Kelvin Lewis
American basketball coach (born 1988)
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Kelvin Michaúd Lewis (born April 12, 1988) is an American college basketball coach who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He was a former professional player for 13 seasons, spending much of his career overseas.
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 12, 1988 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–2023 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 1 |
| Coaching career | 2023–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2010–2011 | Texas Legends |
| 2011–2012 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2012–2013 | Solna Vikings |
| 2013–2014 | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| 2014–2015 | BC Timișoara |
| 2015–2016 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2016 | Soproni KC |
| 2017 | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| 2017–2018 | Höttur |
| 2018 | Kauhajoki Karhu |
| 2018–2019 | Gladiators Trier |
| 2019–2023 | SKN St. Pölten |
Coaching | |
| 2023–2026 | Troy (assistant) |
| 2026–present | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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College career
Lewis played collegiately for the Houston Cougars, helping them reach an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time in 18 years. The only C-USA MVP in school history. He finished third in school history in 3 pointers made. He also finished with 1,465 points in only 3 seasons, ranking him 14th all time in University of Houston history. [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]
He scored 5,450 Career Points as a Professional Player.