Justin Lewis (basketball)

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Justin Lewis
No. 5–Salt Lake City Stars
Position Power forward / small forward
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (2002-04-12) April 12, 2002 (age 21)
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–present Salt Lake City Stars
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 Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. 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–present)

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

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.
  9. ↑ "Freshman Lewis scores 33, No. 22 Marquette beats Seton Hall". ESPN . Associated Press. January 26, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Forward also All-BIG EAST First Team selection". Marquette Golden Eagles . March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Bulls Sign Terry, Freeman-Liberty. Lewis inked to a Two-Way deal". NBA.com. July 7, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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  13. ↑ "Dallas Mavericks vs Chicago Bulls Box Scores". NBA.com. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  14. ↑ Adams, Luke (October 15, 2022). "Bulls Cut Carlik Jones, Okaro White". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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  16. ↑ "Chicago Bulls sign Henri Drell to Two-Way contract". NBA.com. December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  17. ↑ "2023-2024 Windy City Bulls Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
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