Aaron Stewart Passes
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Assistant coach
He was a true baller the likes of which UR hasn’t seen since.He was our Julius Erving,MJ,David Thompson all rolled into one during his UR playing days.
“As a junior in 1972-73, Stewart set a Richmond record by averaging 30.2 points per game, fifth best in the nation, and was named Southern Conference Player of the Year, despite appearing in just 19 games for a UR team that finished 8-16.
As a senior in 1973-74, Stewart was named team captain. He would average 26.5 points and 12 rebounds per game while leading Richmond to a 16-12 record, the team's first winning season since 1957-58. For his efforts, Stewart was named First Team All-Southern Conference and a Helms Foundation All-American for a second straight season.
Stewart's career scoring average of 28.1 points per game will remain in Richmond's record books for generations to come. The only other player with an average over 20 points per game is Stewart's former teammate Bob McCurdy at 24.9 points per game. It was McCurdy who broke Stewart's single-season scoring record when he averaged an NCAA-best 32.9 points per game in 1974-75. ”
“As a junior in 1972-73, Stewart set a Richmond record by averaging 30.2 points per game, fifth best in the nation, and was named Southern Conference Player of the Year, despite appearing in just 19 games for a UR team that finished 8-16.
As a senior in 1973-74, Stewart was named team captain. He would average 26.5 points and 12 rebounds per game while leading Richmond to a 16-12 record, the team's first winning season since 1957-58. For his efforts, Stewart was named First Team All-Southern Conference and a Helms Foundation All-American for a second straight season.
Stewart's career scoring average of 28.1 points per game will remain in Richmond's record books for generations to come. The only other player with an average over 20 points per game is Stewart's former teammate Bob McCurdy at 24.9 points per game. It was McCurdy who broke Stewart's single-season scoring record when he averaged an NCAA-best 32.9 points per game in 1974-75. ”
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carolinaspider
Bench player
From that team we have now lost Bob McCurdy and Aron Stewart. Don't know about Eric Gray and know Kevin Eastman is still around.
Aron and McCurdy had back to back years of being in the top of the National stats in scoring. His jumper inside 12-15 feet was deadly.
Aron and McCurdy had back to back years of being in the top of the National stats in scoring. His jumper inside 12-15 feet was deadly.
Mojo-Spider
Bench player
was a student during the years Stewart played at UR...he was like a defibrillator to the moribound UR basketball program...Stewart combined with the brand new Robins Center had Spiders' fans dreaming basketball wins and Championships...it didn't work out that way, but he delivered excitement and interest in UR basketball...
for instance, social fraternities were very active on campus at the time...kind of like the students of today, it was unheard of at our lodge to leave a keg of beer and walk across the street to watch a UR basketball game, but when Aaron arrived that all changed, beer, or not, you went to see how many Aaron was going to score...he almost always gave us a chance to win
it's sad he wasn't on good terms with the University...he was not Richmond's first African American player, but he was our first African American star!
RIP Aaron Stewart
Go Spiders!
Wood Hall
Bench player
I had several friends on the team. They told me how good A was, before he became eligible. I didn't believe them.
Then he started playing, I think a road game against Canisius just before Christmas; he had 26 points and 11 rebounds. Seeing was believing. He was so, so good. I believe he was only our second Black player, following Carleton "C-Man" Mack, a guard from Maryland.
Our program was so bad at that time. He helped save it, and put butts in the seats in the (at the time) brand-new Robins Center. The 1973 and 1974 wins over Tech were unforgettable. We lost 62-60 to Furman in the championship game of the 1974 SoCon Tournament, otherwise we would have gone to the NCAAs.
If he's not the greatest forward/center in UR history, he's among the top 2 or 3. So skilled and he played so hard.
RIP to the Big A. It's a shame he got sideways with the university.
Bob McCurdy and Gus Collier from those teams have passed that I know of.
Then he started playing, I think a road game against Canisius just before Christmas; he had 26 points and 11 rebounds. Seeing was believing. He was so, so good. I believe he was only our second Black player, following Carleton "C-Man" Mack, a guard from Maryland.
Our program was so bad at that time. He helped save it, and put butts in the seats in the (at the time) brand-new Robins Center. The 1973 and 1974 wins over Tech were unforgettable. We lost 62-60 to Furman in the championship game of the 1974 SoCon Tournament, otherwise we would have gone to the NCAAs.
If he's not the greatest forward/center in UR history, he's among the top 2 or 3. So skilled and he played so hard.
RIP to the Big A. It's a shame he got sideways with the university.
Bob McCurdy and Gus Collier from those teams have passed that I know of.
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