Lance Stephenson/Current teams, shooting guard, small forward for the Indiana Pacers. Lance Stephen Hawthorne was born on January 4th, 1988 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is an American basketball player who plays as a shooting guard for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His full birth name is Lance Stephen Hawthorne; however, he uses Lance Stephenson as his nickname and last name out of respect to Lance Stephenson, who is one of his role models. Stephenson is a graduate of Southport High School in Southport, Connecticut and played college basketball at Cincinnati before being drafted by the Pacers with the 28th pick in the 2011 NBA draft. He began his career by appearing in 76 games over two seasons with the Pacers, averaging 2.9 points per game. In 2013-14, he earned All-Rookie First Team honors after scoring 14.4 points per game while helping the Pacers reach the playoffs for the first time since 2009. The following season, he became only the second player in franchise history to score 1000 points when he hit the mark against the Chicago Bulls on December 30th, 2014.