Basketball Career
A native of Eugene, Oregon, Stepp attended South Eugene High School. He played college basketball at Gonzaga University. In his four-year career with the Bulldogs, from 2000 to 2004, Stepp averaged 13.0 points, 5.0 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals. He was named the WCC Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004. In 2012, Stepp was inducted into the WCC Hall of Fame.
In the 2004 NBA Draft, Stepp was selected 59th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Stepp appeared in a handful of preseason games with the Wolves, but did not manage to make the final cut. Near the end of 2004, Stepp joined Partizan of Serbia and Montenegro, spending there the rest of the 2004–05 season. After playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers during the NBA Summer League, Stepp spent the 2005–06 season with Valencia in Spain.
Stepp had represented the United States at the 2003 Pan American Games.
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