Mike Lewis (basketball)

For other people with the same name, see Michael Lewis (disambiguation).
Mike Lewis
Lewis with Duke in 1967
Personal information
Born (1946-03-18) March 18, 1946 (age 78)
Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolMissoula (Missoula, Montana)
CollegeDuke (1965–1968)
NBA draft1968: 7th round, 88th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career1968–1974
PositionPower forward / center
Number42, 24
Career history
1968Indiana Pacers
1968–1972Minnesota Pipers / Pittsburgh Condors
1972–1974Carolina Cougars
Career highlights and awards
Career ABA statistics
Points4,081 (12.1 ppg)
Rebounds4,022 (11.9 rpg)
Assists1,000 (3.0 apg)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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.[1] His career was cut short by an Achilles tendon injury.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

ABA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1968–69 Indiana 24 – 19.0 .460 .000 .691 7.5 1.2 – – 8.2
1968–69 Minnesota 52 – 22.3 .427 .000 .635 8.7 1.5 – – 8.7
1969–70 Pittsburgh Pipers 78 – 34.6 .496 – .756 13.5 3.4 – – 16.2
1970–71 Pittsburgh Condors 83 – 33.0 .509 – .768 14.6 3.2 – – 13.0
1971–72 Pittsburgh Condors 82 – 31.9 .540 – .730 12.1 3.9 – – 11.4
1972–73 Carolina 15 – 28.7 .496 – .805 8.1 2.7 – – 10.1
1973–74 Carolina 3 – 4.7 .375 – – 1.7 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Career 337 – 30.0 .498 .000 .735 11.9 3.0 .0 .0 12.1
All-Star 2 0 11.5 .250 – .667 5.5 1.0 – – 4.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1969 Minnesota 7 18.7 .385 – .526 6.7 1.6 7.1


References

  1. ^ a b "Mike Lewis ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2023.


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