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G Ronald Lewis (FOS Provence Basket - France)

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Lewis will be a big addition to the team in 05-06

all kidding aside...:biggrin:


Lewis will give this team the ability to penetrate a defense off the dribble and get to the foul line, that is something this team really needs. Lewis once made 18 out of 18 from the line in his sophmore year. Its my understanding that the staff feels Lewis is their best player.



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</TD><TD vAlign=top>[font=Arial, Helvetica]Class:

Junior[/font]

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Columbus, Ohio[/font]

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Brookhaven[/font]

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</TD><TD vAlign=top>[font=Arial, Helvetica]Height / Weight:

6-4 / 185[/font]

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Forward[/font]

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</TD><TD vAlign=top>[font=Arial, Helvetica]Birthdate:

07/27/1984[/font]

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2L[/font]

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Second-team All-MAC pick... played in 31 games and started 30... top scoring sophomore in the MAC and career league sophomore leader with 877 points in two seasons... that total is the second highest in school history for a two-year performer (890, Anthony Stacey)... hqs shot 10 or more free throws in a game 18 times (BGSU is 13-5 in those games)... ranked sixth in the MAC in scoring (17.0) and second in free throw percentage (82.0 percent)... had 25 points or more this season six times... led the MAC in free throws made with 191... scored 19 points in the second half against Ohio in the first round of the MAC Tournamentand blocked two potential game-tying shots in the final two seconds of the game... had 24 points and seven rebounds at Eastern Michigan and set a BGSU record by making all 18 free throw attempts... had 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the Falcons' win over Toledo... had a career-high 34 points against Urbana... had 33 points, five rebounds and four assists at IPFW... had a MAC career-high 31 points against Marshall... posted 26 points, five rebounds and five assists at Western Michigan... had 25 points and six rebounds and made four three-pointers against Miami... scored 23 points and had five rebounds against Toledo... had 20 points and five assists against Akron... had 19 points, six rebounds and four assists against NIU... averaged 22.3 points at the Rainbow Classic.

2002-03

A member of the All-MAC freshman team... top scoring freshman in the MAC averaging 12.5 points per game... raised his scoring average three-points in the final eight games of the season... during the last four games of the season, Lewis averaged 23.5 points, including 29.0 in the MAC Tournament... had a career-high 30 points against Central Michigan in the MAC Tournament quarterfinal... set a BGSU record by making 22 free throws at Ball State in the tournament's first round game and established MAC Tournament records for free throws made and attempted in a game and in the entire tournament in just two games... led the team with 149 free throws made and is 10th on the school's all-time career free throw percentage list at 79.7 percent... was the first freshman to lead the Falcons in rebounds (145/5.0) since Anthony Stacey led BGSU in the 1995-96 season... his 351 points scored is the fourth highest for a BGSU freshman behind Stacey (433, 1995-96), Colin Irish (375 in 1979-80) and Antonio Daniels (354 in 1993-94)... his 149 free throws made is the most ever by a Falcon freshman... finished second on the team in assists (73) and steals (36).... started 25 of 28 games... ranked among MAC leaders in free throw percentage (79.7)... had 28 points, seven assists and eight rebounds against Ball State in the first round of the MAC Tournament... set a MAC Tourney and BGSU record by making 22 free throws... also attempted a MAC post-season single-game record 25 charity tosses... had 18 points and five rebounds against Toledo... had 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals against Eastern Michigan... had a career-best 29 point effort at Ball State where he made 16 of 17 free throws and had eight rebounds... ... had 11 points, six rebounds and a career-best six assists at Illinois-Chicago... had a 15-point and three-steal effort against Western Michigan... had 18 points, six rebounds and two steals at Marshall ...had a Falcon season-best 12 rebounds against Kent State and had nine points, four assists and three blocked shots... notched the first double-double of his career with 13 points and 11 rebounds at Ohio... also added four assists and a steal against the Bobcats... scored 10 points at Eastern Michigan... finished with 14 points and six rebounds in the first meeting with Ball State...made 10 of 12 free throws in that game... scored 12 points at Northern Illinois... had his first 20-point effort in college against Cleveland State... chipped in six boards, two assists, two blocks and two steals against the Vikings... scored 14 points each against Oakland and Michigan... had 11 points at Northwestern.

