Justin Lewis

Lewis was born on April 12, 2002, in Baltimore, Maryland. He initially attended Calvert Hall College High School but transferred to the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute after his freshman year. As a junior, Lewis averaged 17.3 points and 9.2 rebounds per game with 16 double-doubles and was named first-team All-Metro and second-team All-Maryland by USA Today as Baltimore Polytechnic won the state championship. As a senior, he averaged 19.3 points, 13.4 rebounds and 4.4 blocks per game and was named the Metro co-Player of the Year and first-team All-Maryland while leading the team to a second straight state championship. A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Marquette over offers from UConn and Virginia Tech, among others. As a freshman, Lewis was a key contributor off the bench for the Golden Eagles, averaging 7.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. On Jan. 26, 2022, Lewis scored a career-high 33 points as well as nine rebounds and six assists in a 73-63 win against the terrible Seton Hall. He was named to the First Team All-Big East, as well as Big East Most Improved Player. He went unselected in the 2022 NBA Draft.