KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan men's basketball program and head coach Dwayne Stephens have announced the signing of 6-9 transfer forward Seryee Lewis.
 
"Seryee is a great addition to our program," coach Stephens said. "He is a forward who brings size and athleticism to our team. Seryee has had good experience playing at the highest level in the Big 12. He is an exceptional student who will be a great addition to the Kalamazoo community."
 
Lewis comes to Kalamazoo after spending the 2023-24 campaign at Keiser University in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was averaging 7.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per contest for the Seahawks when he suffered a season-ending injury which limited him to just three games.
 
The Chicago native began his collegiate career at Kansas State. As a true freshman, he made 62.5 percent (15-of-24) of his field goal attempts in 18 games for the Wildcats. He missed the 2021-22 season due to injury, and then transferred to Rice for the 2022-23 campaign. Lewis played in 20 games off of the bench for the Owls that year, including an appearance against the Broncos. He connected on 57.1 percent (28-of-49) from the floor that season and was named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
 
Rated a consensus three-star prospect, Lewis finished up his high school career at AZ Compass Prep, the same school which produced incoming WMU freshman Junior Sileu, where the team went 24-6 during his senior campaign. During that season, he averaged 13.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game as he helped the Dragons to the semifinals of The Grind Session World Championships in Benton, Ky.