Anthony Stewart (basketball coach)
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Akron, Ohio, U.S. | April 15, 1970
Died | November 15, 2020 Martin, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 50)
Playing career | |
1989–1993 | Mount Union |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2001–2004 | Columbus State CC (assistant) |
2004–2006 | Long Beach State (assistant) |
2007–2011 | Wyoming (assistant) |
2011–2012 | Southern Illinois (assistant) |
2012–2014 | Ohio (assistant) |
2014–2016 | UT Martin (assistant) |
2016–2020 | UT Martin |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 51–73 (.411) |
Tournaments | 1–1 (CIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
OVC West Division (2017) | |
Anthony W. Stewart[1] (April 15, 1970 – November 15, 2020) was an American college basketball coach.[2][3] His last position was as head coach of the UT Martin Skyhawks. Since Stewart joined the Skyhawk program as the associate head coach under Heath Schroyer in 2014, the team won 94 games, the most in a six-year time period since they became part of Division I. Stewart was responsible of the team's three straight 20-win campaigns from 2014–2017, a first for the UT team.[4] Also in that span, the Skyhawks won five postseason games and was the only Ohio Valley Conference school to win at least one postseason game in each of the last three seasons. Coach Stewart had gone on to coach over 15 professional players during his coaching career.
Playing career
[edit]Stewart was a two-sport athlete at Mount Union, where he played both basketball and baseball.
Coaching career
[edit]Stewart began his coaching career at Columbus State Community College, before moving on to assistant coaching stops at Long Beach State, Wyoming, Southern Illinois, and Ohio.[5] In 2014, Stewart joined Heath Schroyer's staff at UT Martin, reunited with Schroyer when he served under him as an assistant at Wyoming. In 2016, Schroyer accepted an assistant coaching position at NC State, and Stewart was elevated to interim head coach.[6][7]
On November 3, 2016, Stewart was given the job on a permanent basis.[8] In his first season at the helm, the Skyhawks went 22–13, finished in first place in the West division of the OVC, and participated in the 2017 CIT. Following the 2017–18 season, his son Parker Stewart transferred from Pittsburgh to UT Martin.[9]
Death
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On November 15, 2020, Stewart died suddenly at age 50. The cause is unknown. He was laid to rest at Greenlawn Cemetery in Akron, Ohio, and is survived by his wife Cheryl and his children Anthony, Parker, and Skylar. [10]
Head coaching record
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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UT Martin Skyhawks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2016–2020) | |||||||||
2016–17 | UT Martin | 22–13 | 10–6 | 1st (West) | CIT Second Round | ||||
2017–18 | UT Martin | 10–21 | 5–13 | T–9th | |||||
2018–19 | UT Martin | 12–19 | 6–12 | T–7th | |||||
2019–20 | UT Martin | 9–20 | 5–13 | T–10th | |||||
UT Martin: | 51–73 (.411) | 26–44 (.371) | |||||||
Total: | 51–73 (.411) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Board, Faculty, and Staff - University of Tennessee at Martin - Acalog ACMS™".
- ^ "UTM Sports". www.utmsports.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ "Anthony Stewart Coaching Record - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "UT Martin basketball coach Anthony Stewart dies at 50". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Anthony Stewart Bio - OHIOBOBCATS.COM - Ohio Official Athletic Site". www.ohiobobcats.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ "Heath Schroyer Named Men's Basketball Assistant Head Coach". Nc State University Athletics.
- ^ "UTM Sports". www.utmsports.com.
- ^ "UTM Sports". www.utmsports.com.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (November 15, 2020). "Anthony Stewart, men's basketball coach for UT Martin Skyhawks, dies". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ Wells, Adam. "UT Martin basketball coach Anthony Stewart passes away". WPSD Local 6. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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