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  Alex Stewart

Alex Stewart

Player Profile

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Norcross, Ga.

High School:
Norcross

Height:
5-5

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
01/21/1981

Experience:
3VL

General: An All-ACC pick in 2003 and 2004 • A strong defensive player with tremendous quickness • Posted the second triple-double in school history against Charleston Southern in 2001 • Returned to the lineup in 2003 after sitting out 2002 with a foot injury. • Holds the Tech record with 121 games played in her career, stands fourth in free throw percentage (.777) and finished eighth with 184 steals in her career • Also finished with 505 assists, which is third in the Tech career annals and 17th in the ACC record books

2003-04: Was named Honorable Mention all-ACC following a stellar senior campaign in which she led the ACC with an average of 5.69 assists per game, including 5.94 per ACC contest • One of three players to start every game for the Jackets during the season • Led the team in steals (49) and posted a .768 free throw percentage • Ranked second on the team in scoring (9.0 ppg) and third in rebounding (5.3 rpg) • Scored a career-high 18 points against James Madison and again versus North Carolina, where she also had six assists, five rebounds and five steals • Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds while scoring 15 points at Clemson; also dished out six assists in the game • Scored double figures in 12 games, and recorded 10 assists twice • Hit game-winning free throws against Princeton with no time remaining on the clock, giving Tech a one-point victory • Finished the year 27th in the ACC in scoring and 19th in rebounding • Was ninth in free throw percentage in the league, 10th in steals and sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.42)

2002-03: Earned All-ACC honors for the first time in her career in 2003, being selected to the conference’s third team • Took over the starting point guard duties after Tech’s opening game when the Yellow Jackets lost Nina Bärlin to a torn ACL just one minute into the year • Led the team in both free throw percentage (.851) and assists per game (5.6) • Assist average was tops in the league, while the free throw percentage was also the best in the final ACC statistics • Was second in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.79 • Ranked fourth on the team with 8.6 points per contest and was second on the squad with her 60 steals on the year • Top scoring game of the year came with 17 points against St. John’s, on the strength of a school-record-tying 10-for-10 performance at the free throw line • In the Jackets’ win at Clemson, she scored 15 points, pulled down eight rebounds, dished out five assists and recorded three steals. Included in those was a pair of swipes that started a second-half run for the Jackets to put the game away • Had three double-doubles on the season after netting 12 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in Tech’s game at Wake Forest • Recorded double-digit assists against Mercer (10), Fordham (11) and Clemson (13), finishing with a double-double against the Rams and Tigers, both with 13 points.

2001-02: Suffered a foot injury in Tech’s season-opener against Kansas State, missing the remainder of the year and receiving a medical hardship.

2000-01: A team captain, was one of just two players to have seen action in all 29 games • Started five contests • Posted just the second triple-double in school history with 11 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds against Charleston Southern • The first player in ACC history to record a triple-double off the bench • Her 11 points and 11 assists were both season highs • Was fifth in the conference with a 1.27 assist/turnover ratio • Averaged 7.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game • Led the squad with an .800 mark from the free throw line • Missed more than one free throw in a game just twice during the season • Recorded a career-high 11 rebounds against Virginia on Jan. 7 • Also tallied 13 points and five assists in the game • Scored 14 points, pulled down seven rebounds and dished four assists against Mount St. Mary’s on Nov. 25 • Tied her career high with 16 points against Wake Forest on Feb. 25 •Led Tech in assists 10 times • Scored in double digits 10 times • Had five or more assists four times.

1999-2000: Appeared in all 31 games • Ranked second on the team with 73 assists • Scored in double figures six times • Had 11 points, six assists and eight rebounds in Yellow Jackets’ overtime victory against Southern Miss in first round of WNIT • Scored eight points in her collegiate debut in Tech’s 71-51 season-opening win against Georgia State • Led Tech in scoring, rebounding and assists at North Carolina on Feb. 13 • Had 14 points, a career-high eight rebounds and six assists against the Tar Heels • Registered nine assists at Florida State on Jan. 16 • Scored 16 points in the Yellow Jackets’ 95-89 overtime win against Western Michigan • Had 12 points and six assists against Florida St. on Feb. 17.

