Michael J. Lewis (born March 18, 1946) is a retired American professional

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player. A 6'8"

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from Duke University, Lewis played in the American Basketball Association from 1968 to 1974 as a member of the Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Pipers,

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, and Carolina Cougars. He averaged 12.1 points per game and 11.9 rebounds per game in his ABA career and appeared in the

1971 ABA All-Star Game The fourth American Basketball Association All-Star Game was played January 23, 1971 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina before an audience at 14,407. Al Bianchi of the Virginia Squires coached the East, with Bill Sharman of th ...

. His career was cut short by an Achilles tendon injury.

Career statistics

ABA

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Regular season

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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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Playoffs

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1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

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References

1946 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Montana Boston Celtics draft picks Carolina Cougars players Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players Indiana Pacers players Minnesota Pipers players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Pittsburgh Condors players Pittsburgh Pipers players Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Missoula, Montana {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub