Bennie Lewis
| No. 22 – Frankston Blues | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | SEABL |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 29, 1987 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Nationality | American / Australian |
| Listed height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | East St. Louis (East St. Louis, Illinois) |
| College | Benedict (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009 | Decatur Court Kings |
| 2009–2013 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2010–2011 | Melbourne Tigers junior team |
| 2012 | Waverley Falcons |
| 2013 | Perth Redbacks |
| 2013–2014 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2014–2015 | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| 2015 | Plymouth Raiders |
| 2016–present | Frankston Blues |
| 2016–2017 | Melbourne United |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Bennie Lewis III (born June 29, 1987) is an American-Australian professional basketball player for the Frankston Blues of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). He played college basketball for Benedict College before beginning a successful four-year stint with the Melbourne Tigers in 2009. He later played in the NBA Development League and the British Basketball League.
Lewis was born in Melbourne, Australia while his father, Bennie Lewis Jr., was playing in the National Basketball League for the North Melbourne Giants. He is the grandson of the legendary Illinois Hall of Fame basketball coach Bennie Lewis Sr., who coached the likes of LaPhonso Ellis, Cuonzo Martin and Darius Miles. Although born in Australia, Lewis was raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana and moved to East St. Louis, Illinois the beginning of his junior year in high school.
As a junior at East St. Louis in 2003–04, Lewis led the team in free throw percentage (81.3) while only committing 10 turnovers and 14 fouls in 27 games for the Flyers, averaging 3.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.
As a senior in 2004–05, Lewis averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals in 27 games for the Flyers. He had a season-best game against Cahokia, recording 23 points and 8 rebounds. For his performance at the Thanksgiving Holiday Tournament, he earned All-Tournament Team honors.
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