Morgan Lewis (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cape Breton Highlanders of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). He was a two-time NBL Canada All-Star in his years with the Mississauga Power.
 Lewis with the Oshawa Power in 2012 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 10, 1987 Painesville, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Harvey (Painesville, Ohio) |
| College | Findlay (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010 | KR Basket |
| 2010–2011 | ETB Wohnbau |
| 2011–2013 | Oshawa Power |
| 2012–2014 | London Lightning |
| 2013–2015 | Mississauga Power |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Hilal |
| 2016 | Island Storm |
| 2016–2017 | Cape Breton Highlanders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
editBefore playing professionally, Lewis led NCAA University of Findlay to a perfect record going 36-0 en route to win the NCAA Division 2 Championship in 2009. During that year, Lewis was awarded the National Tournament MVP, NCAA National All Tournament Team and NCAA Regional All Tournament Team.[1]
Team OVO
editGrammy Award Winning Artist, Drake annually organizes a summer basketball tournament called OVO Bounce.[2] Lewis is one of the few players that were hand-picked by the hip-hop star to join his team and compete in this prestigious tournament in Toronto.[3]
Professional career
editIn February, 2010, Lewis signed with KR Basket of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild for the remainder of the season.[4][5] In five regular season games, Lewis averaged 15.8 points and 5.0 rebounds. In the playoffs, he upped the averages to 23.4 points and 6.4 rebounds, helping KR to the semi-finals where they lost to eventual champions Snæfell.[6]
Lewis is the first ever player drafted in the inaugural 2011 NBL Canada draft by the Oshawa Power[7] - now relocated to Mississauga.[8]
Lewis was named NBLC Player of the Week on Feb 2, 2014 for the second time in his professional career in Canada.[9] Previously, Lewis won this award with London Lightning on November 18, 2012
At the conclusion of the 2013–2014 season, Lewis was nominated for the second time of his career to become a NBLC All-Star along with Mississauga Power teammate, Alex Johnson. [10]
References
edit- ^ "Morgan Lewis-University of Findlay". Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
- ^ "Low-key tournament celebrates Toronto's basketball history | The Star". Toronto Star. August 2014.
- ^ "Morgan Lewis: The AmeriCanadian Dream". 14 August 2014.
- ^ "KR-ingar sömdu við Morgan Lewis". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 February 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (4 March 2010). "Morgan Lewis: Veit ekki hvor var meira hissa, ég eða varnarmaðurinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Morgan Lewis - Úrvalsdeild statistics". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Lewis Drafted #1 Overall". 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Mississauga has the Power". 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NBL Canada Announces 2013-2014 Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
External links
edit- Morgan Lewis at realgm.com
- Morgan Lewis at kki.is
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