Ralph Lewis (basketball)

Ralph Adolphus Lewis (born March 28, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6-foot-6-inch (198 cm), 200-pound (91 kg) guard and attended La Salle University.

Ralph Lewis

Personal information
Born	(1963-03-28) March 28, 1963 (age 62) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Frankford (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	La Salle (1981–1985)
NBA draft	1985: 6th round, 139th overall pick
Drafted by	Boston Celtics
Playing career	1985–1994
Position	Shooting guard
Number	35, 22, 11
Career history
1985–1986	Bay State Bombardiers
1986	Wildwood Aces
1986–1987	Pensacola Tornados
1987	Philadelphia Aces
1987–1988	Detroit Pistons
1988	Philadelphia Aces
1988–1989	Charlotte Hornets
1989–1990	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1990	Detroit Pistons
1991–1992	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1992–1993	Rapid City Thrillers
1993–1994	Columbus Horizon
Career highlights
Robert V. Geasey Trophy winner (1984)
Career NBA statistics
Points	229 (2.3 ppg)
Rebounds	118 (1.2 rpg)
Assists	29 (0.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

La Salle

In college, Lewis scored 1,807 points (15.6 ppg average) in his four years at La Salle. He was named to the First Team All-MAAC (1983–1984 and 1984–1985) and First Team All Big 5 in 1984 and 1985. Lewis received the Geasey Award as the Big 5 Player of the Year in 1984, when he helped the Explorers become Big 5 co-champions. He was inducted into La Salle Hall of Athletes in 1990 and the Big 5 Hall of Fame in 1991.

NBA

Lewis was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1985 NBA draft and began his career in 1987 with the Detroit Pistons. He also played with the Charlotte Hornets.

Coaching career

Lewis became an assistant coach with the Seattle SuperSonics in 2005.^[1][2] Prior to that he was the head coach of the NBA Development League's Huntsville Flight for three seasons, compiling a 73–71 win–loss record.^[2] On December 26, 2010, Lewis was one of three assistants hired to serve under interim Charlotte Bobcats head coach Paul Silas.^[3]

Personal life

In 2006, while Lewis was an assistant with the Sonics, his 82-year-old maternal grandmother was killed in Philadelphia. She suffered multiple stab wounds to her chest and throat.^[4]