Maynard Lewis
School and Year (1997-98) Terre Haute South HS, IN - Graduate
Height and Weight 6'1 170lbs
Position Point guard
96-97 Ratings Top 150 (PS), Top 200 (RUSA)
97-98 Ratings Top 100 (VC), 15th best PG (UH)
#199 (HS), Top 300 (RUSA), #238 (PS)
#178 (BG)
Academically Eligible Yes
Status Signed
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Maynard Lewis has been a target of not only Purdue and Indiana
for a few years now, but also of other schools around the nation
not limited to Syracuse, Michigan, UCLA, UCONN and Cincinnati. His
coach has never seen such a recruiting blitz in his 33 years of
coaching. Coaches value Maynard's all around game and team play. His
strengths include dribble penetration and slashing ability and he adds
a good outside shot to the mix. Defensively he excels and is a good
rebounder for a 6'0 guard. Many predict that his scoring average
could be much higher if he took more of the scoring load, but his
passing ability helps to spread the shots around. If you had to point
to a weakness, his coach Pat Rady would say he needs to be more
consistent and work on handling the frustration of always having the
state's best defenders guarding him. Not unlike most juniors in high
school, he can use some weight and some strength but could continue to
grow another 1 to 2 inches before college. Maynard also has a younger
brother David who played varsity as a freshman.
Lewis played for a 15-and-under Terre Haute Boys Club AAU team
that finished 29-11 and participated in Youth Basketball of America
National Tournament in Lakeland, Fla. the summer of 1994. Later that
summer he was picked up by Bloomington Red and participated in the
AAU National Tournament in Kingsport, Tenn. As a freshman he started
varsity all but one game and averaged 13 points for a 14-7 team. In
that first season he had a season high of 22 points while being
defended by Damon Frierson, who would go on to win the Indiana Mr.
Basketball title in 1995.
The summer following his freshman season found him again on
the Bloomington Red 16-and-under team along side Jamaal Davis. The
team finished as state runner-up and went on to finish 6th at the
National AAU Tournament in Oklahoma City and later made the elite
eight at the Nike Invitational in Las Vegas. He went on to start
every game as a sophomore at Terre Haute South and increased both
his scoring average (19.5 ppg) and his team's reacord (17-4). Lewis
began to show himself as a perimeter threat when he hit 16 of 25
threes to win the Terre Haute sectional 3-point championship.
After a rather quiet summer, Lewis entered his junior
season on a team ranked #7 in the state. He would go on to have his
best statistical season to date, taking his team to the regional
semis only to get beat by eventual state champion Bloomington North.
Lewis finished his junior season as TH South's third leading career
scorer behind Will Uzzell and Michael Joyner.
Maynard Lewis verbally committed to play for Purdue on April
17, 1997. He will be the first Terre Haute player on the Purdue
squad since Terry Dischinger.
Keady on Lewis: "I think he is one of the best guards in the nation,
so we're very happy to sign him. I think he'll be a tremendous athlete in
our press and fast break. He has a good attitude and I like his demeanor on
the court."
Bruce Weber on Lewis: "He's very similar to Jaraan Cornell or Troy
Lewis. He's a good all-around player. Maynard is a cool, casual kid who
just does his job."
Kendrick on Lewis: "We'd known about him since his sophomore year,
and the first time I saw him I knew he was a first class person, from a
first class family. I knew that he was the kind of person we want in the
Purdue Family."
7-25-98...Maynard was selected to the Wendy's Classic All-Tournament
team along with Noblesville's Tom Coverdale. In the three years of the
Classic, Indiana leads the series with a record of 4-2, with Ohio, Illinois
and Michigan all tied at 3-3.
7-24-98...Team Indiana bounced back from a bruising defeat from
Michigan to take third place in the Wendys All-Star Classic. Indiana beat
Team Ohio 104-85 behind a team high 18 points from Maynard Lewis.
7-23-98...In the Wendys Classic matchup between Indiana and
Michigan, Lewis found himself as the unfortunate center of attention. Michigan
defeated Indiana 112-97 in the first round of games in this year's Classic.
Michigan coach Glen Donahue, speaking on Lewis, said "From what I was told,
Lewis was the best player on their team, and I told Curtis [McFall] that
was his job. He did it well." McFall would go on to score 24 points to lead
all scorers, while Lewis was held to 11. (stats below)
6-18-98...Lewis led the Senior Indiana All-Star team in scoring
with 18 in a tune-up against the Junior All-Stars. The Senior All-Stars
take on the Kentucky All-Star team this Saturday in Frankfort, Kentucky.
