Michael Stewart (basketball)

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Michael Stewart
Personal information
Born (1975-04-25) April 25, 1975 (age 46)
Cucq-Trepied-Stella-Plage, France
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolJohn F. Kennedy
(Sacramento, California)
CollegeCalifornia (1993–1997)
NBA draft1997 / Undrafted
Playing career1997–2005
PositionPower forward / Center
Number13, 4, 5, 44
Career history
1997–1998Sacramento Kings
1998–2002Toronto Raptors
2002–2003Cleveland Cavaliers
2003–2005Boston Celtics
2005Atlanta Hawks
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael Curtis "Yogi" Stewart (born April 24, 1975) is a retired French-born American basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.

Early life[]

Stewart, son of former Santa Clara standout and European pro Mike Stewart, was born in Cucq, Pas-de-Calais, France and starred at Kennedy High School in Sacramento, California, leading the Cougars to back-to-back city section titles in 1990 and 1991.

Stewart earned his nickname "Yogi" from his older brother for his childhood love of Yogi Bear cartoons.[1]

College career[]

Stewart played four seasons at the University of California, Berkeley. He averaged 4.3 ppg and 4.7 rpg in 117 games and finished as the Bears' all-time leading shot-blocker (207). Stewart set a school record by blocking 59 shots as a freshman in 1993–94 and holds the four best single-season totals for blocks in school history. He never missed a game, playing in all 117 games during his collegiate career and shooting .510 from the field.

At the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival, Stewart was a member of the bronze medal-winning West team.

NBA career[]

Stewart went undrafted in the 1997 NBA draft, but was signed to a one-year contract by the Sacramento Kings on September 11, 1997. This was a dream come true for Stewart, as he had served as a ball boy for the Kings in his youth.[1] As a rookie in 1997–98, he led the Kings in blocked shots and ranked second overall among NBA rookies. He also blocked nine shots in one game.[1] On January 21, 1999, Stewart was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Raptors. During the ensuing offseason, he was re-signed to a six-year, $24 million contract by the team.

In 2002, Stewart was traded from the Raptors (along with a future first round pick) to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Lamond Murray.[2]

NBA career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997–98 Sacramento 81 37 21.7 .480 – .458 6.6 .8 .4 2.4 4.6
1998–99 Toronto 42 2 9.4 .415 – .680 2.4 .1 .1 .7 1.5
1999–2000 Toronto 42 1 9.3 .377 – .563 2.2 .1 .1 .5 1.4
2000–01 Toronto 26 0 4.7 .324 – .611 1.1 .1 .2 .1 1.3
2001–02 Toronto 11 0 8.5 .348 .– .545 2.3 .3 .4 .3 2.0
2002–03 Cleveland 47 0 5.3 .378 – .667 1.2 .1 .0 .3 .8
2003–04 Cleveland 8 2 9.5 .429 – 1.000 2.3 .0 .1 1.0 1.0
2003–04 Boston 17 0 4.2 .400 – .500 .6 .0 .1 .1 .3
2004–05 Atlanta 12 1 12.1 .524 – .429 3.3 .4 .5 .4 2.1
Career 286 43 11.5 .442 – .522 3.2 .3 .2 1.0 2.2

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001 Toronto 2 0 2.0 .000 – – .5 .0 .0 .0 .0
2002 Toronto 1 0 8.0 1.000 – – 3.0 .0 .0 1.0 4.0
2004 Boston 1 0 2.0 – – – .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 4 0 3.5 .667 – – 1.0 .0 .0 .3 1.0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Davidson, Joe (November 13, 2015). "Former Kings forward Michael Stewart says Scotty Stirling 'changed my life'". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Raptors Acquire Lamond Murray". NBA Media Ventures. September 25, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

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