George Scott Lewis Jr. (born March 12, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators.
![]() Lewis in January 2020 | |
Free agent | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | (2000-03-12) March 12, 2000 (age 22) The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Ranney School (Tinton Falls, New Jersey) |
College | Florida (2019–2021) |
NBA draft | 2021 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56th overall |
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets | |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021–2022 | Charlotte Hornets |
2021–2022 | →Greensboro Swarm |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Lewis played high school basketball for the Ranney School in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. He was unanimously ranked as a 5-star recruit from all major recruiting services for the class of 2019. On January 20, 2019, Lewis committed to the University of Florida. He is originally from The Bronx, New York and resides in Hazlet, New Jersey.[1]
On October 2, 2018, Lewis announced that he will be playing college basketball at the University of Florida, choosing the Gators over Kentucky.[2]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Scottie Lewis SF |
Hazlet, NJ | Ranney School (NJ) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 2, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals:![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 8 247Sports: 7 ESPN: 10 | ||||||
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In his first game in a Florida uniform, Lewis had nine points, five rebounds and two assists as the Gators defeated North Florida 74–59.[3] On February 26, 2020, Lewis scored 18 points in a 81–66 win against LSU.[4] He had a career-high 19 points on March 7, in a 71–70 loss to Kentucky.[5] At the conclusion of the regular season, Lewis was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.[6] Lewis averaged 8.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, leading the team in blocks (36) and finishing second to Keyontae Johnson in steals with 36.[7] On April 6, 2020, it was announced that Lewis would return to Florida for the 2020–21 season.[8] He missed three games as a sophomore after contracting COVID-19. Lewis averaged 7.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. Following the season, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft and hired an agent.[9]
Lewis was selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft with the 56th pick by the Charlotte Hornets.[10] On August 3, 2021 Hornets signed him to a two-way contract for the 2021–22 season. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Hornets and their NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm.[11] On June 29, 2022, the Charlotte Hornets declined to sign Lewis to a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021–22 | Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | – | – | .500 | .0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .5 |
Career | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | – | – | .500 | .0 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .5 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Florida | 30 | 22 | 29.1 | .441 | .361 | .817 | 3.6 | .8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
2020–21 | Florida | 21 | 9 | 25.6 | .445 | .318 | .673 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
Career | 51 | 31 | 27.6 | .443 | .343 | .759 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 8.2 |