Kebu Stewart

Kebu Stewart

Personal information
Born	(1973-12-19) December 19, 1973 Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	239 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school	Our Saviour Lutheran (The Bronx, New York)
College	UNLV (1993–1995) Cal State Bakersfield (1995–1997)
NBA draft	1997: 2nd round, 35th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1997–2007
Position	Power forward
Number	41
Career history
1997–1998	Philadelphia 76ers
1999	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1999	Vaqueros de Bayamón
2000	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2000	Atléticos de San Germán
2000–2001	Hapoel Jerusalem
2001–2002	Avtodor Saratov
2003	UNICS Kazan
2003	Prokom Trefl Sopot
2003	Adecco Estudiantes
2003–2005	NIS Vojvodina
2005–2006	Vertical Vision Cantù
2006–2007	Seoul SK Knights
2007	Crvena zvezda
2007	Barons/LMT Rīga
Career highlights and awards
NCAA Division II champion (1997) NABC Division II Player of the Year (1997) Big West Conference Player of the Year (1994)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Kebu Omar Stewart (born December 19, 1973) is an American retired basketball player. He played in the NBA and had a rich international career, playing in several countries.

High school and college career

Stewart was a star high school player at national powerhouse Oak Hill Academy and later on at Our Saviour Lutheran in the Bronx, where he averaged nearly 36 points per game and earned honorable mention All American honors in the 1992–92 season.

Stewart signed to play at UNLV, but was academically ineligible his freshman year. He redshirted, and played the 1993–94 season with the Runnin' Rebels. Although Stewart wasn't eligible until January, he won Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year honors (becoming the first ever freshman to win the award), averaging 19 points and 12 rebounds per game. Stewart, who reportedly clashed with the coaching staff several times (even during the time when he on redshirt status), was suspended from the team after the following season. He later transferred to Division II Cal State Bakersfield, where he went on to become Division II Player of the Year and California Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year as a senior, leading the team to the NCAA Division II national championship. He also led the nation (Division II) in rebounding as a senior in 1996–97 with 13.4 rpg.

Professional career

Stewart was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round of the 1997 NBA Draft, and played 15 games during the 1997–98 NBA season, averaging 2.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.

Stewart started his overseas career in Israel with Hapoel Jerusalem in the 2000–01 season. Then, he played for Avtodor Saratov and UNICS in Russia (2001–2003). He also played few games for Prokom Trefl Sopot (Poland) and Adecco Estudiantes (Spain), before signed for NIS Vojvodina (Serbia and Montenegro) in late 2003. After two seasons there, he moved to Italy and played for Vertical Vision Cantù in the 2005–06 season. In the 2006–07 season, he played for Seoul SK Knights (South Korea) and Crvena zvezda (Serbia). He last played for Barons/LMT Rīga (Latvia) in the 2007–08 season, but left the team during the first half of the season.

External links

• Kebu Stewart at ACB.com
• Kebu Stewart at Basketball-Reference.com