[4] He is a nephew of former NBA player Reggie Lewis, who played for the Boston Celtics.

[6] Lewis then attended and played basketball for Wayne State University ('93) in Michigan.

[10] In 2006 the Wayne State Athletic Department named him one of the top 30 men's basketball players in school history.

[10] He played for a number of European teams, including London Towers (England), Leche Rio Breogan Lugo and Aqua Palma Magica (Spain), Lokomotiv Rostov (Russia), and in Poland.

[5][11] Lewis also played for Ironi Ramat Gan in the Israel Basketball Premier League in 2001-02.