JeQuan Demonte Lewis (born September 4, 1994) is an American professional
basketball
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player who last played for
Rostock Seawolves of the
Basketball Bundesliga
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(BBL). He played college basketball for
VCU.
High school career
Lewis attended
Davidson Academy as a freshman starting at quarterback as a true freshman for the defending state champions before transferring to
Dickson County High School in Tennessee, where he played both basketball and football. His prowess at quarterback led to a scholarship offer from
Marshall
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. However, Lewis was persuaded to stick to basketball and committed to
VCU after then-assistant coach
Will Wade recruited him.
College career
Lewis came off the bench as a freshman at VCU and averaged 5.9 points and 2.0 assists per game. He was a part-time starter as a sophomore and averaged 8.5 points and 2.7 assists per game. As a junior he started all but two games and averaged 11.3 points and 5.1 assists per game.
Coming into his senior season, Lewis was named to the preseason Third Team All-Atlantic 10.
Lewis averaged 15.2 points and 4.5 assists per game as a senior, shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the three-point arc.
He was named to the First Team All-Atlantic 10. He scored 30 points in his final game, an 85–77 loss to
St. Mary's in the NCAA Tournament. He finished his VCU career with 1,444 points and ranks sixth all-time at the school in assists (505), eighth in career made 3-pointers (189) and sixth in made free throws (341).
Professional career
After graduating from VCU, Lewis signed with the
Milwaukee Bucks
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of the NBA Summer League.
He was not signed by the Bucks to a regular season contract but was instead assigned to their G League affiliate the
Wisconsin Herd
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History
On June 29, 2016, it was anno ...
. Lewis scored 32 points and added five rebounds, four assists and three steals in a loss to the
Long Island Nets
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on February 11, 2018. In his rookie year, Lewis started 16 of 49 games, averaging 9.2 points, 4.5 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.
On August 9, 2018, Lewis signed with
Goyang Orions
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History
Dayone Sports era (2022–2023)
Rumours of Orion selling its stake in the club intensified in ear ...
of the
Korean Basketball League
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. On November 18, Lewis was replaced by
Jason Siggers. On December 2, 2018, Lewis joined
Kymi of the
Greek Basket League
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. He averaged 16.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game over 16 games with Kymis. On August 28, 2019, Lewis signed with
PAOK Thessaloniki and remained in Greece. Lewis averaged 9.5 points and 5.3 assists per game. He was eventually replaced by
Bobby Brown
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in early January 2020. Lewis subsequently joined
Ramat HaSharon and averaged 17.8 points and 6.5 assists per game. On August 2, 2021, he signed with
Kalev/Cramo of
VTB United League
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. On January 20, 2022, JeQuan parted ways with the team.
On July 22, 2022, he signed with
Rostock Seawolves of the German
Basketball Bundesliga
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.
On June 20, 2023, he signed with
JL Bourg of the
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.
On October 30, 2024, Lewis signed with
Qingdao Eagles
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of the
Chinese Basketball Association
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The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis ...
(CBA). On December 7, he was replaced by
Kendall Smith.
On December 25, 2024, he signed with
Rostock Seawolves of the
Basketball Bundesliga
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(BBL).
References
External links
JeQuan Lewisat NBA D-League
VCU Rams bio
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1994 births
Living people
A.S. Ramat HaSharon players
American expatriate basketball people in China
American expatriate basketball people in Estonia
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Tennessee
BC Kalev/Cramo players
Goyang Sono Skygunners players
JL Bourg Basket players
Kymis B.C. players
P.A.O.K. BC players
People from Dickson, Tennessee
Point guards
Qingdao Eagles players
Rostock Seawolves players
Sportspeople from the Nashville metropolitan area
Taipei Fubon Braves players
VCU Rams men's basketball players
Wisconsin Herd players