Here's what I've dug up on Terrence Lewis:
-Averaged 22 points and 9.9 rebounds per game for Milwaukee Riverside, which finished 22-4 and was highly ranked in the state all year (#2 for most of the season)
-Shot 63/121 from 3-point range (52 percent, 2.4 made 3pt/game)
-Averaged 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks; shot 79% from the free throw line
-1st Team All-State as a Junior (Honorable Mention as a Sophomore)
-Milwaukee co-POY
-Terrence's father, Tyrone Lewis, is the coach of Riverside
-Plays AAU for Playground Elite
In an AAU event recap from last June, Scout described him as having an "elite motor" with "long arms and high level athleticism." If all that is true and he's a legit 6'6 with a G/VG outside shot, he'll end up ranked a lot higher than #100 (current 247 composite). Those are top-50 traits.
It sounds like going into last summer the biggest question with Lewis was his jump shot. Apparently, he showed improvement in that area on the AAU circuit and then shot extremely well all high school season. He's also grown from 6'4 to 6'6 over the last year. My guess is that one of two things could happen over the next 12 months: he could top out at 6'6 and prove to be a streaky shooter against high-level competition, which means he'd probably give us another Aaron Jordan (not a bad thing and definitely worth the scholly, IMO) OR he could prove to be a deadeye outside shooter, grow into his body a little more, and maybe top out at 6'7. In that case, he's probably a top-50 guy and a day one difference maker. The big thing to look for is how his shooting holds up at national events this spring/summer.
:tsk: As much as I'll read almost anything related to Illini basketball, I think a high school newspaper writer could have done a less derivative and cliched article. Also, in the article he basically states that Chastain will be playing for Utah. Has he made that announcement?
