2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 45
Parker Stewart
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Union City, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Indiana
- High School:
- Union City HS
Bio
BEFORE UTM (INDIANA): Suited up for Indiana University in 2021-22 under head coach Mike Woodson, wearing jersey No. 45 as a tribute to his father (who wore that number in his collegiate playing days)...Helped the Hoosiers to a 21-14 record and a first-round win in the NCAA Tournament...Played in 34 games and logged 31 starts – averaging 6.2 points per game while pacing the squad in three-point field goals made (53) and three-point field goal percentage (.393)...Scored in double figures on six different occasions, including a season-high 20 points against Syracuse on Nov. 30...Nailed multiple treys in 16 different contests – including a season-best 6-of-12 effort from beyond the three-point arc in the aforementioned game against Syracuse.
2020-21 (UT MARTIN): Did not play competitive basketball after the tragic passing of his father Anthony Stewart, who was UT Martin's head coach, on Nov. 15.
2019-20 (UT MARTIN): Capped off a remarkable debut season with All-Ohio Valley Conference second team and All-Newcomer accolades as well as a spot on the NABC All-District 18 second team…Was the only NCAA Division I player to average at least 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 three-point field goals made per game…Joined Deville Smith (2014-15) and Michael Hart (1994-95) as the only players in school history to be labeled All-OVC second team and All-Newcomer in the same year…Led the OVC with 2.8 three-point field goals made per game and also ranked third in scoring (19.2 points per game), third in minutes played (36.1 per game), seventh in assists (3.8 per game), and 10th in free throw percentage (.766)…Upped his scoring average to 20.0 points per game in league play…Led team in scoring 12 times as part of his 25 games played, logging 24 starts…Went off for four games of 30 or more points, which are the third-most in a single-season in UT Martin’s Division I history (since 1992)…Equaled a career-high with 33 points at both Murray State (Jan. 2) and at Morehead State (Feb. 1)…His 33 points at Murray State marked the highest scoring tally for any player making his OVC debut since January of 2004 and were the most in UT Martin history for a player in an OVC debut…Piled up a dozen games of at least 20 points…Averaged 4.6 rebounds per contest, leading the team in that category on three different occasions while snaring at least seven boards in six different outings…Compiled one double-double (32 points, career-high 11 rebounds) in the road victory at Western Illinois on Nov. 13, becoming the first Skyhawk to record at least 30 points as part of a double-double against a Division I opponent since 2013…Made at least four 3-pointers in 11 games, including six apiece at Western Illinois (Nov. 13) and against Mount St. Joseph (Dec. 29)…Was a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line at Murray State on Jan. 2…Distributed at least five assists on nine different occasions, including a near triple-double (16 points, eight rebounds, career-high eight assists) in the win over Tennessee Tech on Feb. 6…Accounted for five multi-steal games, including a career-best four swipes in the season-opening win over St. Louis College of Pharmacy on Nov. 5…Joined two-time All-American Lester Hudson as the only players in school history to nab the OVC Newcomer of the Week award five times in a single season (Nov. 18, Nov. 25, Dec. 2, Jan. 13, Feb. 3)...Earned a spot on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court team...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018-19 (UT MARTIN): Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.
BEFORE UTM (PITTSBURGH/HIGH SCHOOL): Emerged as one of the brightest young men's basketball stars in the Atlantic Coast Conference at the University of Pittsburgh, playing for head coach Kevin Stallings in 2017-18...Ranked second in the ACC in three-point field goal percentage (.425) in conference play, knocking down 2.7 trifectas per contest (fifth-best mark in the league)...Ranked second on Pitt’s squad in scoring in ACC play at 10.8 points per game while playing in all 32 games with 20 starts in 2017-18...Overall, Stewart averaged 9.1 points per game while sinking 38.6 percent of his three-point attempts (71-for-184)...Also shot an even 80 percent (40-of-50) from the free throw line and hauled in 3.3 rebounds over 26.2 minutes per contest...Set a new school record for most three-pointers by a freshman (71), which was only three shy of ranking in the program’s top-10 list for most treys in a single season...Tallied 16 double-digit scoring performances during his freshman season, including a 23-point outburst at Syracuse on Jan. 16...In that game, he drilled seven trifectas – which ranks as the sixth-most by a freshman in the ACC’s storied history – against an Orange squad that made the Sweet 16 round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament...Piled up multiple three-pointers in 20 games, including 10 of the final 11 games of the season...Led the team in scoring on six different occasions and also paced the Panthers in rebounding seven times, including a career-best 10 rebounds at nationally ranked North Carolina on Feb. 3...Was one of only 30 players to make the 2018 All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team...Enjoyed a standout career at Union City High School, where he prepped under head coach Shane Sisco...Helped the Golden Tornadoes to an 81-25 record in his three-year tenure, including a 42-6 slate against district opponents...Averaged 27.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per contest as a senior...Was named a TSSAA Division-I Class A Player of the Year finalist while also garnering Class A all-state and district MVP honors...Collected 21.0 points per game while shooting 51 percent from the floor and 39 percent from beyond the three-point arc as a junior, helping UCHS win the District 13-A championship...Also helped the Golden Tornadoes to a 34-4 record, a Class A state championship game appearance and another district title as a sophomore in 2014-15...Won an AAU national championship with King James Elite after his freshman season at Pickerington Central High School in Ohio...Also played with Team Penny in the prestigious 2016 Nike Peach Jam, helping the squad go 14-2 on the Nike EYBL circuit.
