Marcus Lewis (born February 16, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga. He was born in Streamwood, Illinois. 2014 NCAA Dunk Contest Winner.
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 16, 1992 Streamwood, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Streamwood (Streamwood, Illinois) |
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| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2017 | Niagara River Lions |
| 2017–2018 | St. John's Edge |
| 2018–2019 | Moncton Magic |
| 2019 | Guelph Nighthawks |
| 2019–2020 | Moncton Magic |
| 2020–2021 | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| 2021 | Lavrio |
| 2021–2022 | Czarni Słupsk |
| 2022–2023 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| 2024–present | Szolnoki Olajbányász |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editLewis played for Streamwood High School, at Streamwood, Illinois.
College career
editLewis played for Parkland College, for South Suburban College and for Eastern Kentucky from 2010 until 2014. During his college career, he was highly regarded as one of the best dunkers in NCAA college basketball.[1]
Professional career
editAfter going undrafted to the 2014 NBA draft, Lewis played five seasons in Canada with Niagara River Lions, St. John's Edge, Moncton Magic and Guelph Nighthawks. After five years in Canada, Lewis signed with Tampereen Pyrintö of the Finnish Korisliiga.[2]
On July 17, 2021, Lewis officially signed with Greek club Lavrio of the Basketball Champions League.[3] In eight games, he averaged 6.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.
On November 27, 2021, Lewis signed with Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League.[4]
On November 20, 2022, he signed with Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga.[5]
On September 2, 2024 he signed with Szolnoki Olajbányász of the Hungarian first tier Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[6]
References
edit- ^ "JC Transfer Marcus Lewis Makes SportsCenter with Dunk at EKU". jucorecruiting.com. 4 February 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Marcus Lewis (ex Moncton M.) added to the roster of Pyrinto". usbasket.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Marcus Lewis signs with Lavrio". latestbasketballnews.com. July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Czarni adds Lewis to their roster, ex Lavrio". Eurobasket. November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "Frankfurt lands Marcus Lewis". Eurobasket. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "Tapasztalt amerikai légiós érkezik az NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbányászhoz!". olajofficial.hu (in Hungarian). Szolnoki Olajbányász. September 2, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
External links
edit- RealGM.com Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile