Kelvin Lewis Explained

Kelvin Lewis
League:NCAA Division 1
Team:Troy Trojans
Position:Assistant Coach
Conference:Sun Belt
Birth Date:12 April 1988
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas
Nationality:American
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:203
High School:North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas)
College:
Draft Year:2010
Career Start:2010
Career End:2023
Career Number:1
Years1:2010–2011
Team1:Texas Legends
Years2:2011–2012
Team2:Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Years3:2012–2013
Team3:Solna Vikings
Years4:2013–2014
Team4:Tampereen Pyrintö
Years5:2014–2015
Team5:BC Timișoara
Years6:2015–2016
Team6:Kolossos Rodou
Years7:2016
Team7:Soproni KC
Years8:2017
Team8:Tampereen Pyrintö
Years9:2017–2018
Team9:Höttur
Years10:2018
Team10:Kauhajoki Karhu
Years11:2018–2019
Team11:Gladiators Trier
Years12:2019–2023
Team12:SKN St. Pölten
Highlights:

Kelvin Michaúd Lewis (born April 12, 1988) is an American college basketball coach who currently serves as an Assistant coach at the University of Troy. He was a former professional player for 13 seasons, spending much of his career overseas.

College career

Lewis played collegiately for Houston, helping them reach an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time in 18 years. The only C-USA MVP in school history. He finished 3rd in school history in 3 pointers made. He also finished with 1,465 points in only 3 seasons, ranking him 14th all time in University of Houston history. [1] He transferred to Houston from Auburn, where he spent his freshman year.[2] Prior to Auburn, Lewis played for North Crowley High School in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was a part of the Rivals 150 recruits, and also All-State first team selection.[3] [4]

Professional career

Lewis played for the Houston Rockets in the 2010 NBA Summer League.[5] In August 2010, he signed with Kavala of Greece.[6] He left Kavala before the start of the season. On November 2, 2010, he was drafted by the Texas Legends.[7] On March 4, 2011, he was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[8] On November 2, 2011, he was re-acquired by the Vipers.

In August 2012, he signed with Solna Vikings of Sweden.[9] In which he earned 2nd Team All-Basketligen honors.[10] For the 2013–14 season he signed with Tampereen Pyrintö of Finland. He helped his team to win the Korisliiga, also was named Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year.[11] [12]

After attending Mini Camp with the Orlando Magic, In July 2014 Lewis signed with BC Timișoara of Romania.[13] They also won the Cup that season.[14]

In the 2015–16 season he played with Kolossos Rodou in Greek A1.[15]

Lewis returned to Tampereen Pyrintö in February 2017[16] and averaged 10.7 points in 12 games in the Korisliiga.[17]

On October 22, 2017, Lewis tried out with the Santa Cruz Warriors. He was put on waivers on October 31 before playing any games for the Warriors.[17]

On November 6, 2017, Lewis signed with Höttur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, replacing Aaron Moss.[18] On February 21, Höttur announced they had released Lewis to allow him to sign with Kauhajoki Karhu Basket in the Finnish Korisliiga.[19] [20] Despite his early exit, he led the Úrvalsdeild in scoring with 25.4 points per game in 14 games.[21] [22]

In May 2018, he helped Karhu win the Korisliiga championship.[23]

He scored 5,450 Career Points as a Professional Player.

External links

Notes and References

  1. |url=http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/18226757/uh-makes-ncaa-tournament
  2. News: Kelvin Lewis plays 'game of my life' as Houston wins C-USA final . Scarbinsky, Kevin . March 13, 2010 . . March 13, 2010.
  3. https://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Kelvin-Lewis-33849
  4. Web site: Player Bio: Kelvin Lewis . . March 13, 2010 . October 30, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131030000600/http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lewis_kelvin00.html . dead .
  5. http://www.nba.com/summerleague2010/players/sl_kelvin_lewis/ 2010 Summer League Statistics
  6. http://thehoop.blogspot.com/2010/08/kavala-bc-announced-kelvin-lewis.html Kavala BC announced Kelvin Lewis
  7. http://www.nba.com/dleague/texas/legendsacquirepicks110410.html Legends Acquire Four NBA First-Round Draft Picks
  8. http://www.nba.com/dleague/riograndevalley/lewis030411.html Vipers Make Deal Before Trade Deadline
  9. http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/solna-vikings-sign-kelvin-lewis-and-donald-johnson/ Solna Vikings sign Kelvin Lewis and Donald Johnson
  10. Web site: Archived copy . August 25, 2015 . June 2, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160602093337/http://pyrinto.fi/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KELVIN_LEWIS_basketball_profile.pdf . dead .
  11. http://www.fibaeurope.com/coid_qNlRp,PQJYk,CON2A9ysa1.articleMode_on.html Pyrinto Crowned Finnish Champions
  12. Web site: Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings. https://web.archive.org/web/20140525223620/http://www.eurobasket.com/Finland/basketball-League-Korisliiga_2013-2014.asp. dead. May 25, 2014.
  13. https://www.eurobasket.com/Finland/basketball.aspx?NewsID=366055 BC Timisoara signs Kelvin Lewis, ex Pyrinto
  14. http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/bc-timisoara-wins-romanian-cup/ BC Timisoara wins Romanian Cup
  15. http://kolossosbc.gr/News.php?News_ID=1668 Συμφωνία με Kelvin Lewis
  16. News: Kelvin Lewis palaa Pyrintöön. November 6, 2017. pyrinto.fi. February 15, 2017. Finnish.
  17. Web site: Kelvin Lewis Player Profile. realgm.com. November 6, 2017.
  18. News: Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir. Nýr Kani kominn til Hattar. November 6, 2017. Vísir.is. November 6, 2017. Icelandic.
  19. News: Davíð Eldur. Kelvin Lewis yfirgefur Hött. February 21, 2018. karfan.is. February 21, 2018. Icelandic.
  20. News: Kelvin Lewis sopimukseen Karhubasketin kanssa. February 21, 2018. karhubasket.net. February 21, 2018. Finnish.
  21. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson. Lewis stigakóngur Domino's deildarinnar. March 12, 2018. Fréttablaðið. March 9, 2018. Icelandic.
  22. Web site: Úrvalsdeild karla Domino´s deild karla (2017–2018 Tímabil) – Tölfræði. kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation. Icelandic.
  23. News: Flenard og Kelvin finnskir meistarar. May 18, 2018. karfan.is. May 18, 2018. Icelandic.