RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada head men's basketball coach Eric Musselman has added Michael Lewis II to play for the Wolf Pack.  Lewis a 6-1, 185-pound guard transfers to Nevada from Duquesne and will join the team at semester.  He is eligible to play for the Pack after the conclusion of the 2019 fall semester.
 
"We are excited to welcome Michael to our Wolf Pack family," Musselman said. "In our time at Nevada we have been very successful with transfers and we feel Michael is a player who not only fits our system but also fits our vision for the program. He has two years of experience playing at the Division I level in a competitive Atlantic 10 Conference and we look forward to him helping our program in the future."  
 
Lewis started 72-of-76 games in his two plus seasons at Duquesne and led the Dukes in scoring each season. As a freshman he top the squad averaging 14.1 points per game and once again led the Dukes scoring 14.4 points per game his sophomore season. 
 
In 76 games at Duquesne he averaged 12.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  From the field he shot 39.6 percent, 36.1 percent from behind the arc and 82.2 percent at the free throw line.  In 12 games this season he was averaging 5.6 pointers per game starting 11-of-12 contests.  He is 21 points from scoring 1,000 points in his college career.
 
As a freshman he was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team after scoring in double figures a team-high 24 times.  In 13 games he topped DU in scoring and nine times scored 20 or more points in a game.
 
Lewis is from St. Louis and played at Chaminade College Preparatory School.  He averaged 9.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game for a 27-5 Class 5 state champion Red Devils  his senior year.  Four members of the squad went on to NCAA Division I schools.