| Won
three consecutive California Interscholastic
Federation (CIF) basketball titles in 1969,1970 and 1971. Lewis
led the Verbum Dei Eagles to an 84-4 winning record. |
| Named
CIF Player of the year in '70 and '71. Lewis only the second person to receive that honor in
CIF history. |
| Bombed
a group of LA Lakers for 52 points in a
summer league game while
still in high school. |
| Received 250
college basketball scholarship offers before
settling on Cal State Los Angeles. |
Scored
73 points against UC Santa
Barbara as a college freshman, hitting 30 of 40 FG's and 13 FT's.
(75% Field Goal Percentage) |
Scored
123 points in two Cal State L.A. weekend preliminary
games, making 52 of 84 shots (62% FGP) and 19 free throws.
(Games
were played before the insertion of the 3-point shot!) |
| As
a CSLA Freshman in 1972, Lewis Averaged
38.9 points per game and hit nearly 60 percent
of his shots. (an incredible feat for a guard who rarely
shot
inside of 20 feet.) |
| 1973,
as a sophomore Lewis scored
53 points in
an upset win (107-104) against number three- ranked 22-1 Long Beach
State, in an electrifying double overtime thriller. |
Lewis'
top scoring games at Cal State L.A. during his
frosh and sophomore season. 73, 53, 51, 50,
46, 43, 40 |
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A subject of numerous basketball articles
in Sports Illustrated, Slam, Bounce and
Reverse magazines, as well as, the book Runnin' Rebel
and many Los Angeles Times newspaper
articles.
Raymond
Lewis is still considered by many to be
one the greatest basketball players that ever lived.
But
don't just take my word for it... view our
website of Lewis' well documented
accomplishments, read our
testimonials
then judge for yourself!
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| Averaged 32.9
points per game during his sophomore year at CSLA and was the NCAA's second leading scorer. |
| The
youngest
Player ever drafted and signed by
the NBA during his era. The 18th
overall pick in the first round by the Philadelphia
76ers in 1973. |
Reportedly
scored 60 points
in the first half against the NBA's number 1 draft choice
Doug Collins. In Sixers NBA camp.
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Illustrated ran a 10-page feature on Lewis in its
Oct. 16, 1978
edition. |
Played
30 top street ballers on the same day and won all 30
games. |
| Averaged
54 points a game in the 1981 highly- regarded summer
league
games which featured many NBA players. |
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Scored 56 points in 1983
against NBA's defensive star Michael Cooper in summer
pro league game in only three quarters of play. |
| Scored
81 points in a 1983 pro-am league game which featured NBA
Players. |
| 2004,
jersey Number 23 retired and Lewis is honored as the greatest player
in Verbum Dei History. |
| 2008,
Lewis still holds at least 12 basketball records at Cal State
L.A. |
| Constantly
beat NBA players in one-on-one games. |
Best
basketball player ever to come out of Southern
California.
BAR NONE! |
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