JeQuan Lewis

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JeQuan Lewis
JeQuan Lewis.jpg
Lewis playing for VCU in 2014
No. 3–Qingdao Eagles
Position Point guard
League CBA
Personal information
Born (1994-09-07) September 7, 1994 (age 30)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Dickson County
(Dickson, Tennessee)
College VCU (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Wisconsin Herd
2018 Goyang Orions
2018–2019 Kymis
2019–2020 PAOK
2020–2021 Ramat HaSharon
2021–2022 Kalev/Cramo
2022–2023 Rostock Seawolves
2023–2024 JL Bourg
2024–present Qingdao Eagles
Career highlights and awards
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JeQuan Lewis (born September 4, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for VCU.

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High school career

Lewis attended Davidson Academy as a freshman starting at quarterback as a true freshman for the defending state champions before transferring to Dickson County High School in Tennessee, where he played both basketball and football. His prowess at quarterback led to a scholarship offer from Marshall. However, Lewis was persuaded to stick to basketball and committed to VCU after then-assistant coach Will Wade recruited him. [1]

College career

Lewis came off the bench as a freshman at VCU and averaged 5.9 points and 2.0 assists per game. He was a part-time starter as a sophomore and averaged 8.5 points and 2.7 assists per game. As a junior he started all but two games and averaged 11.3 points and 5.1 assists per game. [1] Coming into his senior season, Lewis was named to the preseason Third Team All-Atlantic 10. [2] Lewis averaged 15.2 points and 4.5 assists per game as a senior, shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the three-point arc. [3] He was named to the First Team All-Atlantic 10. [4] He scored 30 points in his final game, an 85–77 loss to St. Mary's in the NCAA Tournament. [5] He finished his VCU career with 1,444 points and ranks sixth all-time at the school in assists (505), eighth in career made 3-pointers (189) and sixth in made free throws (341). [6]

Professional career

After graduating from VCU, Lewis signed with the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA Summer League. [3] He was not signed by the Bucks to a regular season contract but was instead assigned to their G League affiliate the Wisconsin Herd. [7] Lewis scored 32 points and added five rebounds, four assists and three steals in a loss to the Long Island Nets on February 11, 2018. [8] In his rookie year, Lewis started 16 of 49 games, averaging 9.2 points, 4.5 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. [9]

He began the 2018–19 season with Goyang Orions of the Korean Basketball League. On December 2, 2018, Lewis joined Kymi of the Greek Basket League. [10] He averaged 16.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game over 16 games with Kymis. On August 28, 2019, Lewis signed with PAOK Thessaloniki and remained in Greece. [11] Lewis averaged 9.5 points and 5.3 assists per game. He was eventually replaced by Bobby Brown in early January 2020. [12] Lewis subsequently joined Ramat HaSharon and averaged 17.8 points and 6.5 assists per game. On August 2, 2021, he signed with Kalev/Cramo of VTB United League. [13] On January 20, 2022, JeQuan parted ways with the team. On July 22, 2022, he signed with Rostock Seawolves of the German Basketball Bundesliga. [14]

On June 20, 2023, he signed with JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A. [15]

On October 30, 2024, Lewis signed with Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). [16]

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  2. ↑ "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17; Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Simmons, Andy (June 23, 2017). "Dickson native, VCU standout JeQuan Lewis signing with Milwaukee Bucks". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ Atlantic 10 Conference (March 7, 2017). "Cline Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Miller Voted as Coach of the Year" . Retrieved April 24, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Simmons, Andy (April 3, 2017). "What's next for Dickson County native JeQuan Lewis?". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ Pearrell, Tim (June 23, 2017). "Former VCU guard JeQuan Lewis hopes to make most of opportunity with Milwaukee Bucks". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Wisconsin Herd Finalizes Roster for Inaugural Season". NBA.com. November 2, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  8. ↑ "JeQuan Lewis: Explodes for 32". CBS Sports . February 11, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Bucks' JeQuan Lewis: Will participate in summer league". CBS Sports . June 26, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ "JeQuan Lewis signs with GS Kymis". sportando.basketball.com. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  11. ↑ Djordjevic, Stefan (August 28, 2019). "JeQuan Lewis joins PAOK". EuroHoops. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Ο ΠΑΟΚ με τα μάτια του Άρη". TO10.gr (in Greek). January 5, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  13. ↑ "BC Kalev/Cramo adds American point guard". Bckalev.ee. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  14. ↑ "JeQuan Lewis verstärkt die Wölfe". seawolves.de (in German). July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  15. ↑ "JL Bourg lands JeQuan Lewis". Sportando. June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  16. ↑ "欢迎杰坎·刘易斯加入青岛国信海天篮球俱乐部". 腾讯新闻. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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