height_ft nationality birth_date career_start years draft_year team draft_pick college name high_school weight_lb birth_place draft_team career_end position draft_round height_in article_title
6 american 04 february 1982 2004 2004 -- 2005 2005 -- 2006 2004 partizan valencia 58 gonzaga -lrb- 2000 -- 2004 -rrb- blake stepp south eugene -lrb- eugene , oregon -rrb- 194 eugene , oregon minnesota timberwolves 2006 point guard 2 4 blake stepp

blake stepp

blake roy stepp -lrb- born february 4 , 1982 -rrb- is an american retired basketball player .
after a standout prep career at south eugene high school and college career at gonzaga university , he was drafted in the second round of the 2004 nba draft by the minnesota timberwolves .
however , stepp spent two seasons playing overseas , before retiring due to chronic knee injuries at the age of 24 .
after his basketball career , stepp also played poker professionally .
