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Native of Harlow, Essex, England joins Ovie Soko (London) as the second British player recruited by Jim Ferry and his staff ... played in 29 games as a freshman ... played for team Great Britain at the 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship in Chalkida, Greece in July.


As a Freshman (2015-16)
Saw action in 29 of 34 games off the bench ... averaged 2.2 points and 0.8 rebounds in 8.0 minutes per game ... shot a team-best .517 (15-29) from the 3-point arc ... played a total of 84 minutes in 12 games prior to making his first career start in place of the injured Micah Mason vs. Dayton ... had seven points (2-of-4 from 3-point) and three assists in 37 minutes ... came off the bench to score a career-high 11 points (all in the first half) vs. UMass ... went 3-of-4 from 3-point and scored eight-consecutive points for the Dukes at one point ... played in 14 of 18 Atlantic 10 games ... scored 11 points in DU's two CBI games (6 vs. Omaha & 5 at Morehead State).

Prior to Duquesne
Played for Barking Abbey Academy in the Elite Academy Basketball League (head coach Lloyd Gardner) ... also played for Barking Abbey's partner club, Kent, in Division 1 of the National Basketball League ... has also represented England at both the U18 & U16 Division B European Championships ... averaged 13.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in leading 16-8 Barking Abbey to the 2015 EABL Elite 8 ... led Kent to the National Basketball League Division 1 title less than a week prior to making the Elite 8 appearance ... scored 25 points (6-of-11 from 3-point) in a 77-67 championship game win over Manchester to earn MVP honors ... scored 14 points in a semifinal win over league champion Essex ... led Barking Abbey to a 76-74 win over SGS College in the 2104 EABL U19 National Championship game ... finished with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists to earn MVP honors ... hit back-to-back 3-pointers with just over three minutes left to help erase a seven-point deficit to help Barking Abbey secure its first league title ... was one of 20 players named to the Basketball Without Borders all-star team following a four-day camp in Rome in June of 2014 ... had 11 points, three rebounds and two assists in the all-star game ... the invite-only camp included players from Europe born in 1997 or later ... was named England Basketball Under-16 Player of the Year in April of 2014 ... averaged 12.9 points and 7.3 rebounds in leading England to a sixth-place finish at the U16 Division B European Championships in Bosnia in August of 2013 ... played in the Jordan Brand Classic International Game at Barclays Center in April of 2013 ... was the third British player to compete in the event which features the top U16 players in the world ... hit a pair of 3-pointers and added two rebounds and three steals in 25 minutes ... earned his spot on the team after being one of 41 players from 23 countries selected to attend the three-day Jordan Brand Classic International Tour in Barcelona earlier that spring ... helped Team Great Britain earn a bronze medal at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in January of 2013.

Personal
Was rated as the 32nd overall prospect in Europe among those born in 1997 by eurohopes.com ... considered Davidson, UTSA and Elon in addition to Duquesne ... made official visits to UTSA and DU ... made his first international appearance since signing with Duquesne in the summer of 2016 when he helped Great Britain to a seventh place Division B finish at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Chalkida, Greece ... averaged 6.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 21.9 minutes per game in helping Great Britain to a 5-3 overall record ... tied for the team lead with seven 3-pointers in reaching double digits three times, with a high game of 12 points in a quarterfinal loss to Croatia ... Team GB advanced to the quarterfinals by winning its first four games to finish second in Division B's Group C ... psychology major ... full name is Joshua Dylan Steel ... date of birth: 1/14/97.

High Games Entering 2016-17
Points - 11 vs. Massachusetts (Fr.)
Rebounds - 5 vs. Dayton (Fr.)
Assists - 3 vs. Dayton & at George Washington (Fr.)
Steals - 2 vs. Morehead State (Fr.)
Blocks - 0
3-Pointers - 3 vs. Massachusetts (Fr.)
Minutes - 37 vs. Dayton (Fr.)

Superlatives
Double-Digit Scoring Games - 1 (1 Fr.)