Anthony Stewart (basketball)
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Anthony Stewart is an Australia
n former professional basketball
player in Australia's NBL
. At one time, Stewart worked in an off-court role with the Cairns Taipans
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in 1992, but later joined the Perth Wildcats
in 1995 to become an integral part of the Wildcats championship team that year. Stewart continued with the Wildcats winning another championship with the team in 2000 before leaving for the opportunity to captain the Taipans.
Shortly after the completion of the 2006/07 NBL season, the Taipans announced that they would not be resigning Stewart for the next season. A month later, on 4 April 2007, the Taipans announced that Stewart will remain with the club by accepting a job in the Taipans front office.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n former professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player in Australia's NBL
National Basketball League (Australia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
. At one time, Stewart worked in an off-court role with the Cairns Taipans
Cairns Taipans
The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The club is based in the northern Queensland city of Cairns. The Taipans, named after a species of venomous snake native to Australia, entered the NBL in the 1999/2000 season...
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Career
Stewart began his career with the Hobart DevilsHobart Devils
The Hobart Devils were an Australian basketball team that played in Hobart, Tasmania, in the National Basketball League. The team was the only representative from the state of Tasmania for the majority of its tenure, but was one of three teams that had their NBL licenses revoked by the league...
in 1992, but later joined the Perth Wildcats
Perth Wildcats
The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...
in 1995 to become an integral part of the Wildcats championship team that year. Stewart continued with the Wildcats winning another championship with the team in 2000 before leaving for the opportunity to captain the Taipans.
Shortly after the completion of the 2006/07 NBL season, the Taipans announced that they would not be resigning Stewart for the next season. A month later, on 4 April 2007, the Taipans announced that Stewart will remain with the club by accepting a job in the Taipans front office.
Trivia
- Former teammate Scott FisherScott Fisher (basketball)Scott Fisher is a retired American-Australian basketball player and former head coach of the National Basketball League's Perth Wildcats.-Playing career:...
reportedly referred to Stewart by the nickname "Mr Potato Head" during his time with the Wildcats.