Peter Stewart became the 14th head men's basketball coach during a press conference at the MSU Student Center in March 2010.
The Beavers finished in fifth place during Stewart's first season in the Dakota Athletic Conference. MSU went 6-8 in DAC play and finished with a 13-16 record overall. MSU avenged two earlier losses to rival Dickinson State in the first round of the playoffs, blasting the Blue Hawks 75-57 in Dickinson, before falling to No. 1 seed Black Hills State in the semifnals.
The MSU skipper helped center Kelvin Fraser set the Beavers all-time shots blocked record in just one season, setting the single-season mark as well, with 80 rejections in a season. MSU's Jason West also recorded the Beavers' first triple-double in more that a decade as the senior scored 16 points, had 10 steals and 10 rebounds at Dickinson State (1/12).
MSU also knocked off then No. 3 Black Hills State. The win was the highest ranked team Minot State has defeated in school history.
Stewart comes to Minot State after spending eight seasons at Peninsula College in Port Angeles, Wash. He led his team to the North Division Conference Championship three times, the most recent in 2007-08. Stewart's overall record at Peninsula College was 127-101 with an 82-46 mark in conference. During a span of five seasons from 2003-04 to 2007-08, he was 62-18 in conference play, including at 36-4 record at home during that span. Stewart was named the conference coach of the year twice, first in 2003-04 and the latest in 2007-08. His Peninsula College team has played in the post season six of the past seven seasons and has placed in the post season four of the past five years.
Stewart has coached at all levels of basketball, including stints at Dakota College at Bottineau (1987-88), Adams State (1992-93), Minot State (1993-94), the Malaysian Professional Basketball league (1995) and the Australian Professional Basketball League (1989-1996 as a player and coach). He coached his team to the 1995 Malaysian Basketball League Championship.
A 1989 graduate of the University of North Dakota, Stewart played four seasons for the Sioux, being named team captain and selected as the North Central Conference Academic Player of the Year. He is pursuing a Master’s Degree in exercise physiology, sport and leisure science through Adams State College.
Stewart, a native of Parshall, N.D., is married to Julie Ann Stewart, and they have three children.
| Season |
Win |
Loss |
Conference Finish |
National Finish |
All-Conference |
All-American |
| 2010-11 |
13 |
17 |
Tied 5th |
- |
Jason West, Kalvin Fraser |
- |
| TOTAL |
13 |
17 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
