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Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
League | Big Ten Conference | ||||||||||||||
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Born | February 17, 2005 | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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Sean Stewart (born February 17, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Duke Blue Devils.
Stewart grew up in Windermere, Florida and initially attended Windermere High School.[1] He averaged 20.5 points, 13.6 rebounds, 2.3 steals, and 4.6 blocks per game as a junior. Stewart transferred to Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida before the start of his senior year.[2] Stewart was selected to play in the 2023 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.[3] He won the game's slam dunk competition.[4]
Stewart was considered a five-star recruit by Rivals, and a four-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports. On December 23, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for Duke over offers from Michigan, Georgetown, and Ohio State.[5]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Sean Stewart PF |
Windermere, FL | Montverde Academy (FL) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Dec 23, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 17 247Sports: 22 ESPN: 19 | ||||||
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Stewart enrolled at Duke University in June 2023 and spent the summer practicing informally with the team.[6] In October 2023, Stewart set the Duke record for the standing vertical leap (36 inches), a mark previously held by Zion Williamson.[7] In his freshman season, Stewart played limited minutes and only averaged 2.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per game as a reserve behind Mark Mitchell and Kyle Filipowski.[8] On April 19, 2024, Stewart entered the transfer portal.[9]
On May 3, 2024, Stewart transferred to Ohio State.[10]
Stewart played for the United States under-17 basketball team at the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.[11]
Stewart's father, Michael Stewart, played college basketball at California and played in the National Basketball Association for eight seasons.[12] His grandfather, Mike Stewart, played collegiately at Santa Clara and professionally overseas.[13]