Stephen Stewart returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach in August 2023. He is in his third stint as a member of the Eagles staff, previously serving under his head coach Ron 'Fang' Mitchell for three seasons to start his coaching career, and Michael Grant during the 2016-17 season.

The 1994 and 1995 MEAC Player of the Year, Stewart was the 1993 Rookie of the Year and earned First Team All-Conference honors in each of his last two seasons. As a freshman, Stewart was named the MEAC Tournament Most Valuable Player, leading the Eagles to their second conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. In 2015, Stewart led CSU to the NIT where it earned it’s first-ever postseason victory with a first-round victory at Saint Joseph’s.

Stewart is a member of the Coppin and MEAC Hall of Fame and currently ranks ninth in school-history in both scoring (1,393) and rebounding (546), and third in free throws despite playing just three seasons (1993-95) due to NCAA regulations.

Beginning his coaching career at Coppin where he spent three seasons, Stewart spent time at Albany, La Salle and Loyola Maryland before assisting University of Delaware for four years. He returned to Coppin for a season in 2016 before serving as an assistant at Delaware State from 2018 to 2021.