Editing Reggie Lewis (section)

{{Short description|American basketball player (1965–1993)}}
{{about|the professional basketball player|other uses|Reggie Lewis (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Reggie Lewis
| image = Reggie Lewis Celtics headshot.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Lewis' portrait from the Celtics yearbook
| birth_date = {{birth date|1965|11|21}}
| birth_place = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|07|27|1965|11|21}}
| death_place = [[Waltham, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 195
| high_school = [[Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Baltimore, Maryland)|Paul Laurence Dunbar]]<br />(Baltimore, Maryland)
| college = [[Northeastern Huskies men's basketball|Northeastern]] (1983–1987)
| draft_year = 1987
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 22
| draft_team = [[Boston Celtics]]
| career_start = 1987
| career_end = 1993
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]]
| career_number = 35
| years1 = {{nbay|1987|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}}
| team1 = [[Boston Celtics]]
| highlights = 
*[[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1992}})
*No. 35 [[List of Boston Celtics accomplishments and records#Retired numbers|retired by Boston Celtics]]
*3× [[America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|ECAC North Player of the Year]] (1985–1987)
*[[America East Conference|ECAC North]] Rookie of the Year (1984)
*2× [[America East Conference men's basketball tournament|ECAC North tournament]] MVP (1985, 1987)
*No. 35 [[Northeastern Huskies men's basketball#Retired numbers|retired by Northeastern Huskies]]
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 7,902 (17.6 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 1,938 (4.3 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 1,153 (2.6 apg)
}}
'''Reginald C. Lewis''' (November 21, 1965 – July 27, 1993) was an American professional [[basketball]] player for the [[National Basketball Association]]'s [[Boston Celtics]] from [[1987–88 NBA season|1987]] to [[1992–93 NBA season|1993]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Joe Gill|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/371064-fallen-celtic-remembering-reggie-lewis|title=Fallen Celtic: Remembering Reggie Lewis|publisher=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=March 30, 2010|access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref> At the age of 27, Lewis died while still a member of the Celtics, and his number was posthumously [[Retired number|retired]] by the team.