Reggie Lewis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 21, 1965 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | July 27, 1993 (aged 27) Waltham, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Paul Laurence Dunbar (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| College | Northeastern (1983–1987) |
| NBA draft | 1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 1987–1993 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 35 |
| Career history | |
| 1987–1993 | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 7,902 (17.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,938 (4.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,153 (2.6 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Reggie Lewis (November 21, 1965 – July 27, 1993) was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics from 1987 to 1993.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Lewis attended high school at Dunbar High School, where he played basketball alongside NBA players Muggsy Bogues, David Wingate, and Reggie Williams. The 1981–82 Dunbar Poets finished the season at 29-0 during Lewis's junior season and finished 31-0 during his senior season, and were ranked first in the nation by USA Today.
Lewis attended Northeastern University in Boston. Over his four years at Northeastern, Lewis scored 2,708 points, still the all-time record at the university. His Northeastern teams won the ECAC North in each of his four seasons, and played in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament every year. The 1983–84 Huskies advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, falling one point shy of the Sweet 16 when Rolando Lamb scored at the buzzer to lift VCU over the Huskies.
His uniform number was retired and hangs in tribute in Matthews Arena (the home of Northeastern University's men's basketball team and the Celtics' original home arena in 1946). As a Celtic, he and his family lived in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Lewis was drafted in the first round, 22nd overall, by the Boston Celtics in the 1987 NBA draft. The Celtics were looking to add some youth to the team, especially for the aging "Big 3" of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish. This need became more urgent after Len Bias, the 2nd overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft, died of a cocaine overdose.
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