Quincy Lewis Explained

Quincy Lewis
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:215
Birth Date:26 June 1977
Birth Place:Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
High School:Parkview Arts and Science Magnet
(Little Rock, Arkansas)
College:Minnesota (1995–1999)
Draft Year:1999
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:19
Draft Team:Utah Jazz
Career Start:1999
Career End:2009
Career Number:20, 24
Career Position:Small forward / shooting guard
Years1:
Team1:Utah Jazz
Years2:2002–2003
Team2:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Team3:Minnesota Timberwolves
Years4:2004–2005
Team4:Lucentum Alicante
Years5:2005–2006
Team5:Olympiacos
Years6:2006–2007
Team6:Lucentum Alicante
Years7:2007–2009
Team7:Iurbentia Bilbao Basket
Highlights:

Quincy Lavell Lewis (born June 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the pro club Iurbentia Bilbao Basket in Spain.[1] He currently works as an analyst for Fox Sports North, covering the Minnesota Timberwolves, one of Lewis's former NBA teams. Now coaches the AAU 16u basketball team “Minnesota Heat”.

College career

Lewis played college basketball for the University of Minnesota. In 1997 Lewis was the team's 6th man and helped the Golden Gophers reach the NCAA Final Four. He was the Big Ten Conference's leading scorer during his senior year in college. At the end of his college career, he ranked sixth in Minnesota's career scoring list, with 1,614 points.[2] He also recorded 127 three-point field goals and 502 rebounds.[3]

Professional career

He was selected by the Utah Jazz in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1999 NBA draft. He played for the Jazz from 19992002.

He was signed by the Minnesota Timberwolves as a free agent on September 26, 2003 for the 2003–04 season, and he was waived on December 20.[4] He played with Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel in 2002–03.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sportando.net/eng/europa/esteri/2918/bilbao_and_lewis_part_ways.html Bilbao and Lewis part ways
  2. Justine Buerkle. Video: Catching Up With Quincy Lewis. gophersports.com. December 1, 2011. Retrieved on June 29, 2012.
  3. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/minn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2008-9/misc_non_event/m-baskbl-media-guide-0809-sec6.pdf Minnesota Golden Gophers media guide
  4. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/quincy_lewis/index.html NBA.com: Quincy Lewis Bio