Denise Lewis

Position:
Forward
Class:
Senior
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
High School:
Bevill
Prev School:
Bevill

TULSA - A three-year letterwinner . . . played in 72 career games and had 19 starting assignments . . . had three double-doubles, 12 career double-figure scoring games and four double-digit rebounding contests . . . had career averages of 3.9 points and 3.5 rebounds.

SENIOR (2011-12) - Started five of 25 games . . . averaged 2.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game . . . had six points and four rebounds against UALR (11-11-11) . . . tallied four points and four boards vs. Colorado State (11-17-11) . . . netted four points and five rebounds against Arkansas State twice (11-23-11 and 12-10-11) . . . recorded eight points, seven rebounds and an assist vs. Nebraska Omaha (12-28-11) . . . posted a season-high 10 points and tied her career-high of three steals against SMU (3-1-12).

JUNIOR (2010-11) - Started 14 of 22 games . . . averaged 6.7 points and 5.2 rebounds . . . scored in double figures eight times . . . tallied six points, three steals and two rebounds against Drexel (12-2-10) . . . posted six points, four rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal vs. La Salle (12-5-10) . . . registered a career-best 17 points and 20 rebounds against Texas A&M International (12-11-10) . . . had 12 points and seven rebounds vs. Rice (1-9-11) . . . recorded six points and seven rebounds against SMU (1-13-11) . . . tallied 12 points vs. Tulane (1-23-11) . . . posted her second double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds against UTEP (1-27-11) and her third with 10 points and 13 rebounds vs. Rice (1-30-11) . . . netted 11 points and four rebounds against Marshall (2-20-11) . . . tallied 16 points, six rebounds and two steals vs. Tulane (2-27-11) . . . had 10 points, six rebounds, a career-high three assists and one steal against East Carolina (3-9-11).

SOPHOMORE (2009-10) - Played in 25 games . . . averaged 2.9 points and 3.4 rebounds . . . recorded four rebounds and two blocks against UMKC (11-17-09) . . . pulled down three rebounds against La Salle (11-21-09) . . . tallied five points and six boards vs. Florida Gulf Coast (11-27-09) . . . scored 12 points, five rebounds and two steals against Akron (11-28-09) . . . pulled down seven rebounds vs. Marist (12-4-09) . . . totaled six points, a career-best 10 rebounds and one block vs. McNeese State (1-2-10) . . . posted 10 points and five rebounds against Tulane (2-5-10) . . . tallied a career-high 14 points, and pulled down four rebounds vs. Rice (2-14-10) . . . posted five points, six rebounds and a steal against SMU (3-3-10).

PRIOR TO TULSA - Averaged 10.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game in her only season at Bevill Community College . . . guided BCC to the second round of the NCJAA playoffs as a freshman . . . received first-team all-Northern Conference and first-team all-Region 22 honors in 2009 . . . posted a three-year 73-16 mark at Robert E. Lee High School.

PERSONAL - Her favorite restaurant is TGI Fridays . . . her favorite movie is Love & Basketball . . . her favorite musical group is Jagged Edge . . . her favorite game as a child was hide-n-seek . . . in 20 years, she'd like to be an interpreter for the deaf . . . majoring in communication . . . born April 18, 1990 . . . daughter of Dennis and Angela Lewis.