Justin Lewis (basketball)

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Justin Lewis
Calgary Surge
Position Power forward / small forward
League CEBL
Personal information
Born (2002-04-12) April 12, 2002 (age 22)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Baltimore Poly
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College Marquette (2020–2022)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023 Windy City Bulls
2023–2024 Salt Lake City Stars
2024–present Calgary Surge
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Justin Lewis (born April 12, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles.

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Early life and high school career

Lewis was born and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and initially attended Calvert Hall College High School. [1] He transferred to the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute after his freshman year. [2] As a junior, Lewis averaged 17.3 points and 9.2 rebounds per game with 16 double doubles and was named first team All-Metro and second team All-Maryland by USA Today as Baltimore Polytechnic won the state championship. [3] As a senior, he averaged 19.3 points, 13.4 rebounds and 4.4 blocks per game and was named the Metro Co-player of the Year and first-team All-Maryland while leading the team to a second straight state championship. [4] A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Marquette over offers from UConn and Virginia Tech, among others. [5]

College career

Lewis came off the bench for Marquette as a freshman. [6] He averaged 7.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. [7] [8] On January 26, 2022, Lewis scored a career-high 33 points as well as nine rebounds and six assists in a 73–63 win against Seton Hall. [9] He was named to the First Team All-Big East, as well as Big East Most Improved Player. [10]

Professional career

Windy City Bulls (2023)

After becoming undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Lewis signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 7, 2022 [11] and afterwards joined them in the 2022 NBA Summer League. [12] In his Summer League debut, Lewis scored eight points and five rebounds in a 100–99 win against the Dallas Mavericks. [13] Justin Lewis tore his ACL and was later waived on October 15 while he rehabbed the injury. [14]

On March 7, 2023, Lewis signed another two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls, [15] but was waived on December 16, after appearing in 12 games with the Windy City Bulls. [16] Two days later, he returned to Windy City. [17]

Salt Lake City Stars (2023–2024)

On December 27, 2023, Lewis was traded to the Salt Lake City Stars. [18]

Calgary Surge (2024–present)

On May 1, 2024, Lewis signed with the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. [19]

Career statistics

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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Marquette 21121.0.417.219.5775.4.8.4.77.8
2021–22 Marquette 323232.2.440.345.7617.91.71.1.616.8

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References

  1. ↑ Graham, Glenn (September 22, 2016). "Calvert Hall freshman Justin Lewis selected to participate in USA basketball camp". Baltimore Sun . Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  2. ↑ Graham, Glenn (December 11, 2020). "Former Poly star Justin Lewis off to thrilling start with Marquette". Baltimore Sun . Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Poly basketball star Justin Lewis commits to Marquette". Baltimore Sun . July 24, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Players of the year: Adrian Baldwin & Justin Lewis". Baltimore Sun . March 31, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ Daniels, Evan (July 24, 2019). "Four-star forward Justin Lewis commits to Marquette". 247Sports . Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Marquette has freshmen stars in Dawson Garcia and Justin Lewis". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . January 15, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  7. ↑ Steele, Ben (October 13, 2021). "Shaka Smart is bringing new energy to Marquette. He's built for that". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Marquette's Justin Lewis hopes to be NBA player under Shaka Smart" . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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