▁the ▁leading ▁sc orer ▁among ▁Big ▁East ▁fresh men ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁Big ▁East ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁On ▁April ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Steph enson ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁for go ▁his ▁final ▁three ▁seasons ▁of ▁colleg iate ▁el ig ibility ▁and ▁enter ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁NBA ▁draft . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁Indiana ▁Pac ers ▁( 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 4 ) ▁Steph enson ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Pac ers ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁NBA ▁draft . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁his ▁NBA ▁debut ▁until ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 1 0 – 1 0 8 ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁S uns . ▁In ▁four ▁minutes , ▁he ▁recorded ▁two ▁points , ▁two ▁ass ists ▁and ▁one ▁re bound . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁uniform ▁five ▁times ▁before ▁making ▁his ▁debut , ▁but ▁had ▁not ▁received ▁an ▁opportunity ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁the ▁third ▁point ▁guard ▁on ▁the ▁team . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁regular - season ▁games ▁before ▁being ▁dem oted ▁for ▁viol ating ▁team ▁rules ▁in ▁early ▁April . ▁His ▁on going ▁imm atur ity ▁issues ▁were ▁to ▁bl ame . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁lock out - short ened ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season , ▁Steph enson ▁was ▁a ▁fi xture ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁playing