Anthony Stewart (basketball coach)

Anthony W. Stewart[1] (April 15, 1970 – November 15, 2020) was an American college basketball coach.[2][3] His last position was as head coach of the UT Martin Skyhawks. Since Stewart joined the Skyhawk program as the associate head coach under Heath Schroyer in 2014, the team won 94 games, the most in a six-year time period since they became part of Division I. Stewart was responsible of the team's three straight 20-win campaigns from 2014-2017, a first for the UT team.[4] Also in that span, the Skyhawks won five postseason games and was the only Ohio Valley Conference school to win at least one postseason game in each of the last three seasons. Coach Stewart had gone on to coach over 15 professional players during his coaching career.

Anthony Stewart
Biographical details
Born(1970-04-15)April 15, 1970
Akron, Ohio
DiedNovember 15, 2020(2020-11-15) (aged 50)
Martin, Tennessee
Playing career
1989–1993Mount Union
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2004Columbus State CC (assistant)
2004–2006Long Beach State (assistant)
2007–2011Wyoming (assistant)
2011–2012Southern Illinois (assistant)
2012–2014Ohio (assistant)
2014–2016UT Martin (assistant)
2016–2020UT Martin
Head coaching record
Overall51–73 (.411)
Tournaments1–1 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
OVC West Division (2017)

Playing career

Stewart was a two-sport athlete at Mount Union, where he played both basketball and baseball.

Coaching career

Stewart began his coaching career at Columbus State Community College, before moving on to assistant coaching stops at Long Beach State, Wyoming, Southern Illinois, and Ohio.[5] In 2014, Stewart joined Heath Schroyer's staff at UT Martin, reunited with Schroyer when he served under him as an assistant at Wyoming. In 2016, Schroyer accepted an assistant coaching position at NC State, and Stewart was elevated to interim head coach.[6][7]

On November 3, 2016, Stewart was given the job on a permanent basis.[8] In his first season at the helm, the Skyhawks went 22–13, finished in first place in the West division of the OVC, and participated in the 2017 CIT. Following the 2017–18 season, his son Parker Stewart transferred from Pittsburgh to UT Martin.[9]

Coach Stewart and his staff during Stuttering Awareness Night in December 2018

On November 15, 2020, Stewart died suddenly at age 50. The cause is unknown. He is survived by his wife Cheryl and his children Anthony, Parker, and Skylar.[10]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UT Martin Skyhawks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2016–2020)
2016–17 UT Martin 22–1310–61st (West)CIT Second Round
2017–18 UT Martin 10–215–13T–9th
2018–19 UT Martin 12–196–12T–7th
2019–20 UT Martin 9–205–13T–10th
UT Martin: 51–73 (.411)26–44 (.371)
Total:51–73 (.411)

References
  1. http://catalog.utm.edu/content.php?catoid=5&navoid=95
  2. "UTM Sports". www.utmsports.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. "Anthony Stewart Coaching Record - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. "UT Martin basketball coach Anthony Stewart dies at 50". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  5. "Anthony Stewart Bio - OHIOBOBCATS.COM - Ohio Official Athletic Site". www.ohiobobcats.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  6. "Heath Schroyer Named Men's Basketball Assistant Head Coach". NC State University.
  7. "UTM Sports". www.utmsports.com.
  8. "UTM Sports". www.utmsports.com.
  9. Borzello, Jeff (November 15, 2020). "Anthony Stewart, men's basketball coach for UT Martin Skyhawks, dies". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  10. Wells, Adam. "UT Martin basketball coach Anthony Stewart passes away". WPSD Local 6. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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