18 Facts About Freddie Lewis

Frederick L Lewis was born on July 1,1943 and is an American former basketball player.

Freddie Lewis played professionally in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association.

Freddie Lewis attended McKeesport Area High School and Arizona State University before being drafted by the NBA's Cincinnati Royals.

Freddie Lewis played a prominent role on three American Basketball Association championship teams for the Indiana Pacers, averaging 16.6 points, 4.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds in seven seasons.

Freddie Lewis was selected by San Diego in the 1967 NBA expansion draft but instead signed with the Indiana Pacers of the ABA.

In 1972, Freddie Lewis scored 23 points, collected 12 rebounds and dished out 6 assists for the Pacers in Game 7 vs the Utah Stars in the semifinals, hitting two free throws with 24 seconds left for the winning points.

Freddie Lewis led a comeback from a 20-point deficit in Game 5 vs the New York Nets in the Finals, hitting the game-winning free throws with 17 seconds left in the contest.

Freddie Lewis was an essential piece of the Indiana Pacers dynasty.

Freddie Lewis averaged 16.1 points per game, 4 assist and 3.9 rebounds in seven seasons with the Pacers.

Freddie Lewis was a three time ABA champion and the 1972 Playoffs MVP.

Freddie Lewis added three ABA All-Star appearances and the 1975 All-Star Game MVP award to his resume.

Daniels, the Sounds' starting center, then injured his back after slipping in his bathtub, and Freddie Lewis was traded to the Spirits of St Louis in exchange for replacement center Tom Owens.

However, Freddie Lewis suffered an ankle injury, and the Spirits bowed out to the Kentucky Colonels, the eventual champions.

Freddie Lewis was selected to the ABA All-Time Team on August 23,1997, in conjunction with the ABA 30th Anniversary reunion.

Freddie Lewis is considered to be one of the greatest Indiana Pacers ever; according to The Indianapolis Star he ranks 8th all time.

Freddie Lewis later moved to Washington, DC, where he was an inner-city schoolteacher, working with young teens.

In 2002, Freddie Lewis moved back to Indianapolis with plans of joining the staff of Indianapolis' ABA 2000 team, and took over as head coach from former teammate Billy Keller during the franchise's final season.

In 1997, Freddie Lewis was selected as one of thirty players to the ABA All-Time team, as voted on by a 50-person panel including ABA media, referees, owners and front-office executives; Freddie Lewis received 38 votes.