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Kelvin Lewis
No. 1 – SKN St. Pölten
PositionGuard
LeagueAustrian Basketball Superliga
Personal information
Born (1988-04-12) April 12, 1988 (age 36)
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorth Crowley
(Fort Worth, Texas)
College
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011Texas Legends
2011–2012Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2012–2013Solna Vikings
2013–2014Tampereen Pyrintö
2014–2015BC Timișoara
2015–2016Kolossos Rodou
2016Soproni KC
2017Tampereen Pyrintö
2017–2018Höttur
2018Kauhajoki Karhu
2018–2019Gladiators Trier
2019–presentSKN St. Pölten
Career highlights and awards

Kelvin Michaúd Lewis (born April 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for SKN St. Pölten of the Austrian Basketball Superliga.

College career

Lewis played collegiately for Houston, helping them reach an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time in 18 years.[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]

References

  1. ^ |url=http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/18226757/uh-makes-ncaa-tournament[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Scarbinsky, Kevin (March 13, 2010). "Kelvin Lewis plays 'game of my life' as Houston wins C-USA final". The Birmingham News. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  3. ^ https://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Kelvin-Lewis-33849
  4. ^ "Player Bio: Kelvin Lewis". Houston Cougars. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  5. ^ 2010 Summer League Statistics
  6. ^ Kavala BC announced Kelvin Lewis
  7. ^ Legends Acquire Four NBA First-Round Draft Picks Archived March 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Vipers Make Deal Before Trade Deadline
  9. ^ Solna Vikings sign Kelvin Lewis and Donald Johnson
  10. ^ http://pyrinto.fi/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/KELVIN_LEWIS_basketball_profile.pdf
  11. ^ Pyrinto Crowned Finnish Champions
  12. ^ http://www.eurobasket.com/Finland/basketball-League-Korisliiga_2013-2014.asp
  13. ^ BC Timisoara signs Kelvin Lewis, ex Pyrinto
  14. ^ BC Timisoara wins Romanian Cup
  15. ^ Συμφωνία με Kelvin Lewis (in Greek)
  16. ^ "Kelvin Lewis palaa Pyrintöön". pyrinto.fi (in Finnish). February 15, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Kelvin Lewis Player Profile". realgm.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  18. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (November 6, 2017). "Nýr Kani kominn til Hattar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  19. ^ Davíð Eldur (February 21, 2018). "Kelvin Lewis yfirgefur Hött". karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  20. ^ "Kelvin Lewis sopimukseen Karhubasketin kanssa". karhubasket.net (in Finnish). February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  21. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (March 9, 2018). "Lewis stigakóngur Domino's deildarinnar". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  22. ^ "Úrvalsdeild karla Domino´s deild karla (2017–2018 Tímabil) – Tölfræði". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation.
  23. ^ "Flenard og Kelvin finnskir meistarar". karfan.is (in Icelandic). May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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