KJ Lewis
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 Lewis at Georgetown in 2025 | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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| Born | August 3, 2004 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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Kenyon Lewis Jr.[1] (born August 3, 2004) is an American college basketball player for the USC Trojans of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Arizona Wildcats and Georgetown Hoyas.
Recruiting
Lewis grew up in Tucson, Arizona, and attended Mesquite Elementary School in Vail, Arizona prior to fifth grade.[2] He originally attended Chapin High School in El Paso.[3] His sophomore and junior seasons he led Chapin to the Region I-5A semifinals where they lost both times.[4][5] He averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals per game and was a finalist for Mr. Texas Basketball Player of the Year.[6]
For his senior season Lewis transferred to Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas, after being named the El Paso Times' All-City Co-MVP and All-State by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.[7] Despite finishing with a 28−1 (14−0 in district) record, Duncanville opted out of the 2023 Class 6A state championship because they had been stripped of the 2022 state championship.[8] Duncanville was ranked number 2 in the country by MaxPreps and number 3 by ESPN.[9][10] Lewis was teammates with Ron Holland, who skipped college and played professionally for the NBA G League Ignite and was drafted 5th overall in the 2024 NBA draft.[11] He finished the year average 16 points and 9 rebounds per game.[12]
Lewis was a consensus four-star recruit and a top 100 player in the 2023 class, according to major recruiting services.[13][14] He committed to Arizona on March 9, 2022, after receiving offers from Houston, SMU and Texas Tech.[15]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| KJ Lewis SG |
Duncanville, TX | Duncanville (TX) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Mar 9, 2022 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: (81) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 68 247Sports: 85 | ||||||
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College career
Arizona
Freshman
In his college debut, Lewis scored 8 points off the bench along with four rebounds, four assists and five steals in a 122–59 win over Morgan State.[16] Lewis scored a career high 18 points against rival UCLA on March 7, 2024, helping Arizona to a 88–65 win.[17]
Following the 2024 season, Lewis tested the NBA draft waters but turned down an NBA G League Elite Camp invite and decided to return for his Sophomore season.[18]
Sophomore
Lewis appeared in 37 games during his sophomore season, including six starts for a Wildcats team that advanced to the Sweet 16 of that season's NCAA tournament.[19]
Georgetown
Following his sophomore season, Lewis entered the transfer portal and transferred to Georgetown University.[19] He followed in the footsteps of fellow Duncanville alum Micah Peavy, who had transferred to Georgetown the previous season before entering the NBA Draft.[20]
Lewis appeared in 28 games as a junior at Georgetown. On February 24, 2026, he suffered an ankle injury during a game against Marquette which caused him to miss the remainder of the season.[21] At the time of his injury, Lewis led the team in scoring and steals, and had been named to the Big East weekly honor roll five separate times.[22] He was later named to the All-Big East third team at the conclusion of the regular season.[23]
On March 24, 2026, Lewis announced his intention to enter the transfer portal for the second consecutive season.[24]
USC
On April 14, 2026, Lewis announced that he would be transferring to the University of Southern California to play his final season of college basketball.[25]
Personal life
When he was ten years old, Lewis drew a picture that said he was going to attend and play basketball at the University of Arizona.[26]