Biography
ANTHONY[apos]S LEWIS CAREER HIGHS (beginning 2004-05 season): 22 points, five rebounds, seven FGM, 16 FGA, six 3-point FGM and 15 3-point FGA vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (3-7-04); five assists vs. Northwood (12-15-03); three steals vs. Saint Joseph[apos]s (12-1-03); one blocked shot vs. Bellarmine (1-22-04) and Northwood (12-15-03); and six FTM and six FTA vs. Missouri-St. Louis (1-29-04). 2003-04: Academic All-GLVC, recipient of Lewis[apos] Delahanty Award for academic excellence and a Deans[apos] List student both semesters ... played in all 31 games ... member of the five-player all-tournament team at the GLVC Tournament ... his three-game performance there included a 14.7 scoring average, a 12-27 effort (44.4 percent) from 3-point range, seven assists, and just two turnovers and three fouls in 85 minutes ... set a career single-game high in every category ... led the team in 3-point field goals (41), 3-point field goal attempts (112), free throw percentage (24-30, 80 percent), fewest turnovers per 40 minutes (1.33), assist-turnover ratio (2.88:1) and fewest fouls per 40 minutes (2.08) ... third on the team in 3-point percentage (41-112, 36.6 percent) ... had Lewis season highs of six 3-point field goals and 15 three-point field goal attempts vs. Kentucky Wesleyan in the GLVC Tournament final ... his 6-6 effort at the foul line (career highs in free throws made and attempted) vs. Missouri-St. Louis (Jan. 29) tied for the team[apos]s best performance of the season ... tied for the team scoring lead with 14 points vs. Indianapolis (4-7 from 3-point distance) in the GLVC Tournament semifinals ... led the team or tied for the team lead in assists three times, including a career-high five vs. Northwood and four vs. Wayne State in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional quarterfinals ... made his first career start in that regional game ... led the team or tied for the team lead in steals twice, including a career-high three vs. Saint Joseph[apos]s (Dec. 1) ... scored in double figures five times, including a career-best 22 points vs. Kentucky Wesleyan in the GLVC Tournament final ... also had career highs in rebounds (five), field goals (seven), field goal attempts (16), 3-point field goals (six) and 3-point field goal attempts (15) in that game, and added four assists ... his 3-pointer from about 27 feet with seconds remaining sent that contest into overtime ... tallied 14 points (3-4 from 3-point range, 5-5 at the foul line) in the season opener vs. Ferris State ... after shooting just 31.1 percent (14-45) from 3-point range in his first 17 games, connected on 40.3 percent (27-67) in his last 14 outings ... committed just two turnovers and three fouls in four postseason games (110 minutes) ... in GLVC regular-season games, averaged 4.7 points and led the team in 3-point percentage (21-52, 40.4 percent), fewest turnovers per 40 minutes (1.19), assist-turnover ratio (3.00:1) and fewest fouls per 40 minutes (2.08) in conference play. 2002-03: Academic All-GLVC and a fall Deans[apos] List student ... led the team in 3-point accuracy (15-32, 46.9 percent) ... had just four turnovers in 108 minutes ... scored in double figures three times, including 11 points vs. Bellarmine when he was 3-5 from 3-point range ... scored 10 points vs. Judson (4-5 overall, 2-3 from 3-point range) and Grand Valley State (4-6 overall, 2-4 from 3-point range) ... tallied nine points (3-4 from 3-point distance) vs. Missouri-St. Louis ... hit a 3-pointer vs. Southern Indiana in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional quarterfinals ... in GLVC regular-season games, played in 12 games, averaged 2.2 points and shot 47.1 percent (8-17) from 3-point range. 2001-02: Delahanty Award recipient and a fall Deans[apos] List student ... had season highs of six points, two field goals made and two 3-point field goals made vs. Dominican, one rebound vs. Bellarmine, Southern Indiana, Northern Kentucky and Dominican, two assists vs. Northern Kentucky, one steal vs. Bellarmine and Winona State, three field goal attempts and three 3-point field goal attempts vs. Southern Indiana, Northern Kentucky and Dominican, and one free throw made and three free throw attempts vs. Winona State ... played in eight GLVC games and had three rebounds, two assists and one steal. High School/Other: Lettered two years ... as a senior, was Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times all-state, Champaign News-Gazette all-state honorable mention, Chicago Sun-Times all-area, Pioneer Press all-region, all-conference first team, Elgin Christmas Tournament Most Valuable Player, two-time Chicago Tribune Player of the Week, team MVP and St. Patrick[apos]s Athlete of the Year ... averaged 18 points, three rebounds, four assists and four 3-point baskets per game that season, and made a school-record 107 three-pointers ... made 10 three-pointers in a game and six 3-pointers in a quarter, both marks ranking third in state history ... team was 25-5 and won conference, regional, sectional and Elgin Christmas Tournament titles ... Pioneer Press all-region, all-conference first team, Elgin Christmas Tournament all-tournament team, Chicago Tribune Player of the Week and St. Patrick[apos]s MVP as a junior ... averaged 14 points, two rebounds, five assists and 3.5 three-pointers per game ... team was 19-9 and regional champion ... averaged 18 points for sophomore team that was 24-1 and won 23 straight games ... lettered two years in golf ... Illinois State Scholar, academic all-state and St. Patrick[apos]s Merit Award recipient for excellence in sports and academics. Personal: Son of Tony and Karen Scala ... business administration major.
