Michael Stewart | 44
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2004-05
Statistics
 PPG2.1
 RPG3.30
 APG0.4
 EFF+ 5.08
Position:  C
Born: Apr 24, 1975
Height: 6-10 /  2,08
Weight: 230  lbs. / 104,3  kg.
College : California
Career Highlights
  • Led the Kings in 1997-98 with 2.41 bpg, ranking second among all rookies behind Tim Duncan and seventh in the NBA
  • Totaled 13 points (6-9 FG) and six rebounds in the Schick Rookie Game during the 1998 NBA All-Star Weekend in New York
  • Matched a Kings' franchise-record with nine blocked shots, adding a game-high 14 rebounds and seven points, against the L.A. Clippers on 1/6/98
  • Grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds and added five points, in his first career NBA start, against the Portland Trail Blazers on 12/16/97
  • Made his NBA debut, registering five rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots in 15 minutes, against the Vancouver Grizzlies on 11/1/97
  • Holds the all-time records at California for blocked shots in a career (207), in a season (59) and in a single game (7, on three occasions)
  • A member of the bronze medal-winning West team at the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival

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BACKGROUND

2001-02:
Averaged 2.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 8.5 minutes in 11 games...Missed 59 games with three separate stints on the injured list...Placed on injured list 3.17 due to a hernia and missed the remainder of the regular season...Missed 15 games (1/2-31) with left knee inflammation...Scored two points with one rebound and one assist in eight minutes during season debut 12/29 at Seattle...Missed 28 games (10/30-12/25) after starting the season on injured list with a sore left knee...Playoffs: Appeared in Game 1 at Detroit, recording four points (2-2 FG) and three rebounds.

2000-01:
Averaged 1.3 ppg, 1.1 rpg and 4.73 mpg in 26 games....Recorded season highs of six points and six rebounds on 1/1/01 at Boston....Activated from the injured list on 11/18/00, playing four minutes in his season debut that night against Milwaukee....Missed eight games at start of year due to recovery from off-season surgery on his left knee....Scoreless in four minutes of playoff action.

1999-2000:
Posted 11 points and 11 rebounds in a 106-100 loss to Orlando on 4/19....Grabbed 10 rebounds in a 118-97 loss in Milwaukee on 1/15.

1998-99:
Signed with the Toronto Raptors as a free agent on 1/21/99 and played in 42 games, all but two of them as a reserve....Productivity tailed off to 1.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 0.67 bpg in 9.4 mpg.

1997-98:
Played in 81 games, starting 37, and ranked seventh in the NBA with a team-high 2.41 blocks per game....Totaled 13 points (6-9 FG) and six rebounds in the Schick Rookie Game during the 1998 NBA All-Star Weekend in New York....Grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds, adding five points, four assists and three blocked shots, in a 96-90 win over the Phoenix Suns on 1/12/98....Matched a Kings franchise-record with nine blocked shots, adding a game-high 14 rebounds and seven points, in a 105-89 win over the L.A. Clippers on 1/6/98....Posted 13 points and 13 rebounds for his first career double-double in 89-79 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on 12/22/97....Grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds and added five points, in his first career NBA start, in a 94-87 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on 12/16/97....Made his NBA debut, registering five rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots in 15 minutes, against the Vancouver Grizzlies on 11/1/97.

COLLEGE:
Played four seasons at California, averaging only 4.3 ppg and 4.7 rpg in 117 games, but finishing as the Bears' all-time leading shotblocker (207)....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....Blocked a school-record seven shots in three different games as a freshman....Averaged 3.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 1.81 bpg as a sophomore, 2.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 1.54 bpg as a junior, and 6.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 1.87 bpg as a senior....Played in all 117 games during career and shot .510 from the field.


PERSONAL

  • Full name is Michael Curtis Stewart
  • Earned his nickname "Yogi" from his brother for his childhood love of Yogi Bear cartoons
  • Served as the Raptors spokesman for the NBA TeamUp Program
  • Son of Michael and Carolyn Stewart
  • Majored in American Studies at California
  • Ballboy for the Sacramento Kings during fifth and sixth grade
  • Wears #13 in honor of his father, who played collegiately at Santa Clara and professionally in France, Italy and Monte Carlo
  • Enjoys bowling and going to the movies


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