Stephen Spinella

2010-11 (sophomore)
Saw action in 15 contests as a sophomore … Averaged 2.5 points and 1.4 rebounds in 10.9 minutes per game … In SEC play, saw action in two contests … Scored four points, collected three rebounds, blocked one shot and swiped two steals in season opener vs. Elon (Nov. 12) … Tallied 10 points, including a 2-of-2 effort from 3-point range, at then-No. 2 Michigan State (Nov. 16) … Scored double figures in second-consecutive contest with a career-high 15 points vs. Radford (Nov. 19), hitting 3-of-4 attempts from beyond the arc … Posted five points in a win over Delaware State (Dec. 1) and three points vs. SC State (Jan. 4) … Collected three rebounds vs. Auburn (Jan. 29).

2009-10 (freshman)
Saw action in 29 contests … Averaged 1.3 points and 0.9 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game during freshman campaign … In SEC play, averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds in 11.3 minutes per contest … Scored in eight contests, including a season-high seven points in SEC season-opening victory at Auburn (Jan. 9) … Registered first career point vs. Jacksonville (Nov. 27), scoring four points and collecting three rebounds and one steal … Tallied five points in win vs. Furman (Dec. 21) and in victory over Longwood (Jan. 5) … Collected two rebounds and one steal in victory vs. No. 1 Kentucky (Jan. 26) … Most complete game of the season came in one-point win vs. Georgia (Jan. 30), posting six points, one assist and one block … Tallied four points in road victory at No. 13/19 Vanderbilt (March 6), including breakaway dunk as time expired … Played a season-high 19 minutes in SEC Tournament contest vs. Alabama (March 11), adding one rebound, one assist and one steal.

Pre-South Carolina
Played for head coach Lou Picola at Colts Neck High School … Averaged 23.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists during senior season to lead conference in scoring … Finished prep career with 978 points, while averaging 14.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game … Named team MVP during prep career … Played AAU basketball for Shore Shots and head coach Joe Stein … Spent 2008-09 school year at Apex Academy Prep School in New Jersey … Averaged 32.0 points and had a single-game high of 51 points during season at Apex Academy … Chose South Carolina over the likes of Penn State, Seton Hall and Arizona State.

Personal
Son of Gail and Carmine Spinella … Has two sisters, Jackie and Amanda … Major is undeclared.