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8/17/06

Men's Basketball Claims 145-69 Victory in Final Game of the 2006 Foreign Tour

Conference squad closes out trip with a 3-1 mark in Australia

Brisbane, Australia - The Big Ten Men's Basketball team wrapped up the 2006 Foreign Tour on Wednesday with a 145-69 victory over the South District Spartans Basketball Club. The 145 points was the highest-scoring total in Tour history, breaking the previous mark of 141 points established in 1992 (Big Ten 141, National Select 75 on Aug. 9, 1992).

The Big Ten squad jumped out to a 27-14 lead in the first 10-minute period and did not look back. Indiana's Roderick Wilmont and Michigan's Lester Abram were the squad's leading scorers against the Spartans with 22 points each. Abram was unstoppable, shooting a perfect 9-of-9 from the field, while also adding seven rebounds and two steals. Six other players reached double-figures for the Big Ten in Illinois' Marcus Arnold (18), Purdue's Gordon Watt (18), Ohio State's Ron Lewis (17) , Iowa's Seth Gorney (12), Michigan's Jerret Smith (11) and Minnesota's Jonathan Williams (10). Smith also added a game-best six assists, while Arnold recorded his second double-double of the Tour with 10 rebounds. As a team, the Big Ten finished 63-95 (.663) from the floor and 11-of-18 (.611) from the free-throw line.

"It was great to finish the tour with a win," said Foreign Tour head coach Tommy Amaker (Michigan). "Obviously, we played a very young team tonight, but our squad stayed focused and played hard from start to finish, as well as representing the conference in a first-class manner."

The Big Ten Foreign Tour Team outscored its opponents by more than 100 points per contest (112.0 to 93.8) during the four-game trip. Illinois' Arnold became the second Fighting Illini in Tour annals to lead the squad in scoring as he poured in a team-best 71 points in four outings to average 17.8 points per game (Former teammate Roger Powell led the Big Ten Foreign Tour in 2002). Arnold tallied double-figures in all four contests, while also registering two double-double performances. Five other conference standouts averaged more than 10 points per game including Ohio State's Lewis (16.3 ppg), Michigan's Abram (15.3 ppg), Purdue's Watt (13.5 ppg) and Indiana's Wilmont (10.5 ppg). Minnesota's Williams led the Big Ten contingent in rebounds with 9.0 boards per contest.

The Big Ten Foreign Tour Team will close out the tour by visiting the Australian Zoo on Thursday and then return to the United States on Friday. For Tour results, stats, photos and entertaining diaries of the student-athletes, log on to www.bigten.org.
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Lewis is listed as #6 on the Rivals.com 2006-07 Top Sixth Men list.

6. Ronald Lewis, Sr., Ohio State, 6-4, 200
The Buckeyes wouldn't have won their first outright Big Ten regular-season title in 14 years last season without this underrated transfer from Bowling Green. Lewis was the team's third-leading scorer at 11.2 ppg despite starting just six games. He excels at getting into the lane and drawing fouls. He attempted 137 free throws and made 108. Expect similar production this season. The Buckeyes lost four starters, but the arrival of the "Thad Five" ? the five prospects that make up Rivals.com's No. 2-ranked class ? will probably keep Lewis in the sixth man role.
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does anyone honestly believe Lewis will be staying in the sixth man role? He seems like a lock to start.
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Speaking post Oden's return -

Folks are picking us to make a run at the Final Four - something we were not projected to do with last season's group of over-achievers. If we are talking about the Ron Lewis who played last year (33% from three point range, negative assist to turnover ratio, and inconsistent defense), and if that player were to be one of our best five players, I would struggle to think that team could be picked to make such a run - with or without Oden.

Of course, that wont be the Ron Lewis we will see this year. He will be better and reports are his D is much improved - which it must be.

But IMO three spots are locked up - Butler, Cook and Oden. That leaves a battle among Lighty, Conley, Lewis, Hunter, Twigs, and Harris for those other two spots - depending on what kind of line up we are playing at the time.

Do I think he is a lock to start? Yes. Because he is a senior and 'who starts' is not as important as who finishes and he will absolutely be part of the rotation so by all means start him.

Do I think he is a lock to be one of the five on the court at the end of close games late in the season (i.e. our 'best' five)? No.

Lewis was good at attacking the basket last season. I have seen enough of Cook to know that he is better at doing the same things. And when we move Butler off the point he will be better as well. Our needs are different.

I hope he proves me wrong, but if he wants to be a key cog on this team he needs to hit threes, protect the ball and play Defense.
 
