Biography
STEVE[apos]S LEWIS CAREER HIGHS (beginning 2004-05 season): 21 points, 10 FGM and 17 FGA vs. Northern Kentucky (12-4-03); four rebounds vs. Quincy (3-5-04), Southern Illinois Edwardsville (2-28-04), Kentucky Wesleyan (2-19-04), Northern Kentucky (2-14-04), Northwood (12-15-03) and Judson (11-25-03); five assists vs. Bellarmine (12-6-03); five steals vs. Wayne State (3-13-04); one blocked shot vs. Wayne State (3-13-04), Indianapolis (1-17-04) and Saint Joseph[apos]s (12-1-03); two 3-point FGM vs. Indianapolis (3-6-04), Quincy (1-31-04) and Saint Joseph[apos]s (1-15-04); four 3-point FGA vs. Indianapolis (2-12-04); six FTM vs. Saint Joseph[apos]s (1-15-04) and Southern Indiana (1-2-04); and eight FTA vs. Southern Indiana (1-2-04). 2003-04: His first season at Lewis after playing at Chicago State as a sophomore and at Lincoln Junior College as a freshman ... played in all 31 games ... ranked 12th in the GLVC and third on the team in steals per game (1.39) ... second on the team in assist-turnover ratio (2.04:1) and fewest turnovers per 40 minutes (1.43) ... third in field goal percentage (102-202, 50.5 percent), free throw percentage (46-61, 75.4 percent) and steals (43) ... his five steals vs. Wayne State in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional quarterfinals were a team season high ... his 6-6 effort at the foul line vs. Saint Joseph[apos]s (Jan. 15) tied for Lewis[apos] best performance of the season ... tied for the team scoring lead with 14 points vs. Indianapolis in the GLVC Tournament semifinals ... in four postseason games, averaged 10 points and 2.25 steals per game, shot 51.7 percent (15-29) from the field and 72.7 percent (8-11) at the foul line, and had just one turnover ... scored in double figures in 12 games, including seven of the last 10 games of the season ... scored a season-high 21 points on 10-17 shooting vs. Northern Kentucky (Dec. 4), and netted 20 points (8-12 shooting) vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (Feb. 19) ... 16 points vs. Bellarmine (7-10 shooting, Jan. 22) and vs. Saint Joseph[apos]s (Jan. 15) ... 13 points vs. Wayne State in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional quarterfinals ... his season-high five assists vs. Bellarmine (Dec. 6) led the team, and he also was the Flyers[apos] assists leader with four vs. Grand Valley State ... also had four assists vs. Indianapolis (Jan. 17) and Missouri-St. Louis (Jan. 4) ... in addition to his five steals vs. Wayne State, led the team or tied for the team lead in steals nine other times, including four vs. Southern Illinois Edwardsville (Jan. 8) and three vs. Quincy (Feb. 26), Southern Indiana (Jan. 2) and Northern Kentucky (Dec. 4) ... committed more than two turnovers in a game only once, and had no turnovers in 14 games, one turnover in 12 games and two turnovers in four games ... in GLVC regular-season games, averaged 9.3 points and 2.3 rebounds, shot 51.4 percent (72-140) from the field and 76.2 percent (32-42) at the foul line, and tied for the team lead in steals (28) and steals per game (1.40) ... had a 1.88:1 assist-turnover ratio and an average of just 1.51 turnovers per 40 minutes in conference games. At Chicago State: Played in 30 games and started 20 ... averaged 6.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steal per game ... shot 77.6 percent (45-58) at the foul line ... led the team in scoring vs. Denver (20 points, his season high), vs. Indiana-Purdue Indianapolis (18 points) and vs. Oakland (14 points) ... led the team with five rebounds vs. Colorado ... collected seven assists vs. Missouri-Kansas City ... had three steals vs. Oral Roberts, Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne, Western Illinois and Valparaiso. At Lincoln: All-conference ... averaged 13 points, six rebounds and three steals per game and helped lead the team to a 26-6 record. High School/Other: Earned four varsity letters ... as a senior, was Illinois Basketball Coaches Association all-state, all-area first team, all-conference second team, an IBCA All-Star, a McDonald[apos]s Game nominee and Most Valuable Player of the Centralia Tournament ... helped lead Richwoods to a 28-4 record and a berth in the state tournament quarterfinals ... IBCA all-state honorable mention, all-area second team, all-conference second team, all-tournament team at the state tournament and all-tournament second team at the Centralia Tournament as a junior ... team placed fourth in the state that season ... as a sophomore, was IBCA all-state honorable mention, Chicago Sun-Times all-state special mention, all-conference second team, all-tournament second team at the Centralia Tournament and Player of the Week. Personal: Son of Steve Turner and Kena Brown ... accountancy major.
