UVA lands 3-point shooter Lewis from Toledo

By Jerry Ratcliffe

Ryan Odom has landed a 3-point shooter to replace the departed Isaac McKneely on Virginia’s roster.

Sam Lewis, a 6-foot-6, sophomore guard from Toledo, announced Saturday that he has committed to the Cavaliers. Lewis, who grew up in the Chicago area, was a second-team All-MAC selection this past season after averaging 16.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists for the Rockets.

Lewis chose UVA over Villanova, Gonzaga and Xavier.

A starter in 33 games last season, Lewis led the MAC in 3-point shooting with a 44.4 percentage and had a team-high 11 games with 20 or more points, and 31 double-digit scoring games.

Lewis was a 2-star prospect coming out of high school, but was rated as a 4-star in the transfer portal.

He is Virginia’s first commitment from the portal in this cycle, going along with two freshmen commitments in 4-star point guard Chance Mallory and 4-star center Silas Barksdale, who flipped his commitment from VCU to UVA.