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Kiara Lewis

PG
WHITNEY M. YOUNG MAGNET SCHOOL
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

24.4

Points per game

7

Rebounds per game

5.3

Assists per game

3.2

Steals per game
“She is unflappable as a player. She's an amazing talent as a shooter and penetrator, and she's the heart of her team. She is big time.”
Dorothy Gathers
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior point guard averaged 24.4 points per game this past season, leading the Dolphins (27-6) to the Class 4A state semifinals. A 2015-16 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Preseason Girls Basketball Team selection by USA TODAY, Lewis added 7

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Academic Achievement

Lewis has maintained a 3.30 weighted GPA in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

In addition to donating her time as a youth basketball instructor, she has volunteered with the Special Olympics, as a first-grade teacher's assistant and on behalf of a youth literacy-outreach initiative. Lewis has also participated in her school's Lunch