Sage Career Stats

Elected team co-captain for the 2012-2013 season, Jeff Stopera was a member of Sage's first varsity basketball team in 2009-2010.

As a junior, Jeff's campaign was cut short with an injury. Prior to the injury, he was a seven-game starter for the Gators and had a 5.7 ppg and 2.1 rpg average, while handing out 32 assists with 40 steals. He capped the season with a selection to the NABC Honors Court for his accomplishments on the court and in the classroom.

Now back to his top form, he returns to the lineup this season ready to add to his long list of accomplishments that includes 342 career points in 58 games played with a program-best 287 assists and 125 steals.

As a sophomore, he was a 26-game starter and led the Gators with his 152 assists, while averaging 7.3 ppg. As a rookie, he started 20 of 25 games played and handed out 103 assists with a 4.5 ppg average.

Among his many highlights at Sage, he has twice hit the single-game mark with 11 assists in a game and also owns a 78.1% career free throw percentage in 58 games played with 53 starts.

A graduate of Scotia Glenville H.S., he was a two-sport letterwinner excelling in both golf and basketball. A two-time team captain in basketball, he was an all-league first team pick, who set school records for most career assists and tied a school mark for most three-point baskets in a game (9). He was also honored in golf with a spot on the all-conference first team.

A four-year member of Sage's SAAC, he has been active on the Sage campus. He is majoring in physical education at Sage and is the son of Glenn and Kathy Stopera. His brother, Mike was a 1,000 point scorer at Alfred University.