Dwight Stewart
Personal information | |
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Born | Holly Springs, Mississippi | February 9, 1971
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) |
Listed weight | 118 kg (260 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Fairley (Memphis, Tennessee) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1995: undrafted |
Playing career | 1995–2007 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Career history | |
1996 | San Diego Wildcards |
1996 | Keflavík |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Dwight Stewart (born September 2, 1971) is a former American professional basketball player and a member of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks 1994 NCAA champion men's basketball team.[1][2]
A 6-foot-9, 260-pound center, Stewart played professionally around the world including leagues in Iceland, Macedonia, Poland, Yugoslavia, Spain, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela.[3] Stewart was also a member of the 1999 USBL champions in Atlantic City and last appeared with the Arkansas Rivercatz of the ABA in 2007.[4]
Playing career
In February 1996, Stewart signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[5] In 3 regular season games, he averaged 19.3 points and 11.7 rebounds. In the playoffs he helped Keflavík reach the Úrvalsdeild finals where it eventually lost to rivals Grindavík.[6] In 13 playoffs games, Stewart averaged 13.2 points and 10.6 rebounds.[7]
Notes
- ^ Michael Jaffe (April 20, 1994). "Dwight Stewart". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Clay Henry (March 1, 2019). "State of the Hogs: Stewart earned international fame after title game". Whole Hogs sports. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ FIBA profile
- ^ Former Hogs in Pro Basketball Archived February 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nýr Kani með Keflavík í Ljónagryfjunni í kvöld". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). February 22, 1996. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ "Ég elska Grindavík". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). April 12, 1996. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ "DHL-deild úrslitakeppni - Keflavík". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved May 12, 2019.
External links
- Úrvalsdeild karla statistics at kki.is
- College statistics at sports-reference.com
- 1971 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Iceland
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in Serbia
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia
- American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American men's basketball players
- Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players at the 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Final Four
- Basketball players from Tennessee
- Centers (basketball)
- Keflavík men's basketball players
- KK Crvena zvezda players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- San Diego Wildcards players
- South Plains Texans basketball players
- Úrvalsdeild karla basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1970s birth stubs