Parker Stewart - Hopeful starter for IU Stewart is a candidate to start at shooting guard for the Hoosiers in the 2021-22 season, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports. Impact Stewart did not see the court for the entire 2020-21 campaign for reasons never specified, but he'll ultimately preserve what was a free year of eligibility after last seeing game action for UT-Martin in 2019-20. While with the Skyhawks, Stewart was a fantastic perimeter shooter, averaging 19.2 ppg while knocking down 34.8 percent of his three-pointers (he made 2.8 per contest). The hope is that his outside shooting can transfer over to the new-look Hoosiers, as Indiana was a bottom-third team in three-point shooting accuracy a year ago. Stewart should be able to focus on that part of his game, as Trayce Jackson-Davis will ultimately draw a ton of double teams in the post, while Pittsburgh transfer Xavier Johnson will be bringing the ball up the court. Whether this translates to fantasy relevance outside of Big Ten-only formats remains to be seen, but there's certainly potential to be an individual category booster this season. Of course, that's provided he can hold off the talented four-star freshman Tamar Bates, who happens to play the same position.
OCTOBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE