Justin Lewis (basketball)

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Justin Lewis
No. 5 – Salt Lake City Stars
PositionPower forward / small forward
LeagueNBA G League
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 schoolBaltimore Poly
(Baltimore, Maryland)
CollegeMarquette (2020–2022)
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023Windy City Bulls
2023–presentSalt Lake City Stars
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata 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.

Early life and high school career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Windy City Bulls (2023)[edit]

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)[edit]

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

Career statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games 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[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Marquette 21 1 21.0 .417 .219 .577 5.4 .8 .4 .7 7.8
2021–22 Marquette 32 32 32.2 .440 .345 .761 7.9 1.7 1.1 .6 16.8

References[edit]

  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.
  12. ^ "Chicago Bulls 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  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.
  15. ^ "Bulls sign Justin Lewis to Two-Way contract". NBA.com. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  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.
  18. ^ "SLC Stars Acquire Justin Lewis from Windy City Bulls". OurSportsCentral.com. December 27, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

External links[edit]

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