Dwight Stewart

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Dwight Stewart
Personal information
Born (1971-02-09) February 9, 1971 (age 54)
Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight118 kg (260 lb)
Career information
High schoolFairley (Memphis, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft 1995: undrafted
Playing career1995–2007
Position Power forward / center
Career history
1996 San Diego Wildcards
1996 Keflavík
1996 Crvena zvezda
2006–2007 Arkansas Rivercatz
Career highlights

Dwight Stewart (born September 2, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player and a member of the Arkansas Razorbacks 1994 NCAA champion men's basketball team. [1] [2] [3]

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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. [4]

Playing career

Stewart won the 1994 NCAA championship with Arkansas. In 1995, he helped the team return to the championship game after scoring 15 points, including a 55-foot three pointer at the half time buzzer, in a win against North Carolina in the Final Four. [5] [6]

In February 1996, Stewart signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. [7] 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. [8] In 13 playoffs games, Stewart averaged 13.2 points and 10.6 rebounds. [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Michael Jaffe (April 20, 1994). "Dwight Stewart". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  2. ↑ Clay Henry (March 1, 2019). "State of the Hogs: Stewart earned international fame after title game". Whole Hogs sports. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ John Blanchette (April 3, 1995). "Once a long shot, rotund Stewart now shoots long". The Spokesman-Review . pp. C1, C5. Retrieved November 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ FIBA profile
  5. ↑ Steve Kelley (April 2, 1995). "Beat Arkansas in April? Forget about it". Wisconsin State Journal . p. 3D. Retrieved November 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. ↑ "Arkansas cardiac kids survive lastminute scare from Tar Heels: Buins, Hogs partners for biggest dance". Deseret News . Associated Press. April 2, 1995. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Nýr Kani með Keflavík í Ljónagryfjunni í kvöld". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). February 22, 1996. Retrieved May 12, 2019– via Tímarit.is. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ "Ég elska Grindavík". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). April 12, 1996. Retrieved March 30, 2020– via Tímarit.is. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. ↑ "DHL-deild úrslitakeppni - Keflavík" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association . Retrieved May 12, 2019.


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