Steffe has been rated a 4-star shooting guard by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports, On3, The Circuit and MADE Hoops. The signing is the first four-star recruit recruited by Southern Illinois since forward Anthony Booker in 2008.
“INWe are very excited to sign Drew to our team. He is the first player we took out of the portal and we believe that this will give us further dynamics,” You are wonderful. “He has the ability to do many things on the pitch, but he also meets our huge needs in terms of his ability to shoot the basketball. WITH the three-point shooting line has changed game, we know hell it will definitely help our inner players by being there“
Steffe comes to Carbondale as a redshirt freshman after sitting out his freshman season at Texas Tech. He was twice selected to the Texas All-State, All-Region, All-Sweet 16, All-Elite 8 rankings and was named a Top 10 player in the state of Texas by ESPN and GASO. The guard was a four-time First Team All-District honoree, was named the 2020 10-5A Freshman of the Year and helped his team to a 92-42 record in four seasons.
A native of Frisco, Texas, Steffe attended Frisco Memorial High School for four years, where he achieved numerous records and accolades. He owns program records for points (2,128), field goals made (444), three-pointers made (265) and free throws made (475). He owns the Frisco Memorial single-season records for points (599), three-pointers made (80), free throws made (185) and free throws attempted (226). He also holds the record for the number of assists (14) and three points scored (9) in one match.
Steffe averaged 18.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game in his final season at Frisco Memorial, shooting 83.9 percent from the free throw line en route to being selected to the TABC First Team and All-State selection . During his junior season, he was named District 9-5A MVP, earned TABC First-Team All-State honors and was a Dallas Morning News All-City selection.
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