Kelvin Michaúd Lewis (born April 12, 1988) is an American college basketball coach who currently serves as an Assistant coach at the University of Troy. He was a former professional player for 13 seasons, spending much of his career overseas.
| Troy Trojans | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant Coach |
| League | NCAA Division 1 |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 12, 1988 Dallas, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–2023 |
| Number | 1 |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | Texas Legends |
| 2011–2012 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2012–2013 | Solna Vikings |
| 2013–2014 | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| 2014–2015 | BC Timișoara |
| 2015–2016 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2016 | Soproni KC |
| 2017 | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| 2017–2018 | Höttur |
| 2018 | Kauhajoki Karhu |
| 2018–2019 | Gladiators Trier |
| 2019–2023 | SKN St. Pölten |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
College career
editLewis played collegiately for Houston, helping them reach an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time in 18 years. The only C-USA MVP in school history. He finished 3rd in school history in 3 pointers made. He also finished with 1,465 points in only 3 seasons, ranking him 14th all time in University of Houston history. [1] He transferred to Houston from Auburn, where he spent his freshman year.[2] Prior to Auburn, Lewis played for North Crowley High School in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was a part of the Rivals 150 recruits, and also All-State first team selection.[3][4]
Professional career
editLewis played for the Houston Rockets in the 2010 NBA Summer League.[5] In August 2010, he signed with Kavala of Greece.[6] He left Kavala before the start of the season. On November 2, 2010, he was drafted by the Texas Legends.[7] On March 4, 2011, he was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[8] On November 2, 2011, he was re-acquired by the Vipers.
In August 2012, he signed with Solna Vikings of Sweden.[9] In which he earned 2nd Team All-Basketligen honors.[10] For the 2013–14 season he signed with Tampereen Pyrintö of Finland. He helped his team to win the Korisliiga, also was named Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year.[11][12]
After attending Mini Camp with the Orlando Magic, In July 2014 Lewis signed with BC Timișoara of Romania.[13] They also won the Cup that season.[14]
In the 2015–16 season he played with Kolossos Rodou in Greek A1.[15]
Lewis returned to Tampereen Pyrintö in February 2017[16] and averaged 10.7 points in 12 games in the Korisliiga.[17]
On October 22, 2017, Lewis tried out with the Santa Cruz Warriors. He was put on waivers on October 31 before playing any games for the Warriors.[17]
On November 6, 2017, Lewis signed with Höttur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, replacing Aaron Moss.[18] On February 21, Höttur announced they had released Lewis to allow him to sign with Kauhajoki Karhu Basket in the Finnish Korisliiga.[19][20] Despite his early exit, he led the Úrvalsdeild in scoring with 25.4 points per game in 14 games.[21][22]
In May 2018, he helped Karhu win the Korisliiga championship.[23]
He scored 5,450 Career Points as a Professional Player.
References
edit- ^ |url=http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/18226757/uh-makes-ncaa-tournament[permanent dead link]
- ^ Scarbinsky, Kevin (March 13, 2010). "Kelvin Lewis plays 'game of my life' as Houston wins C-USA final". The Birmingham News. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ https://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Kelvin-Lewis-33849 [dead link]
- ^ "Player Bio: Kelvin Lewis". Houston Cougars. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ 2010 Summer League Statistics
- ^ Kavala BC announced Kelvin Lewis
- ^ Legends Acquire Four NBA First-Round Draft Picks Archived March 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vipers Make Deal Before Trade Deadline
- ^ Solna Vikings sign Kelvin Lewis and Donald Johnson
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Pyrinto Crowned Finnish Champions
- ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". Archived from the original on May 25, 2014.
- ^ BC Timisoara signs Kelvin Lewis, ex Pyrinto
- ^ BC Timisoara wins Romanian Cup
- ^ Συμφωνία με Kelvin Lewis (in Greek)
- ^ "Kelvin Lewis palaa Pyrintöön". pyrinto.fi (in Finnish). February 15, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "Kelvin Lewis Player Profile". realgm.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (November 6, 2017). "Nýr Kani kominn til Hattar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (February 21, 2018). "Kelvin Lewis yfirgefur Hött". karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Kelvin Lewis sopimukseen Karhubasketin kanssa". karhubasket.net (in Finnish). February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (March 9, 2018). "Lewis stigakóngur Domino's deildarinnar". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Úrvalsdeild karla Domino´s deild karla (2017–2018 Tímabil) – Tölfræði". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation.
- ^ "Flenard og Kelvin finnskir meistarar". karfan.is (in Icelandic). May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.