The Plain Dealer: A strong bond with Gary Waters has convinced former Plain Dealer player of the year Trey Lewis to leave Penn State and enroll at Cleveland State.

The CSU coach and Lewis, who averaged 23 points, 5.1 assists and 4.8 rebounds for Garfield Heights in 2011, formed their relationship during the recruiting process.

"When I made my decision to go to Penn State, Coach Waters told me that our paths would cross again and I guess he was right," Lewis said in a phone interview from Penn State, where he will finish the academic year on May 4 before returning to Garfield Heights. "My final two choices were Penn State and CSU. It was a hard decision because I love Cleveland and I loved CSU."

The desire to play in the Big Ten made Lewis pick PSU.

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