Happily for l, guard s is progressing effectively following foot surgical procedure, based mostly on what head coach Sean Miller mentioned Wednesday on the SEC's preseason media convention in Birmingham, Ala.
Miller mentioned he expects Lewis "to return in December. … (and) we absolutely anticipate him to be with us from the final 20 to 25 video games of our season."
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That timeline would place Lewis's return round Dec. 1, when the Longhorns journey to Louisville. Texas begins its 18-game SEC schedule Jan. 2 towards visiting Florida, which suggests "20 to 25" video games might embody all six nonconference video games in December.
Texas competes within the Rady Youngsters's Invitational Nov. 26-27 in San Diego.
Lewis broke a bone in his proper foot throughout a Sept. 28 observe and underwent surgical procedure Oct. 1 in Austin. He was initially anticipated to overlook no less than three months.
A 6-foot-3 guard with three remaining years of eligibility, Lewis initiatives as a helpful offensive choice off the bench for the Longhorns. He performed at St. Mary's final season and earned All-West Coast Convention honors after averaging 13.9 factors, 2.7 rebounds and a couple of.1 assists. He fills a roster want for an out of doors shooter; over his first two seasons, he made 126 of his 340 3-point photographs for a long-distance charge of 37.1%.
Lewis is a part of a five-player switch class that features former Auburn wing n, former Tennessee guard s, former TCU energy ahead h and former Colorado guard n. When wholesome, he's anticipated to function a helpful capturing choice of the bench as a part of a guard rotation that additionally consists of Johnson, Evans and a trio of freshmen in McDonald's All-American y, Bo Ogden and Joe Sterling.
Within the 8-10 video games that Texas is predicted to play with out Lewis, Ogden and Sterling will seemingly s behind the projected beginning backcourt of Goosby and Johnson in addition to Evans.
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