Larry Stewart (basketball)
| Coppin State Eagles | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| League | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 21, 1968 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Dobbins Tech (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Coppin State (1988–1991) |
| NBA draft | 1991: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1991–2008 |
| Position | Power forward / small forward |
| Number | 33, 23 |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1991–1995 | Washington Bullets |
| 1995 | Quad City Thunder |
| 1995–1996 | Zaragoza |
| 1996–1997 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1997–1998 | Galatasaray |
| 1998–2001 | Girona |
| 2001–2002 | Caceres |
| 2002–2004 | Peristeri |
| 2004–2005 | Maroussi |
| 2005–2006 | Olimpia Larissa |
| 2006–2007 | Paris Basket Racing |
| 2007–2008 | UJAP Quimper |
Coaching | |
| 2009–2015 | Bowie State (assistant) |
| 2015–2019 | Morgan State (assistant) |
| 2019–2023 | Maryland Eastern Shore (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Coppin State |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Larry Stewart (born September 21, 1968) is an American basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the Coppin State Eagles, his alma mater.
Early life
Stewart grew up in North Philadelphia. Due to his mother's strict religious beliefs as a Jehova's Witness, he was not permitted to play organized basketball until his junior year of high school.[1]
Playing career
College career
Stewart attended Coppin State University where he led his team to the 1990 NCAA Tournament, the first appearance in school history. Coppin State was a 15 seed and lost to Derrick Coleman's Syracuse squad 70–48 in the first round.[2]
Professional career
After college, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Bullets in 1991. He averaged 10.4 points, and 5.9 rebounds in his rookie season (1991–92), and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He was the first undrafted player in NBA history to make an All-NBA Rookie Team.[3]
Stewart's professional career also included stints with the NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies and Seattle SuperSonics before he embarked on a 10-year stretch playing in Europe.[1]
Coaching career
Stewart was named head coach at Coppin State on May 2, 2023. He had previously served as an assistant coach at Bowie State, Morgan State, and Maryland Eastern Shore.[4]
Shooting
At 4:30 AM on January 8, 1994, Stewart was shot and stabbed during a break-in at his Baltimore County home.[5] He was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center for treatment.[5] Neither injury was fatal nor permanently damaging.[5] Police said the suspects broke in by shattering a sliding door in the back of the house.[5] They pulled Stewart from his bed, bound his hands and feet and shot him.[5] Although Stewart could not describe his assailants he asserted four men were involved.[5]
Personal life
Both of Stewart's younger brothers, Stephen and Lynard Stewart, are also former basketball players and current coaches.[1]
NBA career statistics
| 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
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 | Washington | 76 | 43 | 29.3 | .514 | .000 | .807 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 10.4 |
| 1992–93 | Washington | 81 | 8 | 22.5 | .543 | .000 | .727 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 9.8 |
| 1993–94 | Washington | 3 | 0 | 11.7 | .375 | .000 | .700 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 1994–95 | Washington | 40 | 0 | 8.7 | .461 | .000 | .667 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 1996–97 | Seattle | 70 | 21 | 14.0 | .444 | .243 | .720 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Career | 270 | 72 | 20.1 | .509 | .205 | .753 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 7.4 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Seattle | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | .833 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Career | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | .833 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 | |
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coppin State Eagles (MEAC) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Coppin State | 2–27 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Coppin State | 6–24 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2025–26 | Coppin State | 7–24 | 5–9 | 7th | |||||
| Coppin State: | 15–75 (.167) | 10–32 (.238) | |||||||
| Total: | 15–75 (.167) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ Hayward, Rushaad (May 2, 2023). "Coppin State Names Larry Stewart as Men's Basketball Head Coach". wmar2news.com. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
- ^ "Year-by-year NBA-All Rookie Teams". nba.com. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
- ^ Lee, Edward (May 5, 2023). "Former Coppin State Men's Basketball Player Larry Stewart Eager in Return to Program as Coach: 'This is Home for Me'". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f Stewart of the Bullets Is Shot and Stabbed