Morgan Lewis (basketball) explained

Morgan Lewis
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:190
Team:Free agent
Nationality:American
Birth Date:10 February 1987
Birth Place:Painesville, Ohio
High School:Harvey (Painesville, Ohio)
College:Findlay (2006–2010)
Draft Year:2010
Career Start:2010
Years1:2010
Team1:KR Basket
Years2:2010–2011
Team2:ETB Wohnbau
Years3:
Team3:Oshawa Power
Years4:
Team4:London Lightning
Years5:
Team5:Mississauga Power
Years6:2014–2015
Team6:Al-Hilal
Team7:Island Storm
Years8:
Team8:Cape Breton Highlanders
Highlights:

Morgan Lewis (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cape Breton Highlanders of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). He was a two-time NBL Canada All-Star in his years with the Mississauga Power.

College career

Before playing professionally, Lewis led NCAA University of Findlay to a perfect record going 36-0 en route to win the NCAA Division 2 Championship in 2009. During that year, Lewis was awarded the National Tournament MVP, NCAA National All Tournament Team and NCAA Regional All Tournament Team.[1]

Team OVO

Grammy Award Winning Artist, Drake annually organizes a summer basketball tournament called OVO Bounce.[2] Lewis is one of the few players that were hand-picked by the hip-hop star to join his team and compete in this prestigious tournament in Toronto.[3]

Professional career

In February, 2010, Lewis signed with KR Basket of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild for the remainder of the season.[4] [5] In five regular season games, Lewis averaged 15.8 points and 5.0 rebounds. In the playoffs, he upped the averages to 23.4 points and 6.4 rebounds, helping KR to the semi-finals where they lost to eventual champions Snæfell.[6]

Lewis is the first ever player drafted in the inaugural 2011 NBL Canada draft by the Oshawa Power[7] - now relocated to Mississauga.[8]

Lewis was named NBLC Player of the Week on Feb 2, 2014 for the second time in his professional career in Canada.[9] Previously, Lewis won this award with London Lightning on November 18, 2012

At the conclusion of the 2013–2014 season, Lewis was nominated for the second time of his career to become a NBLC All-Star along with Mississauga Power teammate, Alex Johnson.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morgan Lewis-University of Findlay . 2014-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150103193321/http://www.hoop-hype.net/morgan-lewisuniversity-of-findlay.html . 2015-01-03 . dead .
  2. News: Low-key tournament celebrates Toronto's basketball history The Star. Toronto Star. August 2014.
  3. Web site: Morgan Lewis: The AmeriCanadian Dream . 14 August 2014 .
  4. News: KR-ingar sömdu við Morgan Lewis. 10 October 2017. Morgunblaðið. 18 February 2017. Icelandic.
  5. News: Jónsson. Óskar Ófeigur. Morgan Lewis: Veit ekki hvor var meira hissa, ég eða varnarmaðurinn. 10 October 2017. Vísir.is. 4 March 2010. Icelandic.
  6. Web site: Morgan Lewis - Úrvalsdeild statistics. kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation. 10 October 2017. Icelandic.
  7. Web site: Lewis Drafted #1 Overall . 23 August 2011 .
  8. Web site: Mississauga has the Power . 29 April 2013 .
  9. Web site: Unknown .
  10. Web site: NBL Canada Announces 2013-2014 Award Winners . 2014-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305225020/http://www.rainmenbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100080/nbl-canada-announces-2013-2014-award-winners . 2016-03-05 . dead .