Wayne Stevens is an American former professional basketball player. Stevens grew up in Chillicothe, Ohio and attended Chillicothe High School, where he was a three-time All-Central Ohio League selection in basketball. As a junior in 1952-53, he was named Class A second-team all-state by the Associated Press. As a senior in 1953-54, he was again named second-team all-state, along with future basketball hall-of-famer Wayne Embry and baseball hall-of-famer Bill Mazeroski. In track, he was also the state high-jump champion. Stevens played college basketball for coach George Smith at the University of Cincinnati. As a sophomore starting forward in 1955-56, Stevens scored 10.3 points per game and grabbed a team-leading 13.9 rebounds per game for the 17-7 Bearcats. As a junior in 1956-57, Stevens averaged 13.0 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, both second on the team behind center Connie Dierking, for the 15-9 Bearcats. As a senior in 1957-58, third-year starter Stevens and Dierking served as co-captains and Stevens averaged 10.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. 

June 19th, 1936 in Chillicothe  /  Died:   Jan 23rd, 2021