Justin Lewis (basketball)
No. 10 – Marquette Golden Eagles | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Big East Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland | April 12, 2002
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | Marquette (2020–present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Justin Lewis (born April 12, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Marquette Golden Eagles of the Big East Conference.
Early life and high school career[]
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[]
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]
Career statistics[]
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[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | Marquette | 21 | 1 | 21.0 | .417 | .219 | .577 | 5.4 | .8 | .4 | .7 | 7.8 |
References[]
- ^ "Calvert Hall freshman Justin Lewis selected to participate in USA basketball camp". Baltimore Sun. September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Former Poly star Justin Lewis off to thrilling start with Marquette". Baltimore Sun. December 11, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Poly basketball star Justin Lewis commits to Marquette". Baltimore Sun. July 24, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Players of the year: Adrian Baldwin & Justin Lewis". Baltimore Sun. March 31, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ Daniels, Evan (July 24, 2019). "Four-star forward Justin Lewis commits to Marquette". 247Sports. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Marquette has freshmen stars in Dawson Garcia and Justin Lewis". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. January 15, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Marquette's Justin Lewis hopes to be NBA player under Shaka Smart". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Freshman Lewis scores 33, No. 22 Marquette beats Seton Hall". ESPN. Associated Press. January 26, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Forward also All-BIG EAST First Team selection". Marquette Golden Eagles. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
External links[]
- 2002 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Baltimore
- Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- Power forwards (basketball)