Breanna Lewis

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Breanna Lewis
Personal information
Born (1994-06-22) June 22, 1994 (age 31)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Riverside (Milwaukee)
College Kansas State
WNBA draft 2017: 2nd round, 23rd overall pick
Drafted by Dallas Wings
Playing career2017–2018
Position
Number22
Career history
2017–2018 Dallas Wings
2017 TS Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski
2019 WBC Beroe
Career highlights
  • First-team All-Big 12 (2016, 2017)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Breanna Lewis (born June 22, 1994) is an American former professional basketball player. She played college basketball for the Kansas State Wildcats and was selected by the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the second round of the 2017 WNBA draft.

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Early life

Lewis was born on June 22, 1994 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] She attended Riverside University High School in Milwaukee. In 2013, she led the school's basketball team to a state championship and earned a WBCA All-State First Team selection after averaging 15.5 points and 12.8 rebounds per game. [2] She was also named to the Associated Press third-team all-state and committed to play college basketball for the Kansas State Wildcats. [3]

College career

In her freshman season at Kansas State, Lewis averaged 5.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game in 29 games, recording her first career double-double against the Kansas Jayhawks in the Big 12 tournament. [3]

In her sophomore season, she led Kansas State in points, rebounds, and blocks, with 11.5 points per game, 6.4 rebounds per game, and 2.9 blocks per game, as well as 1.5 steals per game in 33 games. She added four more double-doubles. [3] After the season, Lewis participated in an Athletes in Action international tournament. [4]

In her junior season, Lewis averaged 16.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.6 blocks, and 1.5 steals per game in 32 games. [5] She recorded seven double-doubles and scored double-digit points in 30 games. [3] Lewis was named First-team All-Big 12 and led Kansas State to the 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, the Wildcats' first national championship tournament qualification in four years. [6] She scored 13 points in a victory over the George Washington Colonials in the first round of the tournament. [3]

In Lewis's senior season, she averaged 13.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, [3] and 1.0 steals per game in 34 games. [5] She added nine more double-doubles and helped take Kansas State to the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. In a first-round win against the Drake Bulldogs, Lewis scored 23 points and secured 11 rebounds. She was named First-team All-Big 12 for the second time. [3]

Lewis ended her college career as Kansas State's all-time leader in blocks, with 282. [7] The only player in Kansas State program history to be named to the Big 12 All-Defensive team, [8] Lewis earned the honor in 2015, 2016, and 2017. [3] She majored in general human ecology at Kansas State University. [3]

Professional career

Lewis was selected in the second round (23rd overall) of the 2017 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings. [9]

In 2017, her rookie season, Lewis played in 13 games, averaging 0.5 points and 0.7 rebounds per game. She averaged 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game in 2018 [10] and was waived after 6 games. [11]

In 2017 during the WNBA offseason, Lewis played for TS Ostrovia in Poland. [12] In 2019, she played for Beroe in Bulgaria, leading the team to a WABA championship. [11]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA

WNBA regular season statistics [1]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017 Dallas 1304.0.167—.7500.70.20.00.00.50.5
2018 Dallas 604.3.300—1.0001.20.00.00.20.51.2
Career2 years, 1 team1904.1.227—.8000.80.10.00.10.50.7

Personal life

Lewis has three sisters. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Breanna Lewis". Sports Reference . Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Breanna Lewis, Kansas State (Riverside)". Wisconsin State Journal . March 13, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Breanna Lewis". Kansas State University athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ "K-State's Lewis and Young to Play for Athletes in Action". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Breanna Lewis". Sports Reference (college). Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ Robinett, Kellis (March 16, 2016). "Breanna Lewis' development helps lead Kansas State women into NCAA Tournament". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  7. ↑ Lilly, Chris (April 13, 2017). "K-State's Breanna Lewis drafted by Dallas in the WNBA Draft". WIBW-TV . Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ Fortner, Mitch (April 14, 2017). "Breanna Lewis selected by Dallas in 2017 WNBA Draft". KMAN . Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Kansas State's Breanna Lewis selected by Dallas in second round of WNBA Draft". The Topeka Capital-Journal . April 13, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Breanna Lewis". WNBA stats. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  11. 1 2 McGuire, Corbin (March 28, 2019). "SE: K-State WBB Alum Breanna Lewis Regains Winning Feeling in Championship Season in Bulgaria". Kansas State University athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Overseas Player of the Week, Oct. 24-30: Breanna Lewis". Dallas Wings. November 1, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
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