Prep: Signed with Georgia Tech on April 7, 1999 • Honorable mention USA Today All-American • Second-team AAAA all-state choice • Helped lead the Georgia Magic AAU team to the national 18-under championship during the summer of 1999 • Led all scorers with 13 points in the Georgia-Tennessee All-Star Girls’ Basketball game • Averaged 20.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.8 steals per game as senior, guiding her team to a 22-6 record • Helped revive a struggling girls’ basketball program at Norcorss High • Guided her team to a 44-13 record and two state tournament berths in her last two seasons after the team finished 5-19 her freshman year and 13-14 her sophomore year • Averaged 21.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 3.1 steals as a junior in 1998, leading her team won the region title and a 22-8 record • Two-time Gwinnett County Player of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Gwinnett Post • Ended her prep career as the second-leading scorer in Gwinnett County history with 2,035 points • Also finished second in county history with 569 career assists • Scored 43 points, which ranks as the third-best single-game total in county history • Elected Miss Norcross by her high school’s faculty and the Homecoming Queen for basketball by the student body.

Personal: Alex Stewart was born Jan. 21, 1981 • Is the daughter of Bette Davis-Smith • Majoring in international affairs • Earned Dean’s List recognition in 2001 • Recipient of the Henry and Lula Byars Scholarship for 2001-02.

Overall Career Statistics --FG (Incl 3pt)-- -----3-PT FG----- FREE THROWS Year Gp- Gs Md- Att Pct Md- Att Pct Md- Att Pct Reb- Avg A To Bl St Pf- D Min- Avg Pts-Avg 1999-2000 31- 0 55- 123 .447 0- 2 .000 43- 68 .631 79- 2.5 73 76 2 25 38- 0 525- 16.9 153-4.9 2000-01 29- 5 87- 203 .429 4- 27 .148 48- 60 .800 119- 4.1 90 71 0 48 54- 1 770- 26.6 226-7.8 2001-02 1- 0 1- 3 .333 0- 1 .000 2- 2 1.000 1- 1.0 5 3 0 2 1- 0 19- 19.0 4-4.0 2002-03 31- 30 80- 210 .381 5- 34 .147 103- 121 .851 174- 5.6 172 96 1 60 53- 1 1107- 35.7 268-8.6 2003-04 29- 29 86- 209 .411 15- 53 .283 73- 95 .768 155- 5.3 165 116 3 49 59- 2 995- 34.3 260-9.0 TOTALS 121- 64 309- 748 .413 24- 117 .205 269- 346 .777 528- 4.4 505 362 6 184 205- 4 3416- 28.2 911-7.5

ACC Career Statistics

--FG (Incl 3pt)-- -----3-PT FG----- FREE THROWS Year Gp- Gs Md- Att Pct Md- Att Pct Md- Att Pct Reb- Avg A To Bl St Pf- D Min- Avg Pts-Avg 1999-2000 16- 0 24- 68 .353 0- 2 .000 24- 36 .667 41- 2.6 42 46 1 11 20- 0 291- 18.2 72-4.5 2000-01 16- 2 53- 116 .457 4- 19 .211 29- 35 .829 59- 3.7 42 36 0 21 34- 1 418- 26.1 139-8.7 2001-02 DNP 2002-03 16- 16 46- 128 .359 3- 14 .214 53- 66 .803 95- 5.9 89 48 1 33 31- 1 616- 38.5 148-9.3 2003-04 16- 16 47- 120 .392 4- 23 .174 39- 48 .813 82- 5.1 95 69 2 27 33- 1 573- 35.8 137-8.6 TOTAL 64- 34 170- 432 .394 11- 58 .190 145- 185 .784 277- 4.3 268 199 4 92 118- 3 1898- 29.7 496-7.8

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