Marcus Lewis (basketball, born 1992)

Marcus Lewis
No. 1 – Szolnoki Olajbányász
Position	Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	February 16, 1992 (age 32); 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)
College	Parkland (2010–2011); South Suburban (2011–2012); Eastern Kentucky (2012–2014);
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
	NBL Canada champion (2019);

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.

High school career

Lewis played for Streamwood High School, at Streamwood, Illinois.

College career

Lewis 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

After 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

^ "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

RealGM.com Profile
Eurobasket.com Profile

[1] "JC Transfer Marcus Lewis Makes SportsCenter with Dunk at EKU". jucorecruiting.com. 4 February 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[2] "Marcus Lewis (ex Moncton M.) added to the roster of Pyrinto". usbasket.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[3] "Marcus Lewis signs with Lavrio". latestbasketballnews.com. July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[4] "Czarni adds Lewis to their roster, ex Lavrio". Eurobasket. November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.

[5] "Frankfurt lands Marcus Lewis". Eurobasket. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[6] "Tapasztalt amerikai légiós érkezik az NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbányászhoz!". olajofficial.hu (in Hungarian). Szolnoki Olajbányász. September 2, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

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