Elijah Stewart (born November 14, 1995) is an American professional

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player for

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of the Italian

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(LBA). He played

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for the

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. In high school, he was ranked as a four-star prospect in the Class of 2014.

College career

Stewart played college basketball for the

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, where he left as the school's all-time leader in

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made with 245. He averaged 12.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game as a junior. In the NCAA Tournament, Stewart scored 22 points and hit the game winning basket, in a win over SMU. After the season he declared for the NBA draft, but ultimately returned to college. As a senior, Stewart averaged 11.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. He was also strong on defense and finished with 21 blocks on the season, second on the team. He had a season-high 28 points in a victory over

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on February 16.

Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2018–2019)

After graduating from USC, he went undrafted in the

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. He later signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the

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, which included Summer League and training camp. Stewart was cut by the Pacers on October 11, 2018. He was subsequently added to the

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training camp roster.

Wisconsin Herd (2019)

On January 22, 2019, the

announced that they had traded Stewart to the

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with the returning player rights to Alex Hamilton for Jordan Barnett and Ike Nwamu. On March 8, 2019, Stewart was waived by the Herd.

Helsinki Seagulls (2019–2020)

On August 20, 2019, he has signed with Helsinki Seagulls of the Finnish

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Śląsk Wrocław (2020–2021)

On July 15, 2020, he signed with

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of the

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. Stewart was named league player of the week on November 10, after contributing 30 points, six rebounds and two assists in a win against

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. Stewart hit a game-winning shot of the decisive Game 3 of the league's bronze medal game against

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U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2021–2022)

On August 6, 2021, he has signed with

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of the Romanian Liga Națională.

Napoli Basket (2022–present)

On July 19, 2022, he has signed with

of the Italian

(LBA).

References

External links

USC Trojans bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Elijah 1995 births Living people American men's 3x3 basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Poland American men's basketball players Basketball players from Los Angeles Basketball players from Louisiana Big3 players Fort Wayne Mad Ants players Helsinki Seagulls players People from DeRidder, Louisiana Śląsk Wrocław basketball players Small forwards USC Trojans men's basketball players Westchester High School (Los Angeles) alumni Wisconsin Herd players Napoli Basket players