Michael Lewis (born July 27, 1977) is an American college basketball coach and former player who was most recently the head coach at Ball State University. He played in college for the Indiana Hoosiers.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 27, 1977 Jasper, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–2000 | Indiana |
| 2000-2001 | Fort Wayne Fury |
| 2000 | Florida Sea Dragons |
| 2001 | Florida Sea Dragons |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–2004 | Texas Tech (GA) |
| 2004–2005 | Stephen F. Austin (assistant) |
| 2005–2011 | Eastern Illinois (assistant) |
| 2011–2016 | Butler (assistant) |
| 2016–2019 | Nebraska (assistant) |
| 2019–2022 | UCLA (assistant) |
| 2022–2026 | Ball State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 61–64 (.488) |
Playing career
editLewis played high school basketball at Jasper High School where he scored 2,138 career points, and was named Gatorade Player of the Year in 1996.[1] In college, Lewis played at Indiana University Bloomington, where he was an all-Big Ten third team selection and ranks second all-time in Indiana history in assists playing for the Hoosiers under Bob Knight.[1]
Indiana statistics
editCoaching career
editAfter a brief professional playing career, Lewis began coaching as a graduate assistant under Knight for two seasons at Texas Tech before a one-year assistant coaching stop at Stephen F. Austin. The next six seasons Lewis would be an assistant coach at Eastern Illinois, before accepting a job on Brad Stevens' staff at Butler.[3] He would stay on staff of the Bulldogs for both Brandon Miller and parts of Chris Holtmann's coaching stints before joining Tim Miles on his coaching staff at Nebraska.[4] Lewis would move on to UCLA under Mick Cronin in 2019, and was part of the Bruins' 2021 Final Four team.[5]
On March 25, 2022, Lewis was announced as the new head coach at Ball State.[6]
On March 7, 2026, Ball State fired him after a 12–19 season and a 61–64 overall record in four seasons at the school.[7]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State Cardinals (Mid-American Conference) (2022–2026) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Ball State | 20–12 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Ball State | 15–16 | 7–11 | 9th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Ball State | 14–17 | 7–11 | 9th | |||||
| 2025–26 | Ball State | 12–19 | 7–11 | T–7th | |||||
| Ball State: | 61–64 (.488) | 32–40 (.444) | |||||||
| Total: | 61–64 (.488) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- 1 2 3 "Michael Lewis - Men's Basketball Coach". Ball State University Athletics.
- ↑ "Michael Lewis College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ↑ "Michael Lewis - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". Butler University Athletics.
- ↑ "Michael Lewis - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". University of Nebraska.
- ↑ "Michael Lewis - Men's Basketball Coach". UCLA.
- ↑ Fattal, Tarek (March 25, 2022). "Ball State hires UCLA's Michael Lewis as men's basketball coach". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ↑ Borzello, Jeff (March 7, 2026). "Ball State fires Michael Lewis after 3 straight losing seasons". ESPN. Retrieved March 24, 2026.