Lewis was born in Melbourne, Australia, while his father played in the National Basketball League.
He was later raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and moved to East St. Louis, Illinois, the beginning of his junior year in high school.
[1] As a junior in 2007–08, Lewis earned second-team All-SIAC, Paine Classic Tournament MVP, and NCAA D2 South Region All-Tournament Team honors.
They also earned a spot in the NCAA Division II Tournament, where they were knocked out in the first round for the third time in four years.
[1] After graduating from college, Lewis played for the Decatur Court Kings of the World Basketball Association (WBA), leading the team to the semi-finals while averaging over 20 points per game.
[4][5] In September 2009, Lewis signed with the Melbourne Tigers as a development player for the 2009–10 NBL season.
[11] With the Tigers Big V team in 2011, Lewis averaged 17.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks in 18 games.
[9] In December of the 2012–13 NBL season, Lewis won the All-Star Slam Dunk Competition.
[17] On 5 December 2013, Lewis was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League.
[21][22][23][24] The Buccaneers reached the SBL Grand Final, where they lost 99–83 to the East Perth Eagles despite 20 points from Lewis.
[26] Lewis re-joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants for the 2014–15 NBA Development League season,[27] but was waived on 28 November[28] after three games.
[36] Lewis joined the Frankston Blues of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) for the 2016 season.
[39] On 7 October 2016, Lewis joined Melbourne United as a short-term injury replacement for David Barlow.