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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
2023–2024Salt Lake City Stars
2024Calgary Surge
2024–presentSalt Lake City Stars
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Justin Keith 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

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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

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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

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Windy City Bulls (2023)

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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 (2023–2024)

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

Calgary Surge (2024)

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On May 1, 2024, Lewis signed with the Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[19] However, he was waived on July 22.

Return to Salt Lake City (2024–present)

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On October 13, 2024, Lewis signed with the Utah Jazz,[20] but was waived three days later.[21] On October 28, he rejoined the Salt Lake City Stars.[22]

Career statistics

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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

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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

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  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.
  19. ^ "Calgary Surge Sign Forward Justin Lewis". CEBL.ca. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  20. ^ Hundman, Gabby (October 13, 2024). "Utah Jazz Sign Justin Lewis". NBA.com. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  21. ^ Hundman, Gabby (October 16, 2024). "Utah Jazz Waive Justin Lewis". NBA.com. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  22. ^ "Stars Announce 2024-25 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
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