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and it is Lewis Jackson.........and even Matt Painter agrees......(sans the Chicago area bias of other selections...)
"Champaign News-Gazette All-State Player of the Year"
"I think he can be a starter," says Painter, who returns five starters from a Purdue team that finished second in the Big Ten. "That's how highly I think of him. I think he has that ability.
"He's the Mr. Basketball in Illinois, I don't care what the voting says. And that's nothing against any of the other guys, but Lewis had the best season of all of them. I think he's a McDonald's (All-American) type. I really do."
Lewis leaves Eisenhower as the school's career scoring and assists leader. He started all but one game – Senior Night of his freshman year, when Moore started five seniors – in a four-year career.
"I think he's going to take this league by storm," Painter says.
As a senior, Lewis averaged 21.4 points, 7.5 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.7 steals. Even after Eisenhower (28-1) suffered its only loss to Champaign Central in a Class 3A sectional final, the Panthers had a grip on a community in a constant search for positives."
"Champaign News-Gazette All-State Player of the Year"
"I think he can be a starter," says Painter, who returns five starters from a Purdue team that finished second in the Big Ten. "That's how highly I think of him. I think he has that ability.
"He's the Mr. Basketball in Illinois, I don't care what the voting says. And that's nothing against any of the other guys, but Lewis had the best season of all of them. I think he's a McDonald's (All-American) type. I really do."
Lewis leaves Eisenhower as the school's career scoring and assists leader. He started all but one game – Senior Night of his freshman year, when Moore started five seniors – in a four-year career.
"I think he's going to take this league by storm," Painter says.
As a senior, Lewis averaged 21.4 points, 7.5 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.7 steals. Even after Eisenhower (28-1) suffered its only loss to Champaign Central in a Class 3A sectional final, the Panthers had a grip on a community in a constant search for positives."
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