Kira Lewis

Kira Lewis Jr. was born Apr. 6, 2001 to Kira Sr. and Natasha Lewis. He has two sisters, Nakerra and Nesha. Lewis played basketball for Hazel Green High School in Hazel Green, Alabama for three seasons. As a senior, Lewis averaged 28.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.9 steals per game, leading his team to the Alabama Class 6A semifinals. He was a finalist for Alabama Mr. Basketball. Lewis was originally in the 2019 class but graduated early and reclassified to 2018. He committed to Alabama for college and made the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2018-19. After his freshman season, he helped lead Team USA to a gold medal at the 2019 FIBA Men's Basketball U-19 World Cup. In his second season at Alabama, Lewis earned First-team All-SEC honors and then declared for the 2020 NBA Draft. Lewis studied consumer science while at Alabama. Fans can follow the guard on Twitter @kiralewisjr. Lewis graduated early from high school and began his first of two seasons at Alabama at the age of just 17, making him one of the youngest players in NCAA Division I basketball history. Even more impressive is that he started all 34 games for the Crimson Tide, scoring a career high of 24 points twice -- Nov. 18 against Wichita State and Feb. 6 against Georgia. He finished that season with averages of 13.5 points, 2.9 assists and 2.6 rebounds, earning a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team. Lewis continued to progress in his sophomore year, improving statistically across the board, particularly in the scoring department. Lewis finished the year averaging 18.5 PPG, which was good for fifth in the SEC. He also led the conference with 206 field goals made, as well as minutes per game (37.6). Lewis had his best scoring game of the season Feb. 8 against Georgia, pouring in 37 points in an OT victory. The very next game, Feb. 12 against Auburn, he recorded a triple-double with 10 points and season highs in rebounds (10) and assists (13). Lewis was awarded first-team All-SEC honors and turned pro at the end of the year.