PERSONAL: Born on July 5, 1998...Son of Cheryl and the late Anthony Stewart...Has two siblings, Anthony and Skylar...Father Anthony was the head coach at UT Martin from 2016-20 before his sudden passing on Nov. 15, 2020...Graduated from UT Martin in the summer of 2019, becoming the first-ever Skyhawk student-athlete to graduate in two years...Earned his Master's degree in business administration from UT Martin after the 2020 fall semester...Currently pursuing his second Master's degree, majoring in criminal justice while obtaining his strength training certificate.
2020-21 (UT MARTIN): Did not play competitive basketball after the tragic passing of his father Anthony Stewart, who was UT Martin's head coach, on Nov. 15.
2019-20 (UT MARTIN): Capped off a remarkable debut season with All-Ohio Valley Conference second team and All-Newcomer accolades as well as a spot on the NABC All-District 18 second team…Was the only NCAA Division I player to average at least 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 three-point field goals made per game…Joined Deville Smith (2014-15) and Michael Hart (1994-95) as the only players in school history to be labeled All-OVC second team and All-Newcomer in the same year…Led the OVC with 2.8 three-point field goals made per game and also ranked third in scoring (19.2 points per game), third in minutes played (36.1 per game), seventh in assists (3.8 per game), and 10th in free throw percentage (.766)…Upped his scoring average to 20.0 points per game in league play…Led team in scoring 12 times as part of his 25 games played, logging 24 starts…Went off for four games of 30 or more points, which are the third-most in a single-season in UT Martin’s Division I history (since 1992)…Equaled a career-high with 33 points at both Murray State (Jan. 2) and at Morehead State (Feb. 1)…His 33 points at Murray State marked the highest scoring tally for any player making his OVC debut since January of 2004 and were the most in UT Martin history for a player in an OVC debut…Piled up a dozen games of at least 20 points…Averaged 4.6 rebounds per contest, leading the team in that category on three different occasions while snaring at least seven boards in six different outings…Compiled one double-double (32 points, career-high 11 rebounds) in the road victory at Western Illinois on Nov. 13, becoming the first Skyhawk to record at least 30 points as part of a double-double against a Division I opponent since 2013…Made at least four 3-pointers in 11 games, including six apiece at Western Illinois (Nov. 13) and against Mount St. Joseph (Dec. 29)…Was a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line at Murray State on Jan. 2…Distributed at least five assists on nine different occasions, including a near triple-double (16 points, eight rebounds, career-high eight assists) in the win over Tennessee Tech on Feb. 6…Accounted for five multi-steal games, including a career-best four swipes in the season-opening win over St. Louis College of Pharmacy on Nov. 5…Joined two-time All-American Lester Hudson as the only players in school history to nab the OVC Newcomer of the Week award five times in a single season (Nov. 18, Nov. 25, Dec. 2, Jan. 13, Feb. 3)...Earned a spot on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court team...Was named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018-19 (UT MARTIN): Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.
BEFORE UTM (PITTSBURGH/HIGH SCHOOL): Emerged as one of the brightest young men's basketball stars in the Atlantic Coast Conference at the University of Pittsburgh, playing for head coach Kevin Stallings in 2017-18...Ranked second in the ACC in three-point field goal percentage (.425) in conference play, knocking down 2.7 trifectas per contest (fifth-best mark in the league)...Ranked second on Pitt’s squad in scoring in ACC play at 10.8 points per game while playing in all 32 games with 20 starts in 2017-18...Overall, Stewart averaged 9.1 points per game while sinking 38.6 percent of his three-point attempts (71-for-184)...Also shot an even 80 percent (40-of-50) from the free throw line and hauled in 3.3 rebounds over 26.2 minutes per contest...Set a new school record for most three-pointers by a freshman (71), which was only three shy of ranking in the program’s top-10 list for most treys in a single season...Tallied 16 double-digit scoring performances during his freshman season, including a 23-point outburst at Syracuse on Jan. 16...In that game, he drilled seven trifectas – which ranks as the sixth-most by a freshman in the ACC’s storied history – against an Orange squad that made the Sweet 16 round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament...Piled up multiple three-pointers in 20 games, including 10 of the final 11 games of the season...Led the team in scoring on six different occasions and also paced the Panthers in rebounding seven times, including a career-best 10 rebounds at nationally ranked North Carolina on Feb. 3...Was one of only 30 players to make the 2018 All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team...Enjoyed a standout career at Union City High School, where he prepped under head coach Shane Sisco...Helped the Golden Tornadoes to an 81-25 record in his three-year tenure, including a 42-6 slate against district opponents...Averaged 27.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per contest as a senior...Was named a TSSAA Division-I Class A Player of the Year finalist while also garnering Class A all-state and district MVP honors...Collected 21.0 points per game while shooting 51 percent from the floor and 39 percent from beyond the three-point arc as a junior, helping UCHS win the District 13-A championship...Also helped the Golden Tornadoes to a 34-4 record, a Class A state championship game appearance and another district title as a sophomore in 2014-15...Won an AAU national championship with King James Elite after his freshman season at Pickerington Central High School in Ohio...Also played with Team Penny in the prestigious 2016 Nike Peach Jam, helping the squad go 14-2 on the Nike EYBL circuit.
PERSONAL: Born on July 5, 1998...Son of Cheryl and the late Anthony Stewart...Has two siblings, Anthony and Skylar...Father Anthony was the head coach at UT Martin from 2016-20 before his sudden passing on Nov. 15, 2020...Graduated from UT Martin in the summer of 2019, becoming the first-ever Skyhawk student-athlete to graduate in two years...Earned his Master's degree in business administration from UT Martin after the 2020 fall semester...Currently pursuing his second Master's degree, majoring in criminal justice while obtaining his strength training certificate.
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