Selected first-team all-state and all-metro as a senior...Started every game his final two seasons...Graduated with highest honors and a 3.9 grade-point average.
Personal
Born Sep. 4, 1991 to Don and Joni Steffensmeier...Has one sister, Tifany...Father played basketball for Doane College...Hobbies include golfing and playing any kind of sport...Member of the UNO Dean's List...Graduated with his bachelor's degree in business administration in Spring 2014.