High School

A 2002 graduate of Columbus Brookhaven High School... led the Bearcats along with teammate Raheem Moss to the 2002 Ohio Division I Championship... a first-team All-State, All-District, and All-City performer... averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds... also dished out two assists per game as a senior... a third-team All-State selection after averaging 18 points and eight rebounds as a junior... earned first-team All-City and first-team All-District distinction... led the Bearcats to city championships in 2001 and 2002 and to the final four in 2001... coached by Bruce Howard... team finished 53-2 overall and 27-1 in conference play during the last two seasons.

Personal Son of Ronald Lewis and Sheila Carter... born July 27, 1984... majoring in computer science and has a 3.0 GPA.
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I watched Ron play in high school and saw numerous games at Bowling Green while he was at BGSU. He's a great talent and a tremendous slasher, however, I hope Coach Matta can keep his attitude in check. I know a handful of the hoopsters at BGSU and every one of them told me he was a cancer in the locker room. They were thrilled when they found out he was transferring.

I think Coach Matta can keep him under control and I really hope he can, I'm just a bit worried. Definately a solid addition basketball-wise though.
 
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I think that Ron Lewis will be alright, we graduated in the same class of 02", him from Broohaven and me from Mifflin and I doubt that he was a real cancer in the locker room, and if the players were happy he transferred it was because someone wanted more shots, but ask the Bowling Green Coaches if they were glad to see him go.
Ohio state has the type of Offensive threat in Lewis that they haven't seen sense a kid named Michael Redd left to become and all-star, Not saying that he is as good as Redd but he definitley has the ball skills to be a pro.
 
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3/18/06

Tom Archdeacon: Lewis shoots Bucks into 2nd round

By Tom Archdeacon
Dayton Daily News

Some of them heard the Davidson players — loud and proud of the way they'd outplayed them in the first half — in the hallway as they headed to their dressing room.

And if that didn't shock the Ohio State Buckeyes, what came next should have.

Coach Thad Matta — who'd stomped off the UD Arena court at intermission looking like a man who'd swallowed 20 minutes of prune juice — lit into his team about its lethargic play and timidity. On a 1-to-10 seismic scale, the eruption was "probably a 13," said guard J.J. Sullinger.

"We just weren't mentally ready," Bucks forward Matt Sylvester said. "We didn't have that edge. I don't think we ate enough red meat the night before."

Whatever it was, Matta chewed into his team. With his No 2 seed trailing the 15 seed by four, he challenged it to rise to the moment. And one player — backup guard Ron Lewis, the guy Matta calls "one of the greatest teammates I've ever seen" — took him to heart.

The 6-foot-4 junior had given up everything — a 34-minutes-a-game career, big-time stats, the campus spotlight — all for a moment like this. He'd transferred from Bowling Green — where he'd won all-Mid-American Conference honors — for a spot on the OSU bench.

"Being the leading scorer and not being on a winning team, that's no good," he said. "All I wanted was to be a part of a winning program. Once I got here, I decided I'd do anything it took to get us a victory."

Friday, he did. After going 1-for-7 before the break, he made four of five second-half shots, including a pair of back-to-back 3-pointers midway through the period that vaulted the Bucks into the lead for good.

He ended with 19 points, Ohio State won 70-62 and afterward his teammates and even some from Davidson gave him his due.

"He changed the game," said Davidson center Ian Johnson, who deserved the same praise for his game-high 26 points.

"He stirred the pot," Sylvester said. "He made some aggressive drives, a few nice passes, hit those threes and he opened our eyes. It said to us 'Wow, these guys aren't the athletes we are. We've got to make more athletic plays ? Force them to do things they don't want to do."

Lewis also got OSU to do some things. "His play was contagious," Bucks guard Je'Kel Foster said. "He deserves the credit."

And he was glad to get it. He admitted he "lives for a moment to be in the spotlight" and said he was sure that moment would come.

How could he be sure?

"My mom," he said. "She was here today and she's shown me her whole life.

If you don't give up, you can make it happen."

Sheila Carter had her first son at 14 and Ron a decade later. A 45-year-old single parent and working mom, she's been trying to get her college degree for 19 years.

"One class a quarter," Lewis said proudly. "She'll graduate in June with a degree in tailoring. That's an inspiration."

On this day, so was he and that thought hit home when the dressing room television suddenly flashed the news that Iowa — the team that beat OSU in the Big Ten tournament — had been upset by Northwestern State.
"Man, glad that ain't us," said Foster.

A few feet away, the perfect teammate beamed.

He had his moment in the spotlight.
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Dispatch

3/18/06

COMMENTARY

Lewis bails out Buckeyes in real test of survival

Saturday, March 18, 2006

BOB HUNTER


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DAYTON — Thad Matta was answering a question in the Ohio State locker room when the thought died suddenly.

"Oh, my God," he said. "Did you just see that?

Northwestern State just beat Iowa."

He stared blankly at a distant TV that reporters didn’t even know he had been eyeing, one where CBS was replaying the lastsecond shot that had doomed the Hawkeyes to an early trip home.

"How about that?" the OSU coach finally said. His voice was soft and reverent, as if he were speaking inside a church. A reporter saw the awe in his face and asked how seeing Iowa’s loss made him feel.

"I’m just glad to be playing on Sunday," Matta said. "As I said before, the greatest words you can hear in college basketball is "Ohio State will advance to the next round

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He had Ron Lewis to thank for the Buckeyes’ 70-62 win over Davidson yesterday, and the way it happened perfectly demonstrates the fragile nature of postseason survival. Lewis entered the game almost four minutes into the second half, after Je’Kel Foster had picked up two quick fouls.

The Buckeyes were a team in a trouble when he entered, down two, then four, before Lewis hit two free throws with 14:43 remaining to cut Davidson’s lead to 33-31.

The Brookhaven grad had played 18 minutes in the first half and had three points on 1-of-7 shooting from the field that included an 0 of 4 from beyond the three-point arc. It was typical of all of the Buckeyes to that point;

they were 1 of 14 on threes and playing as if they were destined to be the first-round upset that is replayed for the rest of the day and night like an irritating TV commercial.

Ohio State was down 35-32 when Lewis pulled up on the wing and nailed a three. A minute later, he pulled up at the top of the key and nailed another one and the Buckeyes had a three-point lead. After a foul and a TV timeout, Lewis intercepted a pass and got it to Terence Dials for a short jumper in the lane.

"After I hit one, I feel like I can hit another, and I feel like my teammates can hit another," Lewis said. "After I get going, I feel that sparks them to get going. It all falls in line. After I started going, Terence started going, everybody started going."

After an exchange of misses, Lewis drove the lane and dumped it off to Dials for a layup that hiked the lead to seven. In about 2½ minutes, the Buckeyes’ sixth man had restored the confidence that was needed to get to a Sunday date with Georgetown. There would be no "Oh-my-Gods" dropped on Ohio State on this day.

"Ron’s been our spark all season long off the bench," Dials said. "Today is no different. He came in and got a couple of quick buckets and played some great defense as well. I don’t want to overshadow his offense, but his defense was even better than his offense, and I think that’s what kind of sealed the deal for us."

Lewis was groomed for this role when he was in high school at Brookhaven, so it almost seems appropriate. He was the sixth man on the Bearcats’ Division I state championship as a senior in 2002 — he volunteered for that role so the coaches could better manage a deep roster — and still was named firstteam All-Ohio that year.

"I’ve said it before," Matta said. "But I think Ron is one of the greatest teammates I’ve ever seen. All he wants to do is win basketball games."

Lewis seemed to prove that when he decided to transfer to OSU from Bowling Green, where he was the leading scorer and second-team all-conference. He said he did it because the Falcons weren’t winning and he knew Matta would.

"All I want to do is win," Lewis said. "Nobody wants to be on a losing team.

You always want to win instead of being the star. It’s all about the team.

It’s all about winning."

If that reads like a string of cliches, if it sounds like the same line you hear from a lot of guys who only say the right thing, there is at least one piece of evidence that makes it all convincing.

OSU plays again Sunday.

Bob Hunter is a sports columnist for The Dispatch.

[email protected]
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3/19/06

TODAY: Ohio State vs. Georgetown, 4:50 p.m, WOIO Ch. 19
Matta finds Lewis perfect fit in OSU's system


Sunday, March 19, 2006

Doug Lesmerises
Plain Dealer Reporter

Dayton- Thad Matta and his staff were still frenzied in the first weeks after their arrival at Ohio State in the summer of 2004 when word arrived of a hometown Columbus player looking for a place to play.

"I didn't know who Ron Lewis was," Matta said Saturday, "and our coaches were trying to figure out something about him and I said, 'If he's that good, why didn't we recruit him at Xavier?' "

With most of the best high school seniors in the country already committed or strongly leaning toward a school, Matta, his recruiting in "scramble mode, at best," started working on the junior class. That would land him the future of Ohio State basketball for next fall - Greg Oden, Mike Conley, Daequan Cook, David Lighty and Othello Hunter.

But first, he asked around about Bowling Green's leading scorer, who had grown up 15 minutes from the OSU campus but had been ignored by the Buckeyes out of Brookhaven High.

"It seemed like the perfect fit," Matta said.

So, as if falling from the sky, or at least Toledo, Lewis became the first player Matta brought to Ohio State. On Friday, the perfect fit saved Matta's first NCAA Tournament win with Ohio State as the Buckeyes beat Davidson, 70-62.

Davidson coach Bob McKillop referred to Lewis' two 3-pointers that tied the game and gave Ohio State the lead with 14 minutes to play as "daggers." What stands out about the Buckeye sixth man isn't his stroke, but his eagerness to let it go.

"I love trying to get the big shots," said Lewis, who scored 19 points in the win. "I'm used to that coming from Bowling Green."

He averaged 12.1 points while making the All-MAC freshman team, then scored 17 points a game while making the All-MAC second team as a sophomore.

But the Falcons went 13-16 and 14-17 his two seasons, and Lewis surprised coach Dan Dakich with his desire to leave.

“I felt like I wasn’t happy,” Lewis said. “I didn’t want to go through my whole career at a losing program.”

He sat out last season, and admits now he’d like to be in the starting lineup. But he’s not complaining about averaging 25.8 minutes a game and 11.5 points a game as the Buckeyes’ thirdleading scorer.

His 3-point shooting has been the most improved part of his game, his defense always a work in progress. His knack for slashing to the basket and drawing fouls is a skill unique to this team, his first step one of the best Matta has coached.

One of the things I love about myself is that I know how to get to the basket and I know how to get fouled and that helps our team a lot,” Lewis said.

Georgetown's height has limited opponent’s penetration all season, so Lewis may have to rely more on his outside shot in the Buckeyes’ second-round matchup today. But when Matta taps his sixth man for the first time today, Lewis knows he’ll find some way to help.

The coach will tell his first recruit, “Ron, get it going,” as he always does, and Lewis will be reminded again that he really was a perfect fit.

“That’s all I need to hear,” Lewis said. “If your coach tells you something, you have to do it. And I do.”

To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 216-999-4479
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