Current time in Baltimore 8:53 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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TONY LEWIS found his role as the Greyhounds' defensive stopper off the bench in his first season in a Loyola uniform after missing all of the 2006-2007 campaign following shoulder surgery in the preseason ... will have three seasons of eligibility remaining beginning with this one ... one of the best man-on-man defenders in the program and possesses the defensive skills to guard every position on the floor from point guard through power forward ... has an uncanny knack for the basketball on both the offensive and defensive ends of the floor ... very good at defending the passing lanes ... tireless on offense and one of the most intelligent players on the roster.
2007-2008
Ended the season as the go-to defender off the bench ... earned a start in just his third college game as a reward for his hard work in practice, playing eight minutes with two rebounds in a home win over American (Nov. 13) ... came into his own during the two contests played in late November in The Palestra ... played 12 minutes in the pair of games off the bench ... did not miss a shot while scoring a career-high nine points in a win over Howard (Nov. 23) ... made all four of his tries from the floor and added a free throw while grabbing three rebounds ... followed that a day later against Drexel (Nov. 24) by handing out a career-best three assists and his first career steal ... his playing time would be limited in his next four outings ... suffered a recurring injury to the shoulder that kept him out the season prior while on the road trip to Illinois ... injury caused him to miss the next eight games ... gradually worked his way back into the rotation before starting a stretch of games to end the season when he fit into his defensive role ... scored 14 points and grabbed 16 rebounds while playing 10-plus minutes in five of the final eight contests ... logged a career-high 17 minutes in the home win over UC Davis (Feb. 23) while making three of his four shots from the field and corralling three rebounds ... averaged 3.5 rebounds in the two MAAC Championship games while playing 18 total minutes ... missed just one of his seven free-throw attempts on the season.
2006-2007
Missed the entire season following right shoulder surgery in November 2006 ... has applied for and received a medical redshirt.
Before Loyola
Earned all-state and all-conference honors in football, basketball, and track at Blue Ridge HS ... received four letters in both football and basketball and lettered twice in track ... captained the basketball team as a junior and senior and served as a captain of the track squad as a senior ... won the 100- and 200-meter events at the Virginia state meet ... averaged 18 points, nine assists, five rebounds and three steals during his senior campaign ... impressed the Loyola coaches with his ability to play big in the big games ... poured in 29 points against St. Benedict's HS and also scored 29 against Oak Hill HS ... received the Stimp Hawkins Award as the school's outstanding athlete as well as the St. George Award, the school's highest award for leadership, citizenship, academic achievement, extracurricular activities as well as honor and integrity.
Personal
The son of Christina Lewis... credits his mentor Xavier Richardson with helping him ... one of five children ... older brother Corey graduated from Richmond last May ... younger siblings are Brittany, Steven and Taneka ... majoring in General Business at Loyola.
