Pre-Season Second Team All-Southland Conference

Enters his senior season as the all-time leading scorer in ACU's Division I history with 1,111 points and its all-time leader in total rebounds (617) and rebounding average (6.7 per game)

Junior (2017-18): Named first team Academic All-Southland Conference ...  started all 32 games as a junior ... averaged 13.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.6 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game ... scored in double figures 28 times, including a season-best 20 against Incarnate Word on Feb. 10 ... recorded nine double-doubles including a remarkable 18-point, 20-rebound effort against Nicholls on Feb. 7 ... tallied 50 steals, including 5 against Arlington Baptist on Dec. 19 ... blocked a season-best four shots against Stephen F. Austin on Jan. 17.

Sophomore (2016-17): Lewis was voted first team academic all-Southland Conference carrying a 3.46 grade point average. … He started all 29 games for the Wildcats, averaging 13.7 points, 2.1 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.4 blocks per game. … Lewis finished 14th in the Southland Conference in rebounds with 190 averaging 6.6 per game. … He recorded four doubles against Lamar, Nicholls, Sam Houston and Houston Baptist. … Had a career-high 49 minutes and six assists at Sacramento State on Dec. 17. … Scored 20-plus points in two games.
 
Freshman (2015-16): Lewis finished as the team’s second-leading scorer (9.4 points per game) and leading rebounder (5.8 rebounds per game). … Lewis, in fact, led all Southland Conference freshmen in total rebounds (64) and rebounds per game. … He scored in double figures in 15 games and had one double-double as a freshman: 17 points and 11 rebounds in a Feb. 15 game against Sam Houston State. … Scored 18 points and had nine rebounds in his first career game, a win over the University of the Southwest on Nov. 13, 2015. … Lewis pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds in a Jan. 12 home win over Northwestern State and had a career-high 22 points in a March 3 home loss against Incarnate Word. … Lewis provided the season’s signature moment on Feb. 27 when he took a pass from Jaylen Franklin near midcourt and banked in a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in the Wildcats’ comeback win over the Privateers.

High school: A four-year letterwinner at Lake Highlands Prep, Lewis helped lead his team to back-to-back Class 4A state championships as a sophomore and junior (2012-13 and 2013-14). … As a junior, he scored four key buckets in the second half of the state title game to help Lake Highlands beat Ribault, 58-53. … He played alongside 6-1 point guard Joel Berry II (sophomore at North Carolina in 2015-16), who was a Parade All-America, three-time winner of the Mr. Florida Basketball award. … In his four seasons, Lewis averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. … As a senior he averaged 24 points and 13 rebounds per game. … As a senior, Lewis was a Class 4A first team all-state selection and was the district’s Player of the Year. … He was also a first team all-district, all-region and all-state selection throughout his career. … Aside from playing at Lake Highlands Prep in Orlando, Fla., Lewis also played for the Q6 All-Stars AAU team alongside three high major signees (Matt Milton to Boston College, Kerry Blackshear to Virginia Tech and Jean Marie Crist Koumadje to Florida State).
 
Personal: Full name is Jaren Michael Lewis. … Born 25 November 1996. … Son of James and LaFaye Lewis. … 2015 graduate of Lake Highland Preparatory.