Stewart, a 6'10" tall
center, played
college basketball at the
University of Santa Clara, from 1970 to 1973. After
redshirting in what would have been his
sophomore year, he was a three-year starter for the
Broncos, and he led the team in scoring all three years. As a
junior in the 1971–72 season, Stewart averaged 21.2
points and 9.7
rebounds per game. He also shot a 64.7% in
field goal percentage. He was named the
WCC Player of the Year, and he was also named an
All-American, by the
Helms Athletic Foundation. His strong college season led to him being one of 28 players that was given an invitation to
Team USA's training camp trials for the
1972 Munich Summer Olympics. However, he did not make the
USA's 12 man 1972 Summer Olympics team. Since Stewart had redshirted in college, he was eligible to be drafted professionally. He was drafted by the
Chicago Bulls, in the 6th round of the
1972 NBA draft, with the 95th overall pick. He was also drafted by
The Floridians of the
American Basketball Association (ABA). However, he chose to return to Santa Clara for his final season of college eligibility. In his final college season, Stewart averaged 18.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. He was again named to the All-
West Coast Conference First team. ==Professional career==