Elijah Stewart (born November 14, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the USC Trojans. In high school, he was ranked as a four-star prospect in the Class of 2014.
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Position | Small forward |
League | Lega Basket Serie A |
Personal information | |
Born | (1995-11-14) November 14, 1995 (age 26) DeRidder, Louisiana |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Westchester (Los Angeles, California) |
College | USC (2014–2018) |
NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2019 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2019 | Wisconsin Herd |
2019 | Stockton Kings |
2019–2020 | Helsinki Seagulls |
2020–2021 | Śląsk Wrocław |
2021–2022 | Cluj |
2022–present | Napoli Basket |
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Stewart played college basketball for the University of Southern California, where he left as the school's all-time leader in three-point field goals made with 245.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] He had a season-high 28 points in a victory over Oregon State on February 16.[4]
After graduating from USC, he went undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft. He later signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Indiana Pacers, which included Summer League and training camp.[5][6] Stewart was cut by the Pacers on October 11, 2018.[7] He was subsequently added to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants training camp roster.[8]
On January 22, 2019, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants announced that they had traded Stewart to the Wisconsin Herd with the returning player rights to Alex Hamilton for Jordan Barnett and Ike Nwamu.[9] On March 8, 2019, Stewart was waived by the Herd.[10]
On August 20, 2019, he has signed with Helsinki Seagulls of the Finnish Korisliiga.[11]
On July 15, 2020, he signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League.[12] Stewart was named league player of the week on November 10, after contributing 30 points, six rebounds and two assists in a win against Wilki Morskie Szczecin.[13] Stewart hit a game-winning shot of the decisive Game 3 of the league's bronze medal game against Legia Warsaw.[14]
On August 6, 2021, he has signed with Cluj of the Romanian Liga Națională.[15]
On July 19, 2022, he has signed with Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[16]
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