Gerald Lewis (basketball)

Gerald Lewis, born on 25 March 1971 in New Orleans, Louisiana, is an American retired basketball player who played as a 6 ft 3 in guard. He graduated from St. Martin's Episcopal School in Metairie, Louisiana, in 1989 and played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs from 1989 to 1993. As a professional he played in Croatia for KK Zadar and in Slovakia, and in the 1998-99 season he led the Euroleague in steals with 2.5 per game, his only appearance in that competition. After playing he moved into coaching, with assistant roles at New Mexico State and Southeastern Louisiana and posts at David W. Carter High School and St. Augustine High School. His old school inducted him into its Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.