Steele Venters - 2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 11
Steele Venters
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Class:
- 8th Year
- Hometown:
- Ellensburg, Wash.
- High School:
- Ellensburg HS
- Prev School:
- Eastern Washington/Gonzaga
2025-26 (SEVENTH YEAR - GONZAGA)
- Made 27 appearances with 10 starts
- Totaled 134 points, 35 rebounds, 28 assists, 17 steals and 2 blocks
- Shot 38.6 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from behind the arc
- Converted 10-of-12 attempts from the free throw line
- Grabbed a season-high six rebounds versus Southern Utah (11/17)
- Knocked down 4-of-9 three point attempts against Alabama (11/24)
- Scored a season-high 14 points on 4-of-7 from three and 2-of-2 from the line versus Maryland (11/25)
- Matched his season-high of 14 points against Oregon (12/21)
- Suffered season-ending injury during preseason
- Suffered season-ending injury during preseason
- Tabbed the Big Sky MVP
- Named a unanimous selection for First Team All-Big Sky
- Also garnered NABC All-District Second Team honors
- Earned a Big Sky All-Academic Team nod
- Averaged 15.3 points per game on 45.7Â precent shooting from the field
- Became the 24th player in program history to score 1,000 points as an Eagle
- Ranked 10th in the Big Sky in scoring, sixth in field goals made, third in 3-pointers made and ninth in field goal percentage
- Scored 20-plus  points eight times
- Scored a career-high 33 points on 14-of-19 shoot against North Dakota State (12/10)
- Knocked down 5-of-11 three pointers at Texas Tech (12/13) en route to 26 points
- Scored 27 points and added three rebounds and three assists in EWU's NIT victory at Washington State (3/14)
- Second Team All-Big Sky
- Played in and started 33 games for the Eagles
- Averaged 16.7 points per game to lead the team
- Shot 43.7 percent from three-point range which ranked sixth nationally at the end of the season
- Made 86 of his 198 attempts behind the arc, which ranks eighth all-time in single-season history at EWU
- From the field, he shot 45.6% (185-406)
- Averaged 3.9 rebounds per game with 130 total
- Added 73 assists for an average of 2.2 per game
- Made at least two triples in 26 games including six against Southern Utah (12/2) and five on five other occasions
- Finished the season ranked 67th nationally in free throw percentage (84.7 percent), making 94-of-111 attempts
- Scored 550 total points, scoring in double figures 26 times
- Scored over 20 points in 11 games including a career-high 29 against Southern Utah (12/2) and 27 against Walla Walla (11/14)
- Dropped 25 points and eight boards versus Idaho (1/8)
- Came one rebound shy of a double double at Idaho State (1/24), racking up 21 points and nine boards
- Selected to the Winter Big Sky Conference All-Academic Team
- Played in 17 games off the bench as a walk on, averaging 9.6 minutes, 3.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists.
- Had season highs of 10 points and eight rebounds at Idaho (2/4), making 4-of-7 shots from the floor
- Had three assists against Southern Utah (1/14) and a pair of blocked shots against Montana (2/18)
- Scored six points in his Eagle debut versus Oregon (12/7)
- Did not see action and redshirted
- Graduated from Ellensburg HS in 2019
- Scored over 1,200 points in his career
- Averaged 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game as a senior, including a career-high of 37 points and four other games with at least 30 points
- Was first team Associated Press 2A All-State selection as a junior when he averaged 26 points per game, and averaged 13 as a sophomore
- Helped Ellensburg to a 16-6 record in his senior season and the school’s first Central Washington Athletic Conference title in more than 15 years
- The Bulldogs beat Selah 79-78 to end the regular season and clinch the title with a 16-2 record, with Steele scoring 32 points in that game
- It ended Selah’s streak of three-straight titles as Steele earned first team All-CWAC honors for the second-straight season
- Off the court, he accumulated a 3.26 GPA in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society
- Son of Wade and Erin Venters
- Has one sister, Haley
- Father Wade played basketball at Central Washington
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