Forward, So., 6-7, 210, Norwell, MA

An agile presence in the post who can score from inside and out… underwent surgery in the fall to remove a cyst on his shoulder … will miss preseason and at least the first eight regular-season contests… 1998-99: The lone Guilford player to appear in all 24 games… had the best free throw percentage among regulars… netted a team- and personal-best 18 points against Savannah College of Art & Design… recorded his first collegiate double-double with 12 points and a career-high 11 boards against Greensboro… made five steals against Lynchburg (1/25)… had six games with 10 or more points… named to Guilford's Fall 1998 Student-Athlete Honor Roll… High School: Prepped at Cushing Academy in 1997-98… received All-Western New England Prep School honors for Coach Bill Wenning's hoops squad… a four-time All-South Shore League basketball player at Norwell H.S. under Coach John Willis'… two-time football all-star at Norwell… a two-time Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic selection for Norwell… named W.A.T.D. Player of the Year for the 1996-1997 season… Personal: Works as a student trainer at Guilford… played in 1999 summer basketball leagues at Stonehill College and Boston University, plus the Boston City Roundball Classic… spent five seasons in Coach Michael Reidy's Mass Metro Eagle AAU program… played on a pair of state championship teams that posted top-25 national tournament finishes… born Matthew Michael Lewis 12/3/78 in Boston, MA… oldest of five children… son of Michael and Maureen Lewis… sports medicine major.