Bobby Lewis (basketball, born 1945)

Bob Lewis

No. 15, 5
Guard
Personal information
Born	(1945-03-20) March 20, 1945 Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
College	North Carolina (1964–1967)
NBA Draft	1967 / Round: 4 / Pick: 39th overall
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Pro playing career	1967–1971
Career history
1967–1970	San Francisco Warriors
1970–1971	Cleveland Cavaliers
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,481 (5.8 ppg)
Rebounds	533 (2.1 rpg)
Assists	555 (2.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert Franklin Lewis (born March 20, 1945 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American basketball player.

He played collegiately for the University of North Carolina, where he played an integral role on the 1967 ACC Champion and Final Four team. He averaged 27.4 points per game in 1966, the second-highest single-season average in UNC history. On December 16, 1965, he scored 49 points against Florida State, the most ever for a UNC player. He currently ranks tenth all time in scoring at UNC with 1,836 career points.

He was an All-ACC and All-America selection in 1966 and 1967. Because of his national accolades, Lewis' number 22 was honored by the University of North Carolina and currently hangs in the rafters of the Dean Smith Center.

He was selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the 4th round (39th pick overall) of the 1967 NBA Draft. He was also selected by the Anaheim Amigos in the 1967 ABA Draft.

He played for the Warriors in the NBA for three season and with the Cleveland Cavaliers for one. During his professional career, he averaged 5.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.

See also

• National Basketball Association portal

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com