JeQuan Lewis

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JeQuan Lewis
Lewis playing for Rostock in 2024
Free Agent
PositionPoint guard
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 who last played for Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). 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]

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.
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