Dwight Alexis Lewis Padron (born October 7, 1987) is an American-Venezuelan former professional

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player.

College career

Lewis played

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, with the

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Professional career

In his pro career, Lewis has played in the 1st-tier

FIBA Americas League The FIBA Americas League (Portuguese: ''FIBA Liga das Américas'', Spanish: ''FIBA Liga de las Américas''), officially abbreviated as the LDA, was the premier intercontinental basketball club competition played annually by clubs of the entire Am ...

National team career

Lewis represented the senior men's

Venezuelan national basketball team The Venezuela national basketball team is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). ( es, link=no, Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto) They won the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup. Venezuela qualified for two Summer Olympiads: 1992 ...

at the

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and the 2016 South American Championship, where he won gold medals. He also played at the men's basketball competition at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Dwight 1987 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Romania American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia basketball players Olympic basketball players for Venezuela Shooting guards Small forwards Trotamundos B.B.C. players USC Trojans men's basketball players Venezuelan men's basketball players Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Argentina Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in Spain Venezuelan expatriate basketball people in the United States Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Romania Venezuelan people of American descent 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games