Lewis was selected as the 12th overall pick in the 1971 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers but spent his professional career in the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) and the Philippines.

[1] There he played basketball and was a teammate of future NBA player Mo Layton in a highly successful program.

The Associated Press release on April 19, 1967, read as follows: "NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Dana Lewis, Wcequahic High School's 6-foot-10 All-America basketball player, rejected the recruiting efforts of virtually every major college in the country and announced that he will attend Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., for religious reasons.

Oral Roberts, which is only two years old, is named after and administered by the world-famed evangelist, acknowledged spiritual leader of the Pentecostal Church, to' which Lewis' family belongs.

"[4] As a 6’10" Center playing for Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma as a freshman, Lewis averaged 16.0 points and 10.2 rebounds in 24 games.

Deciding to stay in town and transfer to the University of Tulsa, Lewis needed a release from ORU to be eligible.

[10] After graduating from Tulsa, Lewis was selected for the World University Games, where Team USA earned a bronze medal, losing to USSR in the final.

[14][15] Later, Lewis played in the Philippine Basketball Association as an "import" for Presto and Great Taste Coffee Makers teams from 1976 to 1979.