Kira Lewis Jr.

Lewis played basketball for Hazel Green High School in Hazel Green, Alabama for three years. As a junior, he averaged 28.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 3.9 steals per game and led his team to the Alabama Class 6A semifinals. Lewis earned first-team All-State honors for his second consecutive season, was a finalist for Alabama Mr. Basketball, and was named Huntsville Region Player of the Year and Alabama Class 6A Player of the Year.[1] He was originally in the 2019 class but graduated early from high school and reclassified to 2018.[2] On August 10, 2018, Lewis committed to Alabama over several major NCAA Division I offers, including from Indiana and Kansas. He was considered a four-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports.[3]

In his freshman season with Alabama, Lewis, at age 17, was the second-youngest player in NCAA Division I basketball behind Everett Perrot of Pepperdine and was the youngest player to appear in a game. Lewis scored six points in his first career game versus Southern. The following game, he had 21 points against Appalachian State and followed that up with a season-high 24 points against Wichita State.[4] He tied his season-high of 24 points against Georgia in February 2019.[5] Lewis averaged 13.5 points, 2.9 assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game and was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. However, Alabama struggled and finished 18–16, losing in the first round of the NIT. Lewis entered the transfer portal before new coach Nate Oats convinced him to return.[6]

In his sophomore season opener, Lewis scored a then-career-high 30 points in an 81–80 loss to Penn.[7] Lewis scored a career-high 37 points on February 8, 2020, in a 105–102 overtime win against Georgia.[8] On February 12, he became the first Alabama player since 1996 to record a triple double, posting 10 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists in a 95–91 overtime loss to Auburn. He became the 2nd player in school history to reach this accomplishment.[9] On February 25, Lewis contributed 29 points, seven rebounds, and four assists in a 80–73 loss to Mississippi State.[10] At the conclusion of the regular season, Lewis was named to the First Team All-SEC.[11] As a sophomore, Lewis averaged 18.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game.[12] After the season, Lewis declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[13]

Lewis played for the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. He averaged four points and 1.6 assists per game and helped his team win a gold medal.[16]

• Alabama Crimson Tide bio
• USA Basketball bio