Troy Lewis (born March 15, 1966) is an American former professional

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player. He is the sixth all-time leading scorer in

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history with 2,038 points. He played

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for Purdue from 1985 to 1988. Lewis was a First Team All-

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selection in 1987 and 1988; leading the Boilermakers to consecutive Big Ten Championships and the 1988 NCAA Sweet 16. He was selected as

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co-Mr. Basketball with Delray Brooks in 1984. Mr. Lewis played for Anderson High School in the

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before enrolling at Purdue. He led the Indians to the 1983 IHSAA State Finals, where they lost in an epic battle to Connersville High School; as of 2023, he remains the leading scorer in State Finals history, scoring 76 points in a single State Semi-Finals and Finals, ahead of such legendary players as Ron Bonham (69),

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(69),

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(62),

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(51),

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(45) and

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(27). In 1997, Lewis was selected as one of the 12 members of Purdue's Centennial All-Time Men's Basketball Team. He was inducted into Purdue Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010 along with Head Coach

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and teammates Todd Mitchell and Everette Stephens.

Filmmaking career

Troy Lewis wrote and directed ''Blacklight Dream'' in 2017. Jack "Bald Eagle" Birdsall served as first assistant director on the film, and he and Lewis became the best of friends for the rest of their lives.

Coaching

Lewis is currently an assistant boys basketball coach at Centerville High School (OH), which won two consecutive Division I state championships in 2022 and 2023. The Elks finished as state runner-up in 2024.

References

1966 births Living people American men's basketball players Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball players Quad City Thunder players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Anderson, Indiana Basketball players from Madison County, Indiana Summer World University Games medalists in basketball FISU World University Games silver medalists for the United States 20th-century American sportsmen {{collegebasketball-stub