For more information, including television coverage, follow this link to
the Events page. (stats below)
6-15-98...New article on Maynard showing the knee is ready to go
for the Indiana All-Star series. Link to this article from the Indy Star.
5-5-98...Lewis' senior AAU team, Spiece South, got bumped from
the state tournament quarterfinals this past weekend. The Anderson Warriors
won the game 85-83 on a 10-footer from the baseline by Marion HS senior
guard Andre Betts. Anderson will move on to the state semifinals along with
Indy Magic, Riverside AAU, and Bloomington Aces. Lewis finished with 20
points.
4-27-98...According to the coaching staff at Terre Haute South,
Maynard continues to make daily improvements in strength and is expected
to be back to 100% by the All-Star scrimmages in June.
4-18-98...One of the reasons Maynard chose Purdue was the members of
coaching staff were very honest with him during his recruitment. And one
thing is for sure...Lewis will play at the 2-guard at Purdue. Bruce Weber
indicates that Alan Eldridge and Tony Mayfield will handle the point guard
responsibilities for the team next year, moving Lewis to the 2-guard with
Oregon State transfer Carson Cunningham. "In our system, the 1 doesn't
score," says Frank Kendrick. "If you want to be a scorer and the 1, you
shouldn't come here. The 1's job is to get the ball to the 2 and the
other scorers. Are you going to saddle a player like Maynard Lewis with
that? We want him to put the ball in the hole." It is still unknown if
Lewis will redshirt his first year at Purdue, but the coaching staff did
say they would wait until the fifth week of practice to sort out who they
think should or shouldn't redshirt.
4-12-98...Lewis finished second in the 1998 Mr. Basketball race to
Noblesville's Tom Coverdale. The race was primarily between the two all-state
guards, but their combined votes failed to even reach half of the available
ballots cast. 159 of the 288 ballots were spread out among 21 different other
players. The 288 vote total is rather shameful, considering 365 ballots were
cast in the 1996 Mr. Basketball race (featuring Kevin Ault, Lamont Roland,
Michael Lewis and Jaraan Cornell). With players the likes of Lewis, Coverdale,
Smith, Kincaid, Duany and Bush to choose from, some people just couldn't decide
who to vote for and just abstained? It is time to shore up the voting ranks.
Similar to Chicago politics, I would guess a large handful of the voters are
actually dead.
4-7-98...Lewis was the second leading scorer for the South squads
on Sunday during the Top40 Workout, and was also named the most outstanding
outside shooter. For more details on the game, visit this Bloomington Herald
link.
4-6-98...Click here for an article from the Indianapolis Star on the
progress of the three incoming Indiana high school recruits.
3-4-98...Returning to the court getting applause by Terre Haute fans
and most of the Mooresville fans also, Maynard Lewis was on the floor for
what would be his last game as a high school player. Still not near 100
percent it was obvious that Lewis' movements were not as crisp as his
play before the knee injury. But he had the courage to play the game, and
finished with 11 points in the 58-32 loss. "I think he gave an awful good
effort for what he's been through," said coach Pat Rady.
2-27-98...Lewis will dress for Senior Night tonight against Indy
Arlington, but isn't likely to play. However, Lewis did go through a light
practice on Thursday and will practice again on Saturday and next Monday.
At that time, the coaches will determine if he will be ready for Tuesday's
sectional game against Mooresville. The coaches are looking at a maximum
time of three minutes per quarter if he plays at all.
2-24-97...As Maynard continues to improve and work on his
rehabilitation, optimism creeps back into the picture. Although slight, there
is a chance that Lewis can return to the floor sometime during the upcoming
Indiana state tournament. But it will depend on his teammates getting the
team through sectionals and maybe regionals before Lewis is capable of
returning. If that happens, then Terre Haute South will identify itself as
one of the best teams in the state. To get out of sectionals, South will have
to defeat the state's #11 team Mooresville, then likely have to get through
the state's #9 team Terre Haute North in the sectional semis.
2-7-98...If you are interested in sending cards to Lewis concerning
his injury and surgery, address them to Terre Haute High School, 3737 South
7th Street, Terre Haute, IN 47802, Attention: Maynard Lewis. Cards and
letters are welcomed at that address.
