Fred Lewis (basketball, born 1921)

Fred Lewis
Personal information
Born (1921-01-06)January 6, 1921
Brooklyn, New York
Died December 27, 1994(1994-12-27) (aged 73)
Sacramento, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school James Madison
(Brooklyn, New York)
College
Playing career 1945–1952
Position Forward / Guard
Number 20, 5, 11
Coaching career 1947–1985
Career history
As player:
1945–1948 Sheboygan Redskins
1947–1948 Birmingham Skyhawks
1947–1948 Indianapolis Kautskys
1948 Indianapolis Jets
1948–1949 Baltimore Bullets
1949–1950 Philadelphia Warriors
1949–1950 Hartford Hurricanes
1951–1952 Washington Capitols
As coach:
1947–1948 Birmingham Skyhawks
1957–1962 Southern Miss
1962–1968 Syracuse
1984–1985 Sacramento State
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Frederick Bott Lewis Jr. (January 6, 1921 – December 27, 1994) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the head basketball coach at Syracuse University from 1962 to 1968. He compiled a 91-57 (.615) record during his tenure. He took his team to the National Invitation Tournament two years after the team finished the season with a record of 2-22. Prior to coaching at Syracuse, he coached at Southern Mississippi University, where he compiled an 89-38 record. He coached at Amityville High School, where he compiled a 63-40 record from 1950 to 1953.

One of his teams almost became the first team in NCAA history to average 100 or more points per game. Lewis's 1965-66 team, led by Dave Bing, participated in the NCAA Tournament and won against Davidson College in the first round before Syracuse lost to Duke University. He died in Sacramento, California, in 1994.[1]

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948–49 Indianapolis 8.270.7082.49.9
1948–49 Baltimore 53.335.7711.711.4
1949–50 Baltimore 18.227.6841.03.5
1949–50 Philadelphia 16.284.923.43.4
Career 95.312.7651.48.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1949 Baltimore 3.429.7001.012.3
Career 3.429.7001.012.3

References

  1. ↑ "Lewis, ex-Syracuse coach, dead". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 1994-12-31. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
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