Marcus Lewis (basketball, born 1986)

Marcus Lewis (born August 5, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Hapoel Gilboa Galil.

Lewis was a three-year letterwinner for coach Sharif Matoyer at Long Beach Poly High school.

[3] Marcus Lewis began his collegiate career by accepting a scholarship to the University of Portland, a member of the West Coast Conference.

He was a leader on both ends of the court and finished the season averaging 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal per game, while shooting 59% from the field.

In the playoffs, Lewis' numbers improved once again, tallying 10 points and 7 rebounds, and taking his team to the Western Conference Finals.

[9] During the summer of 2011, Lewis and his agent Chris Patrick made the decision to turn down offers to play in Europe.

[11] In May 2012, he signed a contract until the season end with Trotamundos de Carabobo, a team from Venezuelan top basketball division.

[15] On December 10, 2011, the Milwaukee Bucks announced Marcus Lewis on their training camp roster and signed him to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract.

[16] During the summer of 2011 and in the midst of an NBA Lockout, Team USA made the unprecedented decision to use D-league players to play in the Pan American Games.

With 12 seconds to go in the first game of the tournament, Lewis blocked 2 shots and hit the game-winning free throw, to give Team USA a 77–76 over the Dominican Republic.