Norm Stewart

Norm Stewart (born January 20, 1935)

Teams coached: Northern Iowa Panthers, Missouri Tigers
Northern Iowa record: 97-42 (.698)
Missouri record: 631-332 (.655) **
Overall record^: 728-374 (.661) **

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  15  (1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999) **
• NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen:  4  (1976, 1980, 1982, 1989) **
• NCAA Tournament Final Four:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  5  (1972, 1973, 1985, 1996, 1998)
• NCIT Appearances:  1  (1975)
• Big Eight Regular Season Champion:  8  (1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1994)
• NCC (Div II) Regular Season Champion:  2  (1962, 1964)
• Big Eight Tournament Champion:  6  (1978, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993)
• NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  2  (1962, 1964)
• NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four:  1  (1964)

Awards:

• AP Coach of the Year:  1  (1994)
• Sporting News Coach of the Year:  1  (1994)
• UPI Coach of the Year:  2  (1982, 1994)
• Big Eight Coach of the Year:  6  (1972, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1994)
• NABC Golden Anniversary Award (2011)
• National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 2007)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1967-1999	Missouri
1961-1967	Northern Iowa
1957-1961	Missouri (asst)

Norm Stewart Facts

• Norman Eugene Stewart
• Born January 20, 1935
• Hometown: Shelbyville, Missouri
• Alma Mater: University of Missouri (BA, 1956 & MA, 1960)
• Played four seasons for the Missouri Tigers basketball team under head coach Wilbur “Sparky” Stalcup
  • Selected by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1956 NBA Draft, playing one season for the franchise
  • Played minor league baseball for the Aberdeen Pheasants (part of the Orioles’ organization) in 1957
• Started his coaching career as an assistant at Missouri under Stalcup for four seasons
• Was head coach at Northern Iowa (then College Division and known as State College of Iowa) for six seasons
  • Compiled a 97-42 record, made two NCAA College Division (now D-II) Tournaments and reached the 1964 Final Four
• Returned to alma mater Mizzou in 1967, spending the next 32 seasons as the Tigers’ head coach
  • Went 631-332 during his tenure, reaching 15 NCAA Tournaments (4 Sweet Sixteens) and 5 NITs
    • Irregularities in recruiting, benefits and academics at Missouri between 1985 and 1989 led to the NCAA placing the school on probation and limiting recruiting time and scholarship numbers for the 1991-93 seasons
    • Additionally, the Tigers’ 1994 Elite Eight appearance was vacated after a player was found to have received improper benefits from an agent
  • Retired from coaching in 1999 at age 64, ten years removed from being diagnosed with (and beating) colon cancer
  • Missouri’s home basketball court at Mizzou Arena is named Norm Stewart Court in his honor
• Later inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame (c/o 2007)
  • Was a part of the inaugural class of the Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990
• Remains involved with basketball and the Missouri program, providing color commentary on television broadcasts
• Along with his wife, Virginia, has one daughter and one son

Norm Stewart Coaching Tree

• Kim Anderson (Missouri, Central Missouri)
• Larry Drew (Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks)
• Gary Garner (Dakota State, Southeast Missouri State, Fort Hays State, Drake)
• Rich Grawer (Saint Louis)
• Bob Sundvold (Missouri St. Louis, UMKC, Central Missouri)

 

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the Division I and Division II level

** Listed accomplishments for this coach do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA