Larry Stewart (basketball)

Larry Stewart

Coppin State Eagles
Position	Head coach
League	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born	(1968-09-21) September 21, 1968 (age 56) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Dobbins Tech (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	Coppin State (1988–1991)
NBA draft	1991: undrafted
Playing career	1991–2008
Position	Power forward / small forward
Number	33, 23
Coaching career	2009–present
Career history
As a player:
1991–1995	Washington Bullets
1995	Quad City Thunder
1995–1996	Zaragoza
1996–1997	Seattle SuperSonics
1997–1998	Galatasaray
1998–2001	Girona
2001–2002	Caceres
2002–2004	Peristeri
2004–2005	Maroussi
2005–2006	Olimpia Larissa
2006–2007	Paris Basket Racing
2007–2008	UJAP Quimper
As a coach:
2009–2015	Bowie State (assistant)
2015–2019	Morgan State (assistant)
2019–2023	Maryland Eastern Shore (assistant)
2023–present	Coppin State
Career highlights
As player: NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1992) Greek League All-Star (2006) 2× MEAC Player of the Year (1990, 1991) 2× First-team All-MEAC (1990, 1991) Second-team All-MEAC (1989)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Larry Stewart (born September 21, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player, formerly of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the head coach for the Coppin State Eagles, his alma mater.

Stewart attended Coppin State University where he led his team to the 1990 NCAA Tournament, the first appearance in school history. Coppin State was a 15 seed and lost to Derrick Coleman's Syracuse squad 70–48 in the first round. After college, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Bullets in 1991. He averaged 10.4 points, and 5.9 rebounds in his rookie season (1991–92), and became the first undrafted player in NBA history to make an All-NBA Rookie Team (2nd). His last NBA season was in 1996–97 with the Seattle SuperSonics, where he would make his only appearance in the playoffs. He also played in Greece for Panellinios BC. He was named head coach of Coppin State on May 2, 2023.

Personal life

At 4:30 AM on January 8, 1994, Stewart was shot and stabbed during a break-in at his Baltimore County home. ^[1] He was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center for treatment. ^[1] Neither injury was fatal nor permanently damaging. ^[1] Police said the suspects broke in by shattering a sliding door in the back of the house. ^[1] They pulled Stewart from his bed, bound his hands and feet and shot him. ^[1] Although Stewart could not describe his assailants he asserted four men were involved. ^[1]

His younger brother, Stephen, is an assistant basketball coach, while his other younger brother Lynard played professional basketball overseas.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Coppin State Eagles (MEAC)(2023–present)
2023–24	Coppin State	2–27	1–13	8th
2024–25	Coppin State	6–24	4–10	7th
Coppin State:		8–51 (.136)	5–23 (.179)
Total:		8–51 (.136)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. Stewart of the Bullets Is Shot and Stabbed

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Whatever Happened to Former Bullet Larry Stewart? @ truthaboutit.net