Texas’ hopes for the 2026-27 season took a hit Wednesday when the school announced that junior guard Mikey Lewis fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during practice this week.
Lewis is set to have surgery in Austin on Thursday and will be sidelined “for an extended period of time.” Even so, Texas does not expect the procedure to end his season.
The 6-foot-3, 195-pound guard was expected to step in as the Longhorns’ lead guard and provide scoring punch off the bench. A product of Oakland who played at Prolific Prep in Napa, Lewis originally signed with Saint Mary’s over a long list of high-major offers that included Arizona State, Cal, Illinois, Kansas, LSU, Ole Miss, TCU, and Washington, a major win for former coach Randy Bennett.
Lewis entered college as a consensus four-star recruit, ranked No. 90 nationally and No. 12 among combo guards in the 247Sports Composite.
He made an immediate impact at Saint Mary’s. As a freshman sixth man, Lewis averaged 8.2 points in 15.9 minutes per game and led the Gaels with 58 made three-pointers on 155 attempts while shooting 37.4 percent from deep. One of his biggest moments came in a marquee game against Gonzaga, when he scored 18 points in 18 minutes on 5-of-7 shooting from three to help Saint Mary’s capture its third straight WCC regular-season title.
Lewis took another step in 2025-26, becoming a full-time starter for Bennett’s team. He bumped his scoring average to 13.9 points, added 2.7 points and 2.1 assists, shot 36.8 percent from three, and improved to 88.2 percent at the free-throw line.
His season bookended a strong start and finish. Lewis averaged 22 points per game over the first four games and then 22.6 points per game over the final six games before the NCAA Tournament. That late stretch included a career-best 31 points on 7-of-13 shooting from deep, plus five rebounds and four assists, in another standout showing against Gonzaga.
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