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Michael Stewart (basketball)

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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 at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

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.

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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Legend
  GP Games 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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997–98 Sacramento 81 37 21.7 .480 .458 6.6 .8 .4 2.4 4.6
1998–99 Toronto 42 2 9.4 .415 .680 2.4 .1 .1 .7 1.5
1999–00 Toronto 42 1 9.3 .377 .563 2.2 .1 .1 .5 1.4
2000–01 Toronto 26 0 4.7 .324 .611 1.1 .1 .2 .1 1.3
2001–02 Toronto 11 0 8.5 .348 .– .545 2.3 .3 .4 .3 2.0
2002–03 Cleveland 47 0 5.3 .378 .667 1.2 .1 .0 .3 .8
2003–04 Cleveland 8 2 9.5 .429 1.000 2.3 .0 .1 1.0 1.0
2003–04 Boston 17 0 4.2 .400 .500 .6 .0 .1 .1 .3
2004–05 Atlanta 12 1 12.1 .524 .429 3.3 .4 .5 .4 2.1
Career 286 43 11.5 .442 .522 3.2 .3 .2 1.0 2.2

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001 Toronto 2 0 2.0 .000 .5 .0 .0 .0 .0
2002 Toronto 1 0 8.0 1.000 3.0 .0 .0 1.0 4.0
2004 Boston 1 0 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 4 0 3.5 .667 1.0 .0 .0 .3 1.0

References

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  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.
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