Danny Lewis (basketball)

Lewis is from Kalamazoo, Michigan.[4] He is a nephew of former NBA player Reggie Lewis, who played for the Boston Celtics.[5] He also became a British citizen in 2000.[5] Lewis is 6' 1" (185 cm) tall, and weighs 185 pounds (84 kg).[2][4]

He attended and played basketball for Kalamazoo Central High School.[4] In 1988 Lewis was All-City, All-League, and All-State.[6]

Lewis then attended and played basketball for Wayne State University ('93) in Michigan.[7][4][8] In 1991-92 he was Second Team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.[9] In a game in January 1993 he set a school record with seven steals, and in a game in February 1993 he set a school record with 13 three-pointers made.[9] In 1992-93 he was First Team All-GLIAC, and named to the 1993 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament Team.[9] As of 2006 he was fifth in school history in scoring average (18.1 points per game).[10] In 2006 the Wayne State Athletic Department named him one of the top 30 men's basketball players in school history.[10]

He played for a number of European teams, including London Towers (England), Leche Rio Breogan Lugo and Aqua Palma Magica (Spain), Lokomotiv Rostov (Russia), and in Poland.[5][11]

Lewis also played for Ironi Ramat Gan in the Israel Basketball Premier League in 2001-02.[1] In 2001-02 he was named to the Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet.[12]