Andy Stewart (basketball)

Andy Stewart
Stewart with the Perth Lynx in 2017
Personal information
Born (1961-05-23) 23 May 1961 (age 63)
NationalityAustralian
Coaching career2000–present
Career history
As coach:
2000–2013Lakeside Lightning
2009–2014Perth Wildcats (assistant)
2015–2020Perth Lynx
Career highlights and awards

Andy Stewart (born 23 May 1961) is an Australian basketball coach.

Early life

Growing up with his father in the Air Force, Stewart played multiple sports in a number of different locations. He first started playing basketball in Malaysia.[1]

In the mid 1990s, Stewart began working as a coach with the Lakeside Lightning and Athletes in Action Australia.[2]

Coaching career

Lakeside Lightning

In 2000, Stewart became the inaugural head coach of the Lakeside Lightning in the State Basketball League (SBL), guiding them to a grand final berth in their first season. In 2005, he guided the Lightning to their first SBL title, later guiding them to three more championships in 2006, 2009 and 2013. He also earned recognition as the league's Coach of the Year five times between 2007 and 2013. He coached over 400 games for the Lightning.[3] He was subsequently named the Assistant Coach of the 25 Year MSBL All-Star Team.[4]

Perth Wildcats

Between 2009 and 2014, Stewart served as an assistant coach for the Perth Wildcats under Rob Beveridge and Trevor Gleeson, helping the Wildcats win NBL championships in 2009–10 and 2013–14.[2] In October 2013, he served as head coach of the Wildcats for one game in the absence of Gleeson.[5]

Perth Lynx

In April 2015, Stewart was appointed head coach of the Perth Lynx for the 2015–16 WNBL season.[2] In his first season, he guided the Lynx to the grand final series and subsequently earned WNBL Coach of the Year honours.[6][7]

On 23 April 2016, Stewart re-signed with the Lynx on a two-year deal.[8] The Lynx returned to the finals in 2016–17 with a 15–9 record.[9] In 2017–18, the Lynx had a 14-game win streak and finished atop the WNBL ladder.[10] Stewart was subsequently named WNBL Coach of the Year for the second time.[11]

On 5 July 2018, Stewart signed a two-year extension with the Lynx.[12] He parted ways with the Lynx following the 2019–20 season.[13]

In August 2021, Stewart was inducted into the Basketball WA Hall of Fame.[14]

Off the court

Stewart has served on both the Basketball WA Board and the SBL Commission.[2] He also served as Lakeside Recreation Centre Manager, earning the 2003 WA Male Administrator of the Year at the Basketball Australia Junior Awards Presentations.[15]

Coaching record

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %

WNBL

Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Perth 2015–16 24 16 8 .667 2nd of 9 3 1 2 .333 Lost Grand Final
Perth 2016–17 24 15 9 .625 3rd of 8 3 1 2 .333 Lost Semi Finals
Perth 2017–18 21 15 6 .714 1st of 8 2 0 2 .000 Lost Semi Finals
Perth 2018–19 21 13 8 .619 4th of 8 2 0 2 .000 Lost Semi Finals
Perth 2019–20 21 8 13 .381 5th of 8 – – – –
Career 111 67 44 .604 10 2 8 .200

References

  1. ^ "ANDY STEWART - BWA Hall of Fame Inductee 2021". YouTube. Basketball Western Australia. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "ANDY STEWART NAMED PERTH LYNX HEAD COACH". Wildcats.com.au. 19 April 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Andy Stewart reaches 400 game milestone". FoxSportsPulse.com. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. ^ "25 Year MSBL All Star team revealed". FoxSportsPulse.com. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ^ Hope, Shayne (17 October 2013). "Stewart slots into Wildcats chair". thewest.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ^ "ANDY STEWART NAMED WNBL COACH OF THE YEAR". PerthLynx.com. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  7. ^ Nagy, Boti (11 March 2016). "Perth boss Andy Stewart claims WNBL Coach of the Year honours on grand final eve". AdelaideNow.com.au. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  8. ^ "ANDY STEWART RE-SIGNS". PerthLynx.com. 23 April 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Perth Lynx > History > Year By Year". perthlynx.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Incredible 2017/18 Lynx season draws to a close". Perth Lynx. Retrieved 23 March 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ "Andy Stewart named WNBL Coach of the Year". Perth Lynx. Retrieved 23 March 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ "ANDY STEWART EXTENDS PERTH LYNX TENURE". Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  13. ^ "RYAN PETRIK – NEW HEAD COACH TO PERTH LYNX". wnbl.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  14. ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (13 August 2021). "Basketball WA's Hall of Fame to induct 11 people including Luc Longley, Andrew Vlahov and Mike Ellis". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Andy Stewart named WA Male Administrator of the Year". lakeside.basketball.net.au. 17 July 2003. Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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