Michael J. Lewis (born March 18, 1946) is a retired American professional basketball player.
A 6'8" power forward/center from Duke University, Lewis played in the American Basketball Association from 1968 to 1974 as a member of the Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Pipers, Pittsburgh Pipers, Pittsburgh Condors, and Carolina Cougars. He averaged 12.1 points per game and 11.9 rebounds per game for his career and made two ABA All-Star Game appearances, in 1970 and 1971. His career was cut short by an Achilles tendon injury.
Career statistics
ABA
Source
Regular season
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Indiana
| 24 || – || 19.0 || .460 || .000 || .691 || 7.5 || 1.2 || – || – || 8.2
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| style="text-align:left;"|Minnesota
| 52 || – || 22.3 || .427 || .000 || .635 || 8.7 || 1.5 || – || – || 8.7
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| style="text-align:left;"|Pittsburgh Pipers
| 78 || – || 34.6 || .496 || – || .756 || 13.5 || 3.4 || – || – || 16.2
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Pittsburgh Condors
| 83 || – || 33.0 || .509 || – || .768 || 14.6 || 3.2 || – || – || 13.0
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Pittsburgh Condors
| 82 || – || 31.9 || .540 || – || .730 || 12.1 || 3.9 || – || – || 11.4
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| style="text-align:left;"|Carolina
| 15 || – || 28.7 || .496 || – || .805 || 8.1 || 2.7 || – || – || 10.1
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Carolina
| 3 || – || 4.7 || .375 || – || – || 1.7 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
|- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 337 || – || 30.0 || .498 || .000 || .735 || 11.9 || 3.0 || .0 || .0 || 12.1 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|All-Star | 2 || 0 || 11.5 || .250 || – || .667 || 5.5 || 1.0 || – || – || 4.0
Playoffs
{ | class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" |- !Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !3P% !FT% !RPG !APG !PPG |- | style="text-align:left;"|1969 | style="text-align:left;"|Minnesota | 7 || 18.7 || .385 || – || .526 || 6.7 || 1.6 || 7.1
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