Morgan Lewis (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(NBL Canada). He was a two-time NBL Canada All-Star in his years with the

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College career

Before playing professionally, Lewis led NCAA

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to a perfect record going 36-0 en route to win the NCAA Division 2 Championship in 2009. During that year, Lewis was awarded the National Tournament MVP, NCAA National All Tournament Team and NCAA Regional All Tournament Team.

Team OVO

Grammy Award Winning Artist,

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annually organizes a summer basketball tournament called OVO Bounce. Lewis is one of the few players that were hand-picked by the hip-hop star to join his team and compete in this prestigious tournament in Toronto.

Professional career

In February, 2010, Lewis signed with KR Basket of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild for the remainder of the season. In five regular season games, Lewis averaged 15.8 points and 5.0 rebounds. In the playoffs, he upped the averages to 23.4 points and 6.4 rebounds, helping KR to the semi-finals where they lost to eventual champions Snæfell. Lewis is the first ever player drafted in the inaugural 2011 NBL Canada draft by the Oshawa Power - now relocated to Mississauga. Lewis was named NBLC Player of the Week on Feb 2, 2014 for the second time in his professional career in Canada. Previously, Lewis won this award with

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on November 18, 2012 At the conclusion of the 2013–2014 season, Lewis was nominated for the second time of his career to become a NBLC All-Star along with

teammate,

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Morgan Lewis
at kki.is 1987 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Iceland American expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Ohio Findlay Oilers men's basketball players Island Storm players London Lightning players Mississauga Power players Oshawa Power players People from Painesville, Ohio Shooting guards Small forwards Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub