Grady W. Lewis (March 25, 1917 – March 11, 2009) was an American professional basketball player.
 Lewis with the Phillips 66ers | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 25, 1917 Boyd, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 2009 (aged 91) Peoria, Arizona, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | |
| Playing career | 1939–1949 |
| Position | Forward / center |
| Number | 66, 7, 6, 35, 13 |
| Coaching career | 1958–1960 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1939–1942 | Phillips 66ers |
| 1946–1947 | Detroit Falcons |
| 1947–1948 | St. Louis Bombers |
| 1948 | Baltimore Bullets |
| 1948–1949 | St. Louis Bombers |
| As coach: | |
| 1948–1950 | St. Louis Bombers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career BAA statistics | |
| Points | 750 (5.4 ppg) |
| Assists | 132 (0.9 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
He played college basketball for the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs and Oklahoma Sooners.[1][2] Lewis played four seasons with the Phillips 66 Oilers of the AAU, and three seasons (1946–1949) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Detroit Falcons, St. Louis Bombers, and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 5.4 points per game in his career and won a league championship with Baltimore in 1948. Lewis also was a member of two AAU national championship teams with Phillips 66 (1940, 1946).
Lewis coached the St. Louis Bombers during the 1948–49 and 1949–50 seasons. He then worked for the Converse shoe company. Lewis went on to invent the Converse All Stars shoe, although he did not get recognition as the famous Marketer Chuck Taylor was accredited due to his popular name.[3] Lewis was inducted into the Southwestern Oklahoma State Hall of Fame in 1970.[1]
BAA career statistics
edit| 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 |
| † | Won an NBA championship |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Detroit | 60 | .204 | .543 | .9 | 4.8 |
| 1947–48 | St. Louis | 24 | .248 | .667 | .5 | 6.9 |
| 1947–48† | Baltimore | 21 | .294 | .619 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| 1948–49 | St. Louis | 34 | .387 | .600 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| Career | 139 | .252 | .595 | .9 | 5.4 | |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948† | Baltimore | 11 | .211 | .759 | .8 | 6.2 |
| Career | 11 | .211 | .759 | .8 | 6.2 | |
Head coaching record
edit| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 1948–49 | 60 | 29 | 31 | .483 | 4th in BAA Western | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost in Division Semifinal |
| St. Louis | 1949–50 | 68 | 26 | 42 | .382 | 5th in NBA Central | — | — | — | — | Missed playoffs |
| Career | 128 | 55 | 73 | .430 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Grady Lewis". Southwestern Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Sooners Change Starting Team". Miami News-Record. February 19, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ Andy Taylor. "Retired Converse exec with Caney connection dies". Montgomery County Chronicle. March 18, 2009. Retrieved on March 19, 2009.
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