Morgan Lewis (basketball)

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.

Morgan Lewis
Lewis with the Oshawa Power in 2012
Free agent
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born (1987-02-10) February 10, 1987
Painesville, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolHarvey (Painesville, Ohio)
CollegeFindlay (2006–2010)
NBA draft2010 / Undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010KR Basket
2010–2011ETB Wohnbau
2011–2013Oshawa Power
2012–2014London Lightning
2013–2015Mississauga Power
2014–2015Al-Hilal
2016Island Storm
2016–2017Cape Breton Highlanders
Career highlights and awards

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]

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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2014-09-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/2014/08/01/lowkey_tournament_celebrates_torontos_basketball_history.html
  3. http://www.onpointbasketball.com/morgan-lewis-the-americanadian-dream/
  4. "KR-ingar sömdu við Morgan Lewis". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 February 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (4 March 2010). "Morgan Lewis: Veit ekki hvor var meira hissa, ég eða varnarmaðurinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. "Morgan Lewis - Úrvalsdeild statistics". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. http://athletics.findlay.edu/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20110823dlkclq
  8. http://www.mississauga.com/sports-story/3134955-mississauga-has-the-power/
  9. http://www.powerbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100057/morgan-lewis-named-nbl-player-of-the-week
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-09-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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