Johnathan Stove


Johnathan Stove is an American professional basketball player for Würzburg Baskets of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He plays at the shooting guard position. He played college basketball for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Early life

Stove was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Sandra and Benjamin Stove. He is, and weighs.

High school

Playing for Christian Life Academy in Baton Rouge as a junior, he averaged 19.8 points. He earned first all-state honors, and was named to both the state Class A team and to the 11-man all-classes team by the Louisiana High School Basketball Coaches Association.
As a senior, he averaged 25.9 points, 10.9 rebounds 3.2 assists, 2.9 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game. He was ranked the No. 3 player in the state by Nola.com, and named Class 1A MVP by the
Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

College

In 2014-15 as a freshman for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he majored in business management, playing guard for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns he averaged 5.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game while shooting.496 from the field and.787 from the free throw line.
In 2015-16 he averaged 8.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game, and shot.447 from the floor and.750 from the free throw line. In 2016-17 as a junior he averaged 9.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. He shot.415 from the floor, and.732 from the free throw line.
In 2017-18 as a senior he averaged 10.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. He was second among Sun Belt Conference players in free throw percentage, and seventh in two-point field goal percentage.

Professional career

In 2021 he played for KB Vllaznia in the Albanian Basketball Superleague. He averaged 22 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game in five games played.
In November 2021 he signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
On June 28, 2023, he signed with Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga.
On June 9, 2024, Stove joined Maroussi of the Greek Basket League.
On November 20, 2024, he moved to the Hamburg Towers of the Basketball Bundesliga.
On July 8, 2025, he signed with Würzburg Baskets of the German Basketball Bundesliga.