Quincy Lavell Lewis (born June 26, 1977) is an American former professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player who last played with the pro club Iurbentia Bilbao Basket in Spain.Bilbao and Lewis part ways
/ref> He currently works as an analyst for Fox Sports North, covering the

Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves (often referred to as the Wolves or T-wolves) are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Divisio ...

, one of Lewis's former NBA teams. Now coaches the AAU 16u basketball team "Minnesota Heat".

College career

Lewis played

college basketball College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. In the Higher education in the United States, United States, colleges and universities are governed by collegiate athle ...

for the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...

. In 1997 Lewis was the team's 6th man and helped the Golden Gophers reach the NCAA Final Four. He was the

Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Fa ...

's leading scorer during his senior year in college. At the end of his college career, he ranked sixth in Minnesota's career scoring list, with 1,614 points. He also recorded 127 three-point field goals and 502 rebounds.Minnesota Golden Gophers media guide
2008. pgs. 126-127.

Professional career

He was selected by the

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the ...

in the 1st round (19th pick) of the

1999 NBA draft The 1999–2000 NBA season, 1999 NBA draft was held on June 30, 1999, at the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena) in Washington, D.C. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Bran ...

. He played for the Jazz from

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

–

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

. He was signed by the

as a free agent on September 26, 2003, for the 2003–04 season, and he was waived on December 20.NBA.com: Quincy Lewis Bio
/ref> He played with Maccabi Tel Aviv in

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

in 2002–03.

References

External links

*
EurocupBasketball.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Quincy 1977 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Bilbao Basket players CB Lucentum Alicante players Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Goodwill Games medalists in basketball Liga ACB players Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball players Minnesota Timberwolves players Shooting guards Small forwards Basketball players from Little Rock, Arkansas Utah Jazz draft picks Utah Jazz players