2-6-98...The bad news for Maynard Lewis and Terre Haute South today
will turn into good news for Maynard's college career. Dr. Shelbourne confirmed
today that Lewis has a broken knee cap and surgery is scheduled for tomorrow
at 1:30pm. Although he will miss the remainder of his senior season, he will
be able to play at Purdue pain free once corrected. Lewis has been bothered
by pain each of the past three years, with the pain increasing as each year
progressed.
The injury is being called a "stress" break. Due to a weak knee bone,
the knee ligaments were creating a force on the knee cap which eventually
caused it to break. However, there was no damage to the tendons and ligaments.
After rehab, the doctors feel that his knee will be stronger than ever. Rehab
is scheduled for 2 months. Lewis hopes to return to form in time for the
Indiana All-Star games this summer.
2-5-98...Normally when a Purdue recruit visits campus, it is looked
upon as a good thing. That won't be the case tomorrow, as Lewis makes the
drive up from Terre Haute to hear if he will be able to finish out his senior
season. He is coming to Purdue to meet with Dr. Don Shelbourne, who will
examine MRI results on his knee. Complaining of what was thought to be
tendonitis for the past few weeks, the pain became too much to ignore last
weekend against Ben Davis. Lewis met with doctors earlier this week, and
followed up with an MRI. Now, it will be the job of Dr. Shelbourne to
interpret all the data and come up with a recommendation. Shelbourne is
widely known as a sports injury specialist, having worked on players from
Purdue, Indiana and the Indianapolis Colts. Just over a year ago, he was
clearing loose cartilage out of Kelly Komara's knee.
Maynard has not been practicing this week, trading wind sprints for a
pair of crutches. Best case senario...tendonitis and some time off to recover.
Worse case senario...cracked knee cap and a season on the bench. More should
be known later today.
1-12-98...It's nice to have an "off" night and still score 17 points.
In a 63-62 win over Indianapolis Chatard, Lewis didn't shoot the ball very
well but made up for it in other areas. He finished a double-double with
17 points and 12 boards, and was 2 assists shy of a triple-double. Picking
up the scoring slack was Maynard's younger brother David who finished with
a career high 16 points.
1-3-98...Lewis' scoring average currently ranks him as the state's
#6 scorer with 27.1. The leaders are Brian Wray (3A Plymouth) 30.6, Wes Cox
(3A Franklin County) 30.0, Tom Coverdale (4A Noblesville) 28.7, Clint Keown
(3A Evansville Memorial) 28.5, and Rob Kent (4A Jennings County) 27.4. All
six of the state's top scorers are seniors.
12-27-97...The Hall of Fame Classic was billed as a a battle of
Mr. Basketball candidates, pitting 4 of the better teams in the state.
Purdue's representative at the tournament represented well, tallying stats
above his season averages up to the tournament. In the first game against
Class 3A #1 Delta, Terre Haute South came up short with a 65-57 loss.
Delta showed great defense in the game, holding Lewis' teammates to 35 percent
shooting from the floor. Lewis finished the game shooting 61 percent,
often forcing some shots against the pressure. More impressive was a game
high 14 rebounds from the 6'2 standout. The Delta loss put South into the
consolation game against 4A #7 LaPorte. South handled LaPorte with a 69-55
victory behind Lewis' 22 points.
Against the strong competition, Lewis increased his play across the
board. With season-to-date statistics in parenthesis (up to the Classic),
Maynard averaged for the two game tournament .523 from the floor (.514),
.500 from the perimeter (.352), 10.5 rebounds (5.6), and 4.5 assists (4.4).
His two game totals were 55 points, 21 rebounds, 8 3-pointers and 9 assists.
12-19-97...Maynard Lewis became the Terre Haute South High career
scoring leader, throwing in 28 points in a 72-40 win over West Vigo.
12-17-97...The newest state scoring leaders chart for 12/16 has
Maynard in 6th place through six games. Other than Lewis, no player in the
top25 scorers list has played more than 5 games.
12-12-97...According to the first released list of state high
school scoring leaders, Maynard ranked #2 in the state behind Plainfield's Gavin
Groninger. However, you will notice that Maynard was not included in that
list. The IHSAA puts together the scoring lists and releases them every
Tuesday through the basketball season. The IHSAA also expects high schools
to report their statistics to them, which is probably the reason Lewis was
left off the first list. He has averaged more than 30 points in 4 of 6 games
now for Coach Rady, and through 6 games is now averaging 26.8 points.
