, ▁but ▁his ▁father ▁L ance ▁Sr . ▁told ▁USA ▁Today ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁make ▁a ▁decision ▁until ▁his ▁sexual ▁assault ▁case ▁from ▁October ▁was ▁resolved . ▁The ▁day ▁before , ▁a ▁judge ▁had ▁adj ourn ed ▁his ▁case ▁until ▁June ▁ 2 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁Andy ▁K atz ▁of ▁ESP N . com ▁reported ▁that ▁Steph enson ▁signed ▁a ▁financial ▁aid ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C inc inn ati , ▁and ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Bear c ats ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁ ▁Question s ▁remained ▁over ▁Steph enson ' s ▁el ig ibility ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁his ▁document ion , ▁but ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁cleared ▁him ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁C inc inn ati ' s ▁season ▁op ener ▁against ▁Pra irie ▁View ▁A & M ▁University ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 ▁without ▁missing ▁any ▁games . ▁In ▁his ▁only ▁season ▁at ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Steph enson ▁started ▁ 3 2 ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁games ▁and ▁aver aged ▁ 1 2 . 3 ▁points ▁and ▁ 5 . 4 ▁reb ounds ▁per ▁game . ▁He ▁scored ▁a ▁season - best ▁ 2 3 ▁points ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁season - high ▁ 1 1 ▁field ▁goals ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁attempts ▁against ▁Ge or get own ▁on ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁was