PF Sean Stewart (Official Thread)

[ScriptOhio]

Ohio State men's basketball coach Jake Diebler added another big piece to the roster for his first full season as coach when he landed Duke forward Sean Stewart out of the transfer portal today.

The 6-9, 227-pound Stewart was a McDonald's All-American a year ago, when he was ranked as the nation's No. 22 overall prospect in the 2023 class by 247Sports. Stewart, a native of Windemere, Fla., is the son of former Cal-Berkeley forward and eight-year NBA veteran Michael Stewart.

Stewart possesses relatively average height for a power forward at 6-9 but his leaping ability and elite athleticism allow him to play above that size, as he broke Zion Williamson's school record for standing vertical leap at Duke by jumping 36 inches.

In his one season at Duke, Sean Stewart played behind All-American center Kyle Filipowski and a pair of veterans in Mark Mitchell and Ryan Young. He saw action in 33 of the team's 36 games, averaging 8.4 minutes, 2.6 points and 3.2 rebounds. He hit on 57 percent of his shots from the floor over the course of the year.
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Stewart has three years of eligibility remaining. Below is a look at Ohio State's scholarship status going into the 2024-25 season:

* Seniors (2): G Meechie Johnson (6-2), G Micah Parrish (6-6)

* Juniors (3): G Bruce Thornton (6-2), G Evan Mahaffey (6-6), F Kalen Etzler (6-8)

* Sophomores (5): G Taison Chatman, F Devin Royal (6-6), C Austin Parks (6-10), C Aaron Bradshaw (7-1), F Sean Stewart (6-9)

* Freshmen (2): G Juni Mobley (6-0), G Colin White (6-6)

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[dragurd]

Coach Diebler Clearly wants athletic and size.

Possibly at the cost of shooting

 

[Tanner]

Has really good steal and block stats per minute fwiw

 

[NFBuck]

Nice!

 

[ShowMeBuck]

Deebs making moves

Hard not to be a little excited when you can clearly see his stamp.

It’s his team now, he obviously has a vision and I’m here for it.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Coach Diebler Clearly wants athletic and size.

Possibly at the cost of shooting

If they are defensive demons I'll take it. Score at the foul line and keep them from scoring

 

[dragurd]

If they are defensive demons I'll take it. Score at the foul line and keep them from scoring

Matta's template for quite a few years. Though he did have some shooters on occasion like John Diebler

 

[RB07OSU]

Matta's template for quite a few years. Though he did have some shooters on occasion like John Diebler

Right, that's a good point. My favorite brand of basketball is winning, so do what it takes to get there Deebs. Stewart joining is only a positive from what I can tell, so welcome aboard.