Lewis was born and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and initially attended Calvert Hall College High School.[1] He transferred to the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute after his freshman year.[2] As a junior, Lewis averaged 17.3 points and 9.2 rebounds per game with 16 double doubles and was named first team All-Metro and second team All-Maryland by USA Today as Baltimore Polytechnic won the state championship.[3] As a senior, he averaged 19.3 points, 13.4 rebounds and 4.4 blocks per game and was named the Metro Co-player of the Year and first-team All-Maryland while leading the team to a second straight state championship.[4] A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Marquette over offers from UConn and Virginia Tech, among others.[5]
College career
Lewis came off the bench for Marquette as a freshman.[6] He averaged 7.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.[7][8] On January 26, 2022, Lewis scored a career-high 33 points as well as nine rebounds and six assists in a 73–63 win against Seton Hall.[9] He was named to the First Team All-Big East, as well as Big East Most Improved Player.[10]
Professional career
Windy City Bulls (2023)
After becoming undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Lewis signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 7, 2022[11] and afterwards joined them in the 2022 NBA Summer League.[12] In his Summer League debut, Lewis scored eight points and five rebounds in a 100–99 win against the Dallas Mavericks.[13] Justin Lewis tore his ACL and was later waived on October 15 while he rehabbed the injury.[14]
On March 7, 2023, Lewis signed another two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls,[15] but was waived on December 16, after appearing in 12 games with the Windy City Bulls.[16] Two days later, he returned to Windy City.[17]
