Quincy Lavell Lewis (born June 26, 1977) is an American former professional

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player who last played with the pro club Iurbentia Bilbao Basket in Spain.Bilbao and Lewis part ways
/ref> He currently works as an analyst for

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, covering the

Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...

, one of Lewis's former NBA teams. Now coaches the AAU 16u basketball team “Minnesota Heat”.

College career

Lewis played

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for the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...

. In 1997 Lewis was the team's 6th man and helped the

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reach the NCAA Final Four. He was the

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's leading scorer during his senior year in college. At the end of his college career, he ranked sixth in Minnesota's career scoring list, with 1,614 points. He also recorded 127 three-point field goals and 502 rebounds.Minnesota Golden Gophers media guide
2008. pgs. 126-127.

Professional career

He was selected by the

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in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1999 NBA Draft. He played for the Jazz from

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– 2002. He was signed by the

as a free agent on September 26, 2003 for the 2003–04 season, and he was waived on December 20.NBA.com: Quincy Lewis Bio
/ref> He played with

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

in 2002–03.

References

External links

NBA.com: Quincy Lewis BioEurocupBasketball.com Profile
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