Stevenson University

A highly acclaimed leader and one of the most recognized and accomplished head coaches in the country, Stewart was named the second head men's basketball coach in school history on June 28, 2011. Stewart also serves as an Assistant Athletic Director and is the Director of the Athletics Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

He is actively involved in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Board of the Directors, recently appointed President during the 2021-22 NCAA DI Final Four. In his role as NABC President, Stewart provides strategic oversight of the NABC and works to ensure coaches' input is considered by the game's governing bodies. 

In addition to leading Stevenson on the court, Stewart is a champion when it comes to academic success and campus culture. During his time at Stevenson, numerous student-athletes have received academic honors. His teams have been recognized for their performance in the classroom.

Stewart has also led the Mustangs in community service both locally and nationally. 

• Has guided four 1,000 point scorers
• Guided Stevenson to its second straight title, winning a second consecutive ECAC Championship (2015)
• Named the 2014 MAC Commonwealth Coach of the Year
• Led the Mustangs to their first-ever postseason title, winning the 2014 ECAC Southeast Championship
• Mustangs advanced to back-to-back MAC Commonwealth championship games (2014, 2015)
• Saw the Mustangs receiving votes in the D3hoops.com Men's Top 25 Poll in both 2013-14 and 2014-15
• Posted three wins over Top-20 ranked teams in 2013-14 seasons
• Led the Mustangs to the 2013 MAC Commonwealth tournament, the first conference appearance since 2008
• Supervises M/W Tennis, M/W Swimming, Acro and Tumbling; Field Hockey, W Golf and Baseball as Assistant Athletic Director
• Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Featured Clinician
• Featured Clinician at NABC/Nike Championship Clinic hosted Texas Christian University
• Featured Speaker at 2023 American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Leadership Summit and Lobby Day at US Capitol Building
• Selected to the NCAA Basketball Coaches Academy 
• ALL IN Democracy National Coach of the Year (2020)
• Career wins leader in the MAC Commonwealth
• NCAA Career wins leader for men's basketball in the state of Maryland (All Divisions)
• Won Stevenson University Prestigious President's Medal in 2023

• D3hoops.com All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team (1): 2015-16: Erik Fisher

• MAC Commonwealth Rookie of the Year (2): 2016-17: Cameron Hayes; 2012-13: Christian Roberts
• All-MAC Commonwealth First Team (3): 2018-19: Montaque Wright; 2015-16: Erik Fisher; 2014-15: Erik Fisher
• All-MAC Commonwealth Second Team (8): 2021-22: Khalil Richard; 2020-21: McKale Williams; 2018-19: Mark Terrell; 2017-18: Danzel Wright; 2015-16: Christian Roberts; 2014-15: Christian Roberts; 2013-14: Justin Kuntz; 2012-13: Christian Roberts
• All-MAC Commonwealth Honorable Mention (6): 2016-17: Cameron Hayes; 2013-14: Alphonso Hawkins; 2012-13: Brett Burrier, Stefon McCray; 2022-23: Nate Arrington; Cameron Smith

• ECAC South Rookie of the Year (2): 2016-17: Cameron Hayes; 2012-13: Christian Roberts
• ECAC All-Star (1): 2017-18: Danzel Wright

• President, NABC Board of Directors (2022-23)
• President Emeritus, NABC Board of Directors (2023-present)
• Member NABC Ethics Committee
• Member NABC Academics Committee
• Member NABC Racial Reconciliation Committee
• NABC Coaching Mentor
• Member NABC Ad-Hoc Committee
• Member NABC Executive Committee
• Member NABC Division IIi All-Star Game Executive Committee
• Managing Director NABC Division I All-Star Game
• Hosted Joint NCAA/NABC Playing Rules and Officiating Webinar
• Hosted NABC Fall Summit Webinar
• Founding member Play Smart/Save Lives Organization (Helping to End Gun Violence)
• Founding member of Eracism 
• Executive Director for Strategic Communications of "This Game is No Secret"
• Founding member of The Basketball Classic, presented by Eracism 
• Executive Committee, NABC Board of Directors
• NABC Racial Reconciliation Committee
• NABC All-In Voter Registration Committee
• NABC Academic Committee
• Noted NABC Champion Clinician
• Coaches Voter Education Task Force
• Founder, Intrepid Leadership Series
• Former Chair of MAC Men's Basketball
• Small College Basketball, Hall of Fame Committee
• Small College Basketball, Bevo Francis Player of the Year Committee
• Small College Basketball Foundation, Board of Directors
• Take Back the Night, Board of Directors (2014-Present)
• Team Up for 1, Board of Directors
• Winning Hoops, Board of Directors
• Coaches vs. Cancer Council Member
• NCAA Rules Committee (2019-Present)
• Assistant Commissioner, NCAA College Academy East Region
• Executive Director, Reese's College All-Star Game (1998-Present)
• Tournament Advisor, College Insider Tournament
• Three Tours Overseas (Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait)
• NABC Operation Hardwood (Kuwait, August 2015, August of 2023) - only small college coach to participate and win; led team to Prestigious Military Games semifinals
• Traveled with Division I College Coaches, NBA Coaches, and NBA Personnel
• NABC Guardians of the Game Award Winner (2014)
• 1997 NCAC Coach of the Year
• 1997 District Coach of the Year nominee
• 1997 Bay Area College Coach of the Year for all NCAA divisions by Oakland Tribune
• 11th Most Career Wins Amongst Active Black Coaches - All NCAA Divisions (Currently third in Division III)
• Top 13% Winningest Head Coach Amongst Active Coaches - All NCAA Divisions
• Only Active Head Coach to inherit a last place team and take them to conference championship with three teams
• NABC Championship Clinic Speaker (2020, Racial Reconciliation; 2020, Building a Championship Culture; 2019 Pack-Line Defense)
• Five Published Articles including, " An Academic Plan Ensuring The Enrollment Intellectual Development Retention and Graduation of the Student-Athlete"
• USA Basketball Gold License Coach
• USA Weighlifting Certification
• Stevenson Hall of Fame Committee Member
• Stevenson Compliance Committee Member
• Stevenson Middle States Commission on Higher Education Accredation Committee
• MOAA Minority Opportunities Athletic Assocation 
• Co-Chair of HBCU and Minority Serving Insitiution Committee
• Middle Atlantic Conference DEI Committee
• Small College Basketball Board of Directors
• Small College Basketball National Awards Committee
• College Insider Executive Committee Member - Voting on John McClendon Award (National Coach of the Year); Skip Prosser Award (Man of the Year); Ben Jobe Award (Division I Top Minority Head Coach), Glenn Robinson Award (National Division III Coach of the Year), Clarence "Big House" Gaines Award (National Division II Coach of the Year)
• City of Hope Cancer Center Board of Directors 
• East Oakland Youth Foundation
• United Way
• ALS Foundation
• Autism Speaks 
• Hilinski's Hope (Mental Health Awareness with Student Athletes)
• Selected to all four NCAA Basketball Academy (serving as coach for three of them, and one time as Assistant Commissioner)
• Participated in 2022 Division III Institute for Administrative Advancement

• Assistant Coach, Reese's College All-Star Game (1998-Present); alongside Hall of Fame coaches, Jim Boeheim, Jud Heathcote and Jim Calhoun
• Has coached over 50 NBA players during Reese's All-Star Game and over 100 professional players throughout coaching career
• Court Coach, USA Basketball U19 (2008), including NBA All-Star, Kemba Walker
• Head Coach, UC Davis (2003-11)
• Took over a below .500 team and led them to an 18-9 record in the first year
• Guided the program from a Division II to Division I transition
• Director of Basketball Services, UCLA (2002-03)
• Worked with NBA Players, Cedric Bozeman, Atlanta Hawks, Ryan Hollins, Boston Celtics, Jason Kapono, Los Angeles Lakers and Dijon Thompson, New York Knicks
• Assistant Coach, UC Santa Barbara (1997-98)
• Head Coach, Cal State East Bay (1995-97)
• Guided the team from last place to first place in just two seasons
• Led the Pioneers to a school record for wins in conference, while capturing a share of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) title
• Head Coach, La Verne (1987-95)
• Three-time Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions (only coach in La Verne history)
• Advanced to the Sweet 16 in 1992-93 season
• Leopards were ranked nationally or regionally in his last six seasons, making the only time in school history La Verne had garnered such recognition
• Stewart still holds the highest winning percentage at La Verne
• Graduate Assistant, Long Beach State
• Coached Morlan Wiley, an NBA draft selection of the Dallas Mavericks
• La Verne Hall of Fame (2009)
• Graduated in the Top-10 in nearly every category
• SCIAC Ted Ducey Award (bestowed upon one senior athlete who best exemplifies outstanding achievement in academics, athletics, leadership and sportsmanship)
• Anthony P. Scafani, University of La Verne Sportsman of the Year Award
• Four-time All-SCIAC honoree
• Three-time All-District VIII honoree
• Three-year team captain

• Graduated from La Verne with his Bachelor's of Science in Physical Education
• Graduated from La Verne with his Master's of Arts in Education
• Honored as a Distinguished Graduate during the University’s 75th Diamond Jubilee Festivities
• Garnered Outstanding Young Men of America Award, Who’s Who Among Black Americans, and Who’s Who Among Raising Young Americas
• Proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity - Incorporated