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UT-Martin males’s basketball coach Anthony Stewart died Sunday at 50.
“We’re terrorized to hear this tragic data,” athletic director Kurt McGuffin acknowledged in a observation. “Coach Stewart became a exact leader to every body of the young males he coached. He emphasised the that suggests of a college diploma and instilled professionalism in every of his pupil-athletes. We query for privateness for the duration of this complicated time.”
Stewart became approaching his fifth season on the sidelines for the Skyhawks. He had first joined UT-Martin as affiliate head coach under Heath Schroyer in 2014. Following Schroyer’s departure in 2016, Stewart became promoted.
Sooner than arriving, he had assistant coaching spells at Ohio, Southern Illinois, Wyoming, Long Seaside Speak and Columbus Speak Neighborhood College.
UT-Martin went 22-13 and reached the 2nd round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament in 2016-17—the high-water charge of Stewart’s tenure. He compiled a 53-73 total document.
His son, Parker, became the Skyhawks’ 2nd-main scorer (19.2 aspects) in 2019-20. The 6’5″ guard is a redshirt junior this season.
UT-Martin is scheduled to tip off its 2020-21 slate in opposition to Southeast Missouri on Dec. 12.
