University of Massachusets Athletics
2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster

Zach Lewis
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Windsor, Conn.
- High School:
- Northwest Catholic
- Prev School:
- Canisius College
2016-17Â -Â Redshirt Junior:Â Averaged 8.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game over 33 appearances, including eight starts ... Shot 34.4 percent overall (93-270) and 28.9 percent from beyond the arc (43-149) ... Hit 84.7 percent of his free throw attempts (61-72) ... Also posted 33 steals and had four blocks ... Averaged 23.0 minutes played per game with 759 total on the season ... Made first appearance as a Minuteman and totaled eight points with a block and steal in the win over UMass Lowell (11/11) ... Poured in 20 points (6-14 FG, 4-10 3FG, 4-6 FT) at Ole Miss (11/14) ... Scored 13 points, dished out two assists, grabbed two boards and had a pair of steals in the win over Holy Cross (11/20) ... Totaled 10 points, a pair of rebounds and two assists during the victory over Harvard (11/26) ... Provided 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting at George Mason (1/4) ... Tallied 23 points (8-19 FG, 4-10 3FG, 3-3 FT) in the win over Saint Joseph's (1/18) ... Added a 14-point outing, which included a 10-of-12 finish at the foul line, at Saint Louis (1/25) ... Had 11 points and three steals at La Salle (2/1) ... Put in another 11-point outing during the victory at Saint Joseph's (2/11) ... Notched 16 points, two steals and two assists at George Washington (2/23) ... Unloaded for 37 points (9-16 FG, 6-9 3FG, 13-13 FT) four rebounds, four steals and two assists against La Salle (2/26) in an 84-71 home victory ... His 37 points against the Explorers marked the third-most in the history of Mullins Center ... Assisted the offense with 14 points, including a 9-for-10 finish at the foul line, in the Atlantic 10 Championship First Round victory over Saint Joseph's (3/8) ... Reached the 1,000-point mark, including his two-year tenure at Canisius College, during the win over the Hawks and capped the season with 1,007 in his collegiate career.
2015-16 - Junior: Redshirted the season as per NCAA transfer policy and entered 2016-17 with two years of eligibility remaining.
Overall at Canisius College (2013-15): Played in 65 games with 52 starts ... Averaged 30.4 minutes per appearance ... Scored 717 points (11.0 per game), grabbed 169 rebounds (2.6) and dished out 135 assists (2.1) during his two seasons at Canisius ... Hit 35.9 percent of his field goal attempts (236-of-657), including 34.5 percent from beyond the arc (138-of-400) ... Went 107-for-145 at the foul line (73.8 percent) ... Had a 1.53 assist-to-turnover ratio with the Griffins (135 assists, 88 turnovers) ... Also provided 96 steals during his Canisius tenure.
2014-15 - Sophomore (Canisius College): Played in and started all 33 games for the Griffs ... Earned All-MAAC Third Team honors ... Led the team and ranked 16th in the MAAC with his 12.5 points per game scoring average ... Scored a career-high 31 points in a loss to Monmouth (1/2) ... In that game against Monmouth, he made a career-high 11 field goals and eight 3-point field goals ... Scored in double-figures 19 times ... Averaged 12.3 points per game in the team's three CIT games ... Knocked down a team-high 75 3-point field goals, which is tied for fourth-most in program history for 3-pointers made in a single-season ... Made a 3-pointer in 29 of the Griffs' 33 games ... Ranked fourth in the MAAC with 2.3 3-pointers made per game ... His eight 3-point field goal makes against Monmouth (1/2) ranked second in program history ... Averaged 3.0 rebounds per game ... Matched a career-high with eight boards in the team's CIT loss to NJIT (3/28) ... Led the team with 52 steals ... Had a steal in 22 of the team's 33 games played ... Ranked sixth in the MAAC for steals per game (1.6) ... Averaged a team-high 32.2 minutes per game.
2013-14 - Freshman (Canisius College): Played in 32 games and made 19 starts ... Became the first Canisius player since 2006-07 to be named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team ... Averaged 9.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game ... His 303 total points ranks sixth-best in school history for a Canisius freshman since 1973 ... Had 10 or more points in a game 14 times ... Scored a season-high 25 points against Monmouth (1/12), the most for a Canisius rookie in a game since the 1992-93 season ... Made seven 3-point field goals in that game against Monmouth, a Canisius freshman record ... Knocked down multiple 3-point field goals in 20 games ... His 2.0 3-pointers per game led all MAAC freshmen ... Shot 41.3 percent from 3-point land, which ranked third among MAAC freshmen ... His 44 steals were the most for a Canisius freshmen since 2006-07 ... Ranked seventh in the MAAC with 1.4 steals per game ... Was credited with four steals in four different games ... Ranked third on the team with 52 assists ... Matched his season high with four assists four times ... Finished his freshman season with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.4 ... Had a season-high six rebounds against Fairfield (2/22) ... Was the first true freshman to play for Jim Baron at Canisius ... Averaged 28.5 minutes per game.
Before College: Played basketball for one season at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro, Va. ... Helped lead Fishburne to the National Prep Championship tournament ... Played two seasons at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford, Conn. ... Averaged 22.2 points per game in his senior season at Northwest Catholic ... Was a four-time honor roll student at Northwest Catholic.
Personal: Born in Hartford, Conn. ... Son of Mark and Vanessa Lewis ... Has four siblings, Carey, Terrell, Mark Jr., and Jordoun ... Majoring in sociology.