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I agree with almost everything you've mentioned. However, one major asset of his which kept him on the court in the closing minutes last year was his ability to get to the line and convert. You don't think he is one of our best 5 at that? With the talks of improved D and his ability to get to the line, I have to believe he is on the court when the games on the line. Just my two cents
 
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You may be right. And one thing I should add in testimony to Lewis is that making the starting five this season will be more difficult than it was last year - and he may well do it.
 
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OHIO STATE MEN?S BASKETBALL
Lewis tapping into defense mechanisms
Guard pushed to put his quickness to use at both ends of court

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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NEAL C . LAURON DISPATCH Ron Lewis, trying to steal the ball from Davidson?s Matt McKillop, is a big fan of Ohio State?s new uptempo approach.
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Mention the competition in the Ohio State practice gym, the bodies flying up and down the floor at a heightened pace, and a big smile appears on Ron Lewis? normally solemn face.
"Takes me back to my high school days," the guard said.
Brookhaven?s collection of athletes during Lewis? basketball career there made life hell for opponents. The Bearcats were 53-2 his last two seasons, reaching the Division I state tournament twice and winning the championship in his final game.
Lewis is looking forward to revisiting such times in Value City Arena in his final season at Ohio State. An influx of athleticism in the touted 2006 recruiting class has raised both the height and speed at which the Buckeyes play the game, and they plan to use it to their advantage.
"We?re running more fast breaks and talking a lot more about transition," said Lewis, the top returning scorer (11.2 points per game) and rebounder (3.3) from last season?s team.
"Everybody is under 9 percent body fat, and that?s great. I think we had two or three players last year who were over (that). It shows how much of a difference it is when we have running big men."
Coach Thad Matta has wanted to play at a faster tempo since arriving two years ago but did not inherit the athleticism to do it. Now, seven of the roster?s 10 scholarship players are his recruits. Lewis was the first, transferring from Bowling Green two months after Matta was hired in July 2004.
Matta said a transition game could benefit Lewis.
"He does have speed and athleticism, his three-point shot has improved, and he?s been a great driver since the day he got here," Matta said.
"Ron?s got one of the quickest first steps I?ve ever seen offensively. My question always has been, why doesn?t that work on defense? "
Improving his defense, especially his positioning and anticipation away from the ball and in help situations, was one of the offseason goals the coaching staff gave Lewis. The Buckeyes lost a defensive dynamo in Je?Kel Foster, whose disruptiveness in the passing lanes helped him average 2.25 steals as a senior, second best in the Big Ten.
"Ron should be a 1.4- to 1.6-steals-per-game type," Matta said.
Lewis, 6 feet 4 and 200 pounds, "has the body to be a lockdown defender if he wants to play defense consistently," assistant coach Dan Peters said.
Lewis wants to, but he said it?s easier said than done.
"It?s just a mind-set, you just have to think to yourself every play, ?I?m going to play defense and try not to relax.? But it?s hard, because playing every possession, it?s full throttle all the time. It?s something you have to work on until it becomes natural to you. I have the talent to do it."
Having that mind-set will benefit more than just Lewis.
"One thing we?re asking Ron to do is to teach the young guys how to defend, and you can?t tell somebody to do it if you don?t do it yourself," Matta said.
Lewis, one of only two seniors on the team, said he?s not averse to sharing what he knows with teammates who are trying to steal his minutes.
"Practice is practice and we?re always competing," Lewis said, "but in the long run we?re playing together and we?re a team. You have to teach them and get them together so we can all be on the same page when it counts."
The games start counting Nov. 10 against VMI in the first round of the Black Coaches Association Classic in Value City Arena. The first exhibition game is Wednesday against Findlay.
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Lewis Named Big Ten Player of the Week


Nov. 13, 2006
Ron Lewis, Ohio State
Sr., G, Columbus, Ohio/Brookhaven

Lewis claims his first Big Ten Player of the Week accolade after capturing MVP honors and leading Ohio State to the BCA Classic title with victories over VMI, Loyola-Chicago and Kent State last weekend. The Columbus, Ohio, native averaged 20 points in the event, knocking down 56 percent of his shots (19-of-34). He was also 10-of-19 (.526) from the three-point arc and 12-of-14 (.857) from the free throw line. In an 87-75 victory over Loyola-Chicago, Lewis tallied his first double-double as a Buckeye with 27 points and 11 rebounds. He closed out the weekend totaling 60 points, 19 rebounds, five assists and two steals in three games of action. Ohio State earns its first regular-season tournament since December 1998 when the Buckeyes won the Puerto Rico Holiday Classic in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Ohio State's Ron Lewis (12) drives to the basket against North Carolina's Reyshawn Terry (3) during the first half of a college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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