Andy Stewart (basketball)

Andy Stewart
Stewart coaching the Perth Lynx
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
PositionHead coach
Coaching career1996–present
Career history
As coach:
1996–2005Athletes in Action Australia
2000–2013Lakeside Lightning
2009–2014Perth Wildcats (asst.)
2015–2020Perth Lynx
Career highlights and awards

Andy Stewart is an Australian basketball coach.

Coaching career

Lakeside Lightning

Stewart is a product of West Australian basketball, having begun his career in the mid 1990s with the Lakeside Lightning. In 1995, he took on the role of Lakeside's Director of Coaching WABL, a position he held until 2013. In 1996, he took on the head coaching role of the Athletes in Action Australia team, a position he held until 2005.[1]

In 2000, Stewart became the inaugural head coach of the Lakeside Lightning's men's SBL team, guiding them to a grand final berth in their first season. By 2005, he helped Lakeside win their first SBL title, later guiding them to three more championships in 2006, 2009 and 2013. He also earned recognition as the league's Coach of the Year five times between 2007 and 2013. During the Lightning's 2013 semi-final series against the East Perth Eagles, Stewart coached his 400th Men's SBL game. His final game as head coach of the Lightning came in the team's 77–74 grand final win over the Wanneroo Wolves, leaving his total as 402 career games. Over those 402 games, he guided the Lightning to 289 wins, missing the playoffs in just one season (2001).[2] He was subsequently named the Assistant Coach of the 25 Year MSBL All-Star Team.[3]

Perth Wildcats and Lynx

Between 2009 and 2014, Stewart served as an assistant coach for the Perth Wildcats under Rob Beveridge and Trevor Gleeson, helping the Wildcats win NBL championships in 2009–10 and 2013–14.[1]

In April 2015, Stewart was appointed head coach of the newly re-branded Perth Lynx for the 2015–16 WNBL season.[1] In his first season at the helm, he guided the Lynx to a Grand Final berth for the first time since 1999. He subsequently earned WNBL Coach of the Year honours for the 2015–16 season.[4][5]

On 23 April 2016, Stewart re-signed with the Lynx to continue serving as head coach until the end of the 2017–18 season.[6] Stewart coached the Lynx to another finals series in 2016–17, with a 15–9 record.[7] In 2017–18, Stewart's Lynx began the season with a 1–4 start, before winning a franchise-best 14 consecutive games and finishing atop the WNBL ladder for the first time since 1992.[8][7] At the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Stewart was named WNBL Coach of the Year for the second time.[9]

On 5 July 2018, Stewart signed a two-year extension with the Lynx.[10]

Other

Stewart has also served as the assistant coach of the WA men's under 20s state team, the head coach of the women's under 20s state team, and the head coach of the Men's SBL tour of Indonesia in 2011. He was named the Department of Sport and Recreation's High Performance Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2012, as well as Community Coach of the Year in 2010.[1]

In 2014, Stewart was named the SBL's Chief Commissioner after many years serving as an SBL Commissioner and Basketball WA Board Member.[1]

Coaching record
Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %

WNBL
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Perth 2015–16 24 16 8 .667 2nd of 9 3 1 2 .333 Lost Grand Final
Perth 2016–17 24 15 9 .625 3rd of 8 3 1 2 .333 Lost Semi Finals
Perth 2017–18 21 15 6 .714 1st of 8 2 0 2 .000 Lost Semi Finals
Perth 2018–19 21 13 8 .619 4th of 8 2 0 2 .000 Lost Semi Finals
Perth 2019–20 21 8 13 .381 5th of 8 – – – –
Career 1116744.6041028.200

References
  1. "ANDY STEWART NAMED PERTH LYNX HEAD COACH". Wildcats.com.au. 19 April 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. "Andy Stewart reaches 400 game milestone". FoxSportsPulse.com. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. "25 Year MSBL All Star team revealed". FoxSportsPulse.com. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. "ANDY STEWART NAMED WNBL COACH OF THE YEAR". PerthLynx.com. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. Nagy, Boti (11 March 2016). "Perth boss Andy Stewart claims WNBL Coach of the Year honours on grand final eve". AdelaideNow.com.au. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  6. "ANDY STEWART RE-SIGNS". PerthLynx.com. 23 April 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  7. "Perth Lynx > History > Year By Year". www.perthlynx.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  8. "Incredible 2017/18 Lynx season draws to a close". Perth Lynx. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  9. "Andy Stewart named WNBL Coach of the Year". Perth Lynx. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  10. "ANDY STEWART EXTENDS PERTH LYNX TENURE". Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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