11-14-97...Maynard Lewis signed with Purdue on Thursday. Keady
commented "I think he is one of the best guards in the nation."
11-3-97...Follow this link to a good story on Maynard Lewis from the
Indianapolis Star.
10-19-97...All three verballed 98-99 season recruits were in attendance
for the Mackey Madness on October 17th.
10-14-97...Lewis, commenting on the NCAA investigation..."Coach Keady
called me and said everything is OK. Purdue is the school I want to go to."
7-15-97...Some good reviews coming in about Lewis' play at the Nike
Camp. Ultimate Hoops posted on their site that Lewis showed signs of real
promise and summed up his game as "a tough little player, a very nice shooter,
and has excellent defensive skills."
5-31-97...Maynard was selected as the MVP in the Merrillville
17-under AAU tournament this past weekend, hitting the game winning
3-pointer in the championship game.
5-1-97...All three Indiana high school juniors who have currently
given verbals to Purdue will be found on the same team this weekend. Lewis,
Allison and Rodney Smith will be on the Spiece Gym Rats South 17-under
squad. The first game of the weekend for the team will be a 7:00pm match
in the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility (next door to Mackey Arena) with
Brooklyn Basketball USA. On Saturday morning, Spiece will play at 11:00am
on the same court in the IAF against Cincinatti AAU #2. The final game
of pool play will be at 3:30pm on Saturday against the Illinois Warriors #1,
again in the IAF. The Illinois Warriors team in 1995 featured Mike
Robinson and last years team featured the duo of Sergio McClain and
Marcus Griffin. Depending upon the results of the three pool games, Spiece
will either begin the tournament on Saturday evening at 6:00pm or 9:00pm.
4-21-97...Lewis and fellow Purdue recruit Rodney Smith have
been chosen to play on the 1997 Indiana Junior All-Star team. They
both have been chosen to be a part of the core group that will play
in games on June 18 and 25. Follow this link to the Events page to
read more about the games.
4-17-97...Maynard Lewis has chosen Purdue University over IU
and a host of other programs across the nation. He has accepted an
invitation to play at the Nike Camp in Indy this summer and will also
be touring with the Spiece Jeansmen 17-and-under AAU team this summer
along with fellow Purdue recruits Rodney Smith and John Allison.
2-11-97...Maynard Lewis passed the 1,000-point mark for his
career as the Braves defeated Indianapolis Broad Ripple 72-70. Lewis
left the game with 1,017 points to stand No. 6 on the school's career
list. Lewis is the first player in school history to reach 1,000
points as a junior.
1-2-97...Lewis was in attendance for the IU vs. Michigan State
game in Bloomington.
DATE MIN FG FGA FT FTA 3P 3PA RB A B S PTS
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* 07-23-98 18 Won 104- Ohio AS 85
07-22-98 5 12 0 0 1 3 11 Lost 97- Michigan AS 112
06-17-98 7 9 1 2 3 4 18 Won 133- Junior AS 92
05-02-98 20 Lost 83- Anderson AAU 85
03-03-98 11 Lost 32- Mooresville 58
01-29-98 3 15 6 7 1 5 4 2 0 4 13 Lost 39- Ben Davis 59
01-23-98 9 15 8 11 1 3 6 2 0 1 27 Won 66- Evans Central 59
01-17-98 6 14 10 11 2 5 4 4 3 24 Won 82- Evans Harrison 71
01-16-98 6 18 5 8 1 4 12 3 1 18 Won 50- Northview 46
01-10-98 11 15 8 11 2 3 6 4 2 32 Won 78- Bedford NL 75
01-09-98 3 14 11 14 0 6 12 8 1 17 Won 63- Chatard 62
01-01-98 9 10 9 9 4 5 4 3 1 31 Won 67- Paris Illinois 59
