Charlotte Lewis

Charlotte Lewis was a 6-2 (1.88) center who played college basketball at Illinois State. In 1975 and 1976 she received All-America mention and in 1975 she also played on the Pan American Games gold medalists. She initially did not graduate from Illinois State but left school to play pro basketball. She first played for two years in France, and then returned to play with the Iowa Cornets of the now defunct Womens Basketball League, who later became the Omaha Wranglers. With the Wranglers, Lewis won a league title in 1981. She then returned to Europe, playing in Italy and eventually playing pro ball in Brazil. Lewis returned to the US in 1995, earning her degree from Illinois State and serving as program director of the Carver Community Center in her hometown of Peoria.