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Massachusetts Basketball Adds Michael Steadman As Graduate Transfer
June 04, 2021 | Men's Basketball
AMHERST, Mass. – Massachusetts men's basketball head coach Matt McCall announced on Friday that Michael Steadman will join the program as a graduate transfer for the 2021-22 season. Steadman comes to Amherst for his final year of eligibility after spending the previous two years at Montana.
"Michael is a high character kid who brings great size and length to our lineup," McCall said. "Offensively, he is very skilled in the post and capable of stretching the floor from three while also guarding pick and rolls and protecting the rim on the defensive end of the floor. We're looking forward to welcoming Michael to campus as we continue building towards the 2021-22 season."
After transferring to Montana in 2019 and sitting out the 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Steadman appeared in the first 19 games of the season for the Grizzlies in 2020-21. The Union City, Calif. native averaged nearly 10 points a game while shooting better than 54% from the floor (80-of-146) in 22.6 minutes of action per game. Steadman also added 5.4 rebounds per game and recorded two double-doubles on the season, highlighted by a 19-point, 10-rebound effort against Northern Colorado on Jan. 4 where he shot 9-of-17 from the floor and also added two blocks.
Steadman began his college career at San Jose State in 2018-19, where he led the Spartans in scoring (13.2 points per game) and rebounding (8.5 per game) in 31 games (29 starts). He was third in the Mountain West in shooting (.483) and the top 15 in both scoring and rebounding while leading the Spartans in minutes played (30.5 per game) and tied for the team lead for blocked shots. Steadman reached double-figures 23 times that season, including 11 double-doubles and six 20+ point nights.
Steadman is the fourth addition to the Massachusetts men's basketball program this offseason, joining Trent Buttrick, CJ Kelly and Rich Kelly.
"Michael is a high character kid who brings great size and length to our lineup," McCall said. "Offensively, he is very skilled in the post and capable of stretching the floor from three while also guarding pick and rolls and protecting the rim on the defensive end of the floor. We're looking forward to welcoming Michael to campus as we continue building towards the 2021-22 season."
After transferring to Montana in 2019 and sitting out the 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Steadman appeared in the first 19 games of the season for the Grizzlies in 2020-21. The Union City, Calif. native averaged nearly 10 points a game while shooting better than 54% from the floor (80-of-146) in 22.6 minutes of action per game. Steadman also added 5.4 rebounds per game and recorded two double-doubles on the season, highlighted by a 19-point, 10-rebound effort against Northern Colorado on Jan. 4 where he shot 9-of-17 from the floor and also added two blocks.
Steadman began his college career at San Jose State in 2018-19, where he led the Spartans in scoring (13.2 points per game) and rebounding (8.5 per game) in 31 games (29 starts). He was third in the Mountain West in shooting (.483) and the top 15 in both scoring and rebounding while leading the Spartans in minutes played (30.5 per game) and tied for the team lead for blocked shots. Steadman reached double-figures 23 times that season, including 11 double-doubles and six 20+ point nights.
Steadman is the fourth addition to the Massachusetts men's basketball program this offseason, joining Trent Buttrick, CJ Kelly and Rich Kelly.
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