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UAB Overseas Update: Lewis Sullivan
4/9/2020 3:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Former UAB forward Lewis Sullivan recently finished his first season playing for BK Khimik-Opz Yuhzny of the Ukraine Superleague.
The team is located in Yuzhne which lies on the northwestern coast of the Black Sea, 320 miles from the capital city of Kiev.
Sullivan finished fifth in the Superleague in scoring, averaging a team-high 16.7 points per game. He shot a team-best 59.7 from the field. He also grabbed a team-best 8.4 rebounds per game. For his efforts, he was named the Superleague Forward of the Year as well as All-Ukrainian Superleague 1st Team 2020. Additionally, Sullivan was named to the All-Imports Team
Before the season was ended on March 13 due to coronavirus pandemic, Khimik was 14-11.
Sullivan was part of 86 victories during his time in uniform (he missed the 2016-17 season with an injury), which is the most for a Blazer since 2011. His accuracy on the court has him ranked seventh all-time in UAB history with a 54.1 shooting percentage.
During his senior season, Sullivan started all 35 games, increased his points per game average 71 percent from 7.2 as a junior to 12.3 as a senior, scored in double figures in 28 games – including 15 of the 18 C-USA games and finished eighth in the league with 6.8 rebounds per contest. He had a career-tying 22 point effort against FIU and recorded four double-doubles (New Orleans, North Alabama, UTEP, Marshall).
Sullivan was part of three postseason teams – the 2015 squad that upended top seed Louisiana Tech in the semifinals before defeating Middle Tennessee to be crowned C-USA champions, the 2016 team that won the C-USA regular season championship and got an automatic bid to the NIT and this past year's team that played in the CBI.
At Bartow, Sullivan-led teams went an impressive 56-13, winning 81 percent of the games on the home floor.
2020-21 UAB men's basketball season tickets are on sale now. Current basketball season ticket holders can click here to renew their seats for the upcoming season. Fans interested in purchasing new season tickets can do so starting as low as $100 with the Blaze's Corner season ticket.
For questions regarding your 2020-21 UAB Basketball season ticket order, email the UAB Athletics Ticket Sales and Service team at tickets@uab.edu or call (205) 975-UAB1. Ticket representatives are working remotely at this time but can be contacted during normal business hours of 9:00 AM through 5:00 PM. Fans can also request more information on ticket options for the upcoming season here.
The team is located in Yuzhne which lies on the northwestern coast of the Black Sea, 320 miles from the capital city of Kiev.
Sullivan finished fifth in the Superleague in scoring, averaging a team-high 16.7 points per game. He shot a team-best 59.7 from the field. He also grabbed a team-best 8.4 rebounds per game. For his efforts, he was named the Superleague Forward of the Year as well as All-Ukrainian Superleague 1st Team 2020. Additionally, Sullivan was named to the All-Imports Team
Before the season was ended on March 13 due to coronavirus pandemic, Khimik was 14-11.
Sullivan was part of 86 victories during his time in uniform (he missed the 2016-17 season with an injury), which is the most for a Blazer since 2011. His accuracy on the court has him ranked seventh all-time in UAB history with a 54.1 shooting percentage.
During his senior season, Sullivan started all 35 games, increased his points per game average 71 percent from 7.2 as a junior to 12.3 as a senior, scored in double figures in 28 games – including 15 of the 18 C-USA games and finished eighth in the league with 6.8 rebounds per contest. He had a career-tying 22 point effort against FIU and recorded four double-doubles (New Orleans, North Alabama, UTEP, Marshall).
Sullivan was part of three postseason teams – the 2015 squad that upended top seed Louisiana Tech in the semifinals before defeating Middle Tennessee to be crowned C-USA champions, the 2016 team that won the C-USA regular season championship and got an automatic bid to the NIT and this past year's team that played in the CBI.
At Bartow, Sullivan-led teams went an impressive 56-13, winning 81 percent of the games on the home floor.
2020-21 UAB men's basketball season tickets are on sale now. Current basketball season ticket holders can click here to renew their seats for the upcoming season. Fans interested in purchasing new season tickets can do so starting as low as $100 with the Blaze's Corner season ticket.
For questions regarding your 2020-21 UAB Basketball season ticket order, email the UAB Athletics Ticket Sales and Service team at tickets@uab.edu or call (205) 975-UAB1. Ticket representatives are working remotely at this time but can be contacted during normal business hours of 9:00 AM through 5:00 PM. Fans can also request more information on ticket options for the upcoming season here.
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