Stewart Leaves Brown for Same Post at Oregon State

In his first season at Brown, Stewart helped lead Brown to an improved 11-18 mark, including a win over Providence.

Douglas Stewart, who has served as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Brown for the past two seasons, has been named to the same position at Oregon State, head men’s basketball coach Craig Robinson announced on Thursday. Photo courtesy: OSU Athletics

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Douglas Stewart, who has served as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Brown for the past two seasons, has been named to the same position at Oregon State, head men’s basketball coach Craig Robinson announced on Thursday.

As an assistant coach, Stewart helped lead a turnaround of the Brown program as the Bears recorded a school-record 19 victories last season and earned their fourth-ever post-season tournament berth, competing in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational. Brown posted an 11-3 Ivy League mark, second best in school history, and finished second place in the conference standings.

In his first season at Brown, Stewart helped lead Brown to an improved 11-18 mark, including a win over Providence. In addition, the Bears held Michigan State to 45 points, its lowest point total of the season.

During his time at Brown, Stewart served as the recruiting coordinator and supervised strength, conditioning and academic performance and assisted with all other aspects of coaching and player development.

Prior to Brown, Stewart was the head coach at Casper College, a Division I Junior College in Casper, Wyo., for two years (2004-06) after serving as the top assistant coach at Casper during the 2003-2004 season. As an assistant coach, Casper captured the central sub-regional title. As head coach, his team either won or came within one game of winning the regional title each year.

He was responsible for all aspects of the program including national and international recruiting, practices, scouting reports, game plans and working with the community and booster clubs

A native of Haddonfield, N.J., Stewart was an assistant coach at Columbia for the 2002-2003 season where he developed post players, administered the strength and conditioning program, coordinated school, home and campus visits, recruited on a national basis and developed practice plans. He was part of the staff at Columbia that led the nation in scoring defense.

He also worked as the top assistant coach at Washington and Lee University in 2002 and was a player/coach and organizational representative for the Washington Generals from 1994-1999.

Stewart was a four-year letter-winner and team captain at Brown, graduating in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He was the recipient of the 1994 Thomas Hoagland Award, presented annually to the member of the varsity team who exemplifies true unselfishness through commitment and hard work both on the court and in the community.

Source: OSU Athletics

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