12-27-97 9 21 0 0 4 7 7 7 2 22 Won 69- #7 LaPorte 55
12-27-97 14 23 1 1 4 9 14 2 2 33 Lost 57- 3A #1 Delta 65
12-20-97 10 23 3 4 1 8 8 3 1 24 Lost 46- Indy Northwest 57
12-19-97 12 23 2 3 2 7 4 7 2 28 Won 72- West Vigo 40
12-11-97 9 17 11 12 4 8 5 5 3 33 Won 75- TH North 73 OT
12-09-97 10 17 9 13 2 5 6 3 1 31 Won 63- Sullivan 51
12-06-97 6 13 1 2 2 5 4 3 1 15 Won 51- White River 37
12-05-97 6 17 2 3 3 10 5 4 1 17 Won 47- Jasper 43
11-30-97 9 17 13 17 3 6 7 3 0 3 34 Won 65- Lawrence North 60
11-26-97 12 17 5 6 2 5 6 7 0 3 31 Won 79- S Vermillion 43
06-25-97 0 3 14 Won 81- Senior AS 71
06-18-97 6 Lost 65- Senior AS 104
03-08-97 19 Lost 48- Bloom'ton S 58
02-18-97 26 Won 81- Arlington 66
02-11-97 20 Lost 47- Chatard 48
02-01-97 5 8 4 8 1 2 4 15 Lost 58- Ben Davis 68
01-29-97 18 Won 62- Bedford NL 35
01-24-97 6 7 30 Won 84- E'ville Cent 68
12-20-96 22 Won 62- West Vigo 58
11-29-96 6 4 23 Won 99- S Vermillion 65
Season thru PPG FG% FT% 3P% RPG APG SPG BPG RECORD RANK
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02-04-98 25.3 .498 .788 .365 6.7 4.1 1.9 14-3 #14(IN)
01-22-98 26.0 .510 .784 .385 6.9 4.3 1.8 14-2 #14(IN)
01-03-98 27.2 .485 .475 6.4 4.3 9-2 #15(IN)
12-11-97 26.8 .531 .774 .410 5.5 4.2 2.0 6-0 #16(IN)
12-1-97 32.5 .618 .783 .455 6.5 5.0 3.0 2-0
96-97 season 20.9 .542 .740 .444 6.1 4.0 2.3 18-6
95-96 season 19.5 .600 .790 .460 5.1 3.8 3.3 17-4
94-95 season 13.0 .530 .670 .390 4.6 3.7 1.7 14-7
97-98 season High Honorable Mention All-American (Street & Smith)
Preseason All-State First Team (Hoosier Basketball)
Hall of Fame Classic All-Tournament team
Indiana Basketball Coaches Association All-State First Team
Top40 Workout (Hoosier Basketball)
Indiana Mr. Basketball runner-up
Indiana All-Star team
All-State Top15 (Bloomington Herald)
USA TODAY Indiana Honorable Mention
96-97 season Preseason All-State First Team (Hoosier Basketball)
All-Underclassmen Team (Indiana Basketball Coaches Assn)
Bloomington Herald All-State Team
Indiana All-State Third Team (Associated Press)
Vigo County MVP and Best Defensive Player awards
Terre Haute South Team MVP
Nike Camp Invitation
Indiana Junior All-Star Team core selection
95-96 season All-Underclassmen Team (Indiana Basketball Coaches Assn)
Bloomington Herald All-Underclassmen Team
Terre Haute South Team MVP
94-95 season Indiana All-State Honorable Mention (Associated Press)
Date Day Time Opponent
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11/26/97 WED 6:00P W @ South Vermillion
11/29/97 SAT 6:00P W Lawrence North
12/05/97 FRI 6:30P W @ Jasper
12/06/97 SAT 6:00P W White River Valley
12/09/97 TUE 6:00P W @ Sullivan
12/11/97 THR 6:30P W @ Terre Haute North
12/19/97 FRI 6:00P W West Vigo
12/20/97 SAT 6:30P L @ Indy Northwest
12/27/97 SAT 11:45A L @ Delta (Hall of Fame Classic)
12/27/97 SAT TBA W @ LaPorte (Hall of Fame Classic)
01/01/98 FRI 3:00P W Paris, Illinois
01/09/98 FRI 6:00P W @ Indy Chatard
01/10/98 SAT 6:00P W @ Bedford North Lawrence
01/16/98 FRI 9:00P W Northview (@ ISU)
01/17/98 SAT 7:00P W @ Evansville Harrison
01/23/98 FRI 7:00P W @ Evansville Central
01/31/98 SAT 6:30P L Indy Ben Davis
02/06/98 FRI 6:30P L @ Vincennes
02/07/98 SAT 6:00P L Warren Central
02/13/98 FRI 6:30P W Evansville Reitz
02/20/98 FRI 6:30P L Evansville Bosse
02/27/98 FRI 6:00P L Indy Arlington
03/03/98 TUE TBA L Sectional vs Mooresville (@ TH North)
* Times subject to change *
* To confirm game time call Terre Haute South HS at (812)462-4408*
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