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| Forsyth Country Day point guard Tyler Lewis (12), a rising senior, already has committed to N.C. State. DIEDRA LAIRD - dlaird@charlotteobserver.com |
N.C. State basketball recruit Tyler Lewis is taking a step up in competition. Lewis, one of the top point guard prospects in the country, will finish his prep career at Oak Hill Academy.
Lewis, who will be a high school senior, averaged 27.2 points and 7.4 assists last season for Forsyth Country Day in Lewisville.
Lewis, who started as an eighth-grader at Forsyth Country Day, dominated the private-school league and leaves as the school's career leading scorer with 1,927 points.
He joins the perennial prep power in Mouth of Wilson, Va., which counts ACC guards Nolan Smith (Duke), Ty Lawson (UNC), Steve Blake (Maryland) among its litany of stars in the past 25 years.
"You want to play against the best competition," Lewis said. "I think it's the best thing for me to get ready for N.C. State."
ESPN's Dave Telep rates Lewis, a 5-11 point guard, as the 73rd-best prospect in the class of 2012. He joins top prospects Jarnell Stokes (ranked No. 18 by ESPN), D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera (32) and A.J. Hammons (63) in the Oak Hill lineup.
Lewis, who committed to State last October, was one of the best players at the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions in Raleigh in May and has seen his stock rise on the recruiting circuit with a strong spring and summer.
"He will go down as arguably the greatest basketball player in [school] history and his efforts on the court will be hard to duplicate," Forsyth coach Craig Dawson said.
-- J.P. Giglio
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Good Luck Tyler. We are looking forward to watching you on the floor this year...then the next in a Wolfpack uniform.
As for Oak Hill....Don't forget Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Jeff McGinnis, Jerry Stackhouse, Rajan Rondo, Steven Jackson, Josh Smith, Steve Blake, Ron Mercer to name a few more.....
TL is going to get exposed at Oak Hill.
"TL is going to get exposed at Oak Hill."
... just like he's been exposed all over the AAU circuit this summer.
He will be surrounded by great talent at Oak Hill....too bad he can't say the same for State!
I think you are being sarcastic when you say Tyler Lewis is getting exposed. This cat is killing people, taking it to the rack on 7footers. He's ridiculous! people that doubt him have been so wrong his whole life.
6:42 - I was being VERY sarcastic. He has been an absolute beast this summer. Can't wait to get him in Raleigh
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