Hall of Fame Inductees
Darrel Lewis was one of the most prolific scorers in Division III history during his time with Lincoln (1996-99). Lewis ended his career as the all-time leading scorer in Lincoln men’s basketball history with 2,294 points and helped the Lions qualify for postseason play three times. He is the only men’s basketball player in school history to score 2,000 career points. Following his senior season, Lewis was named a D3hoops.com first team All-American and named to the ECAC South Region first team. He was also named the Sam Cozen Small College Player of the Year in 1999. During his senior season at Lincoln, Lewis was named ECAC-South Player of the Week (three times) and to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week three times. He scored a career high 48 points in a road win over Salisbury State. Lewis ended his senior year, second in scoring (27.2), and fifth in 3-pointers made per game (4.5). Lewis led Lincoln to the 1995-96 ECAC South Region championship as a freshman and was named MVP of the event. The following year, Lewis finished second in Division III in scoring (26.7 ppg) while leading Lincoln to an ECAC South Region postseason appearance, which Lincoln hosted. Lincoln lost in the championship game in overtime despite a 34-point performance from Lewis, who was named to the all-tournament team. The Coatesville, PA native is currently playing professionally in Iceland where he has enjoyed a successful 12-year career overseas. He earned his degree in criminal justice.
