0 " ▁( 1 . 8 3 ▁m ) ▁guard ▁who ▁could ▁pass , ▁shoot , ▁and ▁defend ▁equally ▁well . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁Mc Ke es port ▁Area ▁High ▁School ▁( in ▁Pennsylvania ) ▁and ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University ▁before ▁being ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁NBA ' s ▁C inc inn ati ▁Roy als . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 0 th - round ▁draft ▁pick ▁of ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Roy als ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁spot ▁as ▁Oscar ▁Robert son ' s ▁backup , ▁aver aging ▁ 4 . 7 ▁points ▁and ▁ 1 . 3 ▁ass ists ▁per ▁game . ▁" O scar ▁taught ▁me ▁a ▁lot ," ▁Lewis ▁is ▁quoted ▁on ▁remember the aba . com ▁about ▁the ▁legend ▁from ▁Indian apolis . ▁"( He ) ▁taught ▁me ▁how ▁to ▁be ▁cool , ▁how ▁to ▁handle ▁situations ▁instead ▁of ▁running ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁court ▁hel ter - sk elter ." ▁Lewis ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁San ▁Diego ▁in ▁the ▁NBA ▁expansion ▁draft ▁but ▁instead ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Pac ers ▁in ▁the ▁A BA . ▁ ▁Ch asing ▁the ▁dynast y ▁ ▁In ▁' 7 2 , ▁he ▁had ▁ 2 3 ▁points , ▁ 1 2 ▁reb ounds ▁and ▁ 6 ▁ass ists ▁in ▁Game ▁ 7 ▁vs . ▁Ut ah ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁hitting ▁two ▁free ▁throws ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁seconds ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁winning ▁points . ▁Lewis ▁also ▁led ▁a ▁com eb ack ▁from