Elijah Stewart
Elijah Stewart (born November 14, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Cluj of the Romanian Liga Națională. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans. In high school, he was ranked as a four-star prospect in the Class of 2014. College career. Stewart played college basketball for the University of Southern California, where he left as the school's all-time leader in three-point field goals made with 245. He averaged 12.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game as a junior. In the NCAA Tournament, Stewart scored 22 points and hit the game winning  basket, in a win over SMU. After the season he declared for the NBA draft, but ultimately returned to college. As a senior, Stewart averaged 11.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. He was also strong on defense and finished with 21 blocks on the season, second on the team. He had a season-high 28 points in a victory over Oregon State on February 16. Professional career. Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2018–2019). After graduating from USC, he went undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft. He later signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Indiana Pacers, which included Summer League  and training camp. Stewart was cut by the Pacers on October 11, 2018. He was subsequently added to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants training camp roster. Wisconsin Herd (2019). On January 22, 2019, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants announced that they had traded Stewart to the Wisconsin Herd with the returning player rights to Alex Hamilton for Jordan Barnett and Ike Nwamu. On March 8, 2019, Stewart was waived by the Herd. Helsinki Seagulls (2019–2020). On August 20, 2019, he has signed with Helsinki Seagulls of the Finnish Korisliiga. Śląsk Wrocław (2020–2021). On July 15, 2020, he signed with Śląsk  Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League. Stewart was named league player of the week on November 10, after contributing 30 points, six rebounds and two assists in a win against Wilki Morskie Szczecin. Stewart hit a game-winning shot of the decisive Game 3 of the league's bronze medal game against Legia Warsaw. U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2021–present). On August 6, 2021, he has signed with Cluj of the Romanian Liga Națională.