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Michael Curtis “Yogi” Stewart (born April 24, 1975) is a retired French-born American basketball player who last played for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.

Michael Stewart
Personal information
Born (1975-04-25) April 25, 1975 (age 49)
Cucq-Trepied-Stella-Plage, France
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolJohn F. Kennedy
(Sacramento, California)
CollegeCalifornia (1993–1997)
NBA draft1997: undrafted
Playing career1997–2005
PositionPower forward / center
Number13, 4, 5, 44
Career history
1997–1998Sacramento Kings
19982002Toronto Raptors
20022003Cleveland Cavaliers
20032005Boston Celtics
2005Atlanta Hawks
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life

Stewart, son of former Santa Clara standout and European pro Mike Stewart, was born in Cucq, Pas-de-Calais, France and starred at Kennedy High School in Sacramento, California, leading the Cougars to back-to-back city section titles in 1990 and 1991.

Stewart earned his nickname “Yogi” from his older brother for his childhood love of Yogi Bear cartoons.[1]

College career

Stewart played four seasons at the University of California, Berkeley. He averaged 4.3 ppg and 4.7 rpg in 117 games and finished as the Bears’ all-time leading shot-blocker (207). Stewart set a school record by blocking 59 shots as a freshman in 1993–94 and holds the four best single-season totals for blocks in school history. He never missed a game, playing in all 117 games during his collegiate career and shooting .510 from the field.

At the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival, Stewart was a member of the bronze medal-winning West team.

NBA career

Stewart went undrafted in the 1997 NBA draft, but was signed to a one-year contract by the Sacramento Kings on September 11, 1997. This was a dream come true for Stewart, as he had served as a ball boy for the Kings in his youth.[1] As a rookie in 1997–98, he led the Kings in blocked shots and ranked second overall among NBA rookies. He also blocked nine shots in one game.[1] On January 21, 1999, Stewart was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Raptors. During the ensuing offseason, he was re-signed to a six-year, $24 million contract by the team.

In 2002, Stewart was traded from the Raptors (along with a future first round pick) to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Lamond Murray.[2]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1997–98Sacramento813721.7.480.4586.6.8.42.44.6
1998–99Toronto4229.4.415.6802.4.1.1.71.5
1999–00Toronto4219.3.377.5632.2.1.1.51.4
2000–01Toronto2604.7.324.6111.1.1.2.11.3
2001–02Toronto1108.5.348.–.5452.3.3.4.32.0
2002–03Cleveland4705.3.378.6671.2.1.0.3.8
2003–04Cleveland829.5.4291.0002.3.0.11.01.0
2003–04Boston1704.2.400.500.6.0.1.1.3
2004–05Atlanta12112.1.524.4293.3.4.5.42.1
Career2864311.5.442.5223.2.3.21.02.2

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2001Toronto202.0.000.5.0.0.0.0
2002Toronto108.01.0003.0.0.01.04.0
2004Boston102.0.0.0.0.0.0
Career403.5.6671.0.0.0.31.0

References

  1. ^ a b c Davidson, Joe (November 13, 2015). “Former Kings forward Michael Stewart says Scotty Stirling ‘changed my life’. The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.
  2. ^ “Raptors Acquire Lamond Murray”. NBA Media Ventures. September 25, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

Source: en.wikipedia.org