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JeQuan Lewis
Lewis playing for Rostock in 2024
No. 1 – Igokea m:tel
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBosnian League
ABA League
Personal information
Born (1994-09-07) September 7, 1994 (age 31)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolDickson County
(Dickson, Tennessee)
CollegeVCU (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Wisconsin Herd
2018Goyang Orions
2018–2019Kymis
2019Fubon Braves
2019–2020PAOK
2020–2021Ramat HaSharon
2021–2022BC Kalev
2022–2023Rostock Seawolves
2023–2024JL Bourg
2024Qingdao Eagles
2024–2025Rostock Seawolves
2025–presentIgokea
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

JeQuan Demonte Lewis[1] (born September 4, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Igokea m:tel of the Bosnian League and the ABA League. He played college basketball for VCU.

High school career

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Lewis attended Davidson Academy as a freshman starting at quarterback as a true freshman for the defending state champions before transferring to Dickson County High School in Tennessee, where he played both basketball and football. His prowess at quarterback led to a scholarship offer from Marshall. However, Lewis was persuaded to stick to basketball and committed to VCU after then-assistant coach Will Wade recruited him.[2]

College career

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Lewis came off the bench as a freshman at VCU and averaged 5.9 points and 2.0 assists per game. He was a part-time starter as a sophomore and averaged 8.5 points and 2.7 assists per game. As a junior he started all but two games and averaged 11.3 points and 5.1 assists per game.[2] Coming into his senior season, Lewis was named to the preseason Third Team All-Atlantic 10.[3] Lewis averaged 15.2 points and 4.5 assists per game as a senior, shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the three-point arc.[4] He was named to the First Team All-Atlantic 10.[5] He scored 30 points in his final game, an 85–77 loss to St. Mary's in the NCAA Tournament.[6] He finished his VCU career with 1,444 points and ranks sixth all-time at the school in assists (505), eighth in career made 3-pointers (189) and sixth in made free throws (341).[7]

Professional career

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After graduating from VCU, Lewis signed with the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA Summer League.[4] He was not signed by the Bucks to a regular season contract but was instead assigned to their G League affiliate the Wisconsin Herd.[8] Lewis scored 32 points and added five rebounds, four assists and three steals in a loss to the Long Island Nets on February 11, 2018.[9] In his rookie year, Lewis started 16 of 49 games, averaging 9.2 points, 4.5 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.[10]

On August 9, 2018, Lewis signed with Goyang Orions of the Korean Basketball League.[11] On November 18, Lewis was replaced by Jason Siggers.[12] On December 2, 2018, Lewis joined Kymi of the Greek Basket League.[13] He averaged 16.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game over 16 games with Kymis. On August 28, 2019, Lewis signed with PAOK Thessaloniki and remained in Greece.[14] Lewis averaged 9.5 points and 5.3 assists per game. He was eventually replaced by Bobby Brown in early January 2020.[15] Lewis subsequently joined Ramat HaSharon and averaged 17.8 points and 6.5 assists per game. On August 2, 2021, he signed with Kalev/Cramo of VTB United League.[16] On January 20, 2022, JeQuan parted ways with the team. On July 22, 2022, he signed with Rostock Seawolves of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[17]

On June 20, 2023, he signed with JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A.[18]

On October 30, 2024, Lewis signed with Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[19] On December 7, he was replaced by Kendall Smith.[20]

On December 25, 2024, he signed with Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[21]

On June 24, 2025, he signed with Igokea m:tel of the Bosnian League.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "JeQuan Lewis - Fubon Braves - Player profile - FIBA Asia Champions Cup Road to Final 8 East Asia". FIBA Basketball Events. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Driver, David (March 10, 2017). "Series of discoveries leads JeQuan Lewis to VCU". American Sports Net. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17; Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. October 18, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Simmons, Andy (June 23, 2017). "Dickson native, VCU standout JeQuan Lewis signing with Milwaukee Bucks". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  5. ^ Atlantic 10 Conference (March 7, 2017). "Cline Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Miller Voted as Coach of the Year". Retrieved April 24, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Simmons, Andy (April 3, 2017). "What's next for Dickson County native JeQuan Lewis?". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  7. ^ Pearrell, Tim (June 23, 2017). "Former VCU guard JeQuan Lewis hopes to make most of opportunity with Milwaukee Bucks". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "Wisconsin Herd Finalizes Roster for Inaugural Season". NBA.com. November 2, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  9. ^ "JeQuan Lewis: Explodes for 32". CBS Sports. February 11, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  10. ^ "Bucks' JeQuan Lewis: Will participate in summer league". CBS Sports. June 26, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  11. ^ "오리온, 새 시즌 함께할 외국선수로 먼로·루이스 계약 합의". 점프볼. August 9, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "오리온, 단신 외국인 교체 카드...루이스 대신 시거스". 스포츠조선. November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  13. ^ "JeQuan Lewis signs with GS Kymis". sportando.basketball.com. December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  14. ^ Djordjevic, Stefan (August 28, 2019). "JeQuan Lewis joins PAOK". EuroHoops. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  15. ^ "Ο ΠΑΟΚ με τα μάτια του Άρη". TO10.gr (in Greek). January 5, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  16. ^ "BC Kalev/Cramo adds American point guard". Bckalev.ee. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  17. ^ "JeQuan Lewis verstärkt die Wölfe". seawolves.de (in German). July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  18. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (June 20, 2023). "JL Bourg lands JeQuan Lewis". Sportando. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  19. ^ "欢迎杰坎·刘易斯加入青岛国信海天篮球俱乐部". 腾讯新闻. October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  20. ^ "CBA"齐鲁德比"前放"大招"，青岛男篮完成外援更换". 青岛日报社/观海新闻. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  21. ^ "JeQuan Lewis kehrt zurück". seawolves.de (in German). December 25, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  22. ^ "Igokea adds Lewis to their roster, ex Rostock". hoopsagents.com. June 24, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
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