Michael Lewis (basketball coach)

American basketball coach (born 1977)

Michael LewisCurrent position

Title| Head coach
Team| Ball State
Conference| MAC
Record| 49–45 (.521)
Biographical details
Born|  (1977-07-27) July 27, 1977 (age 48)
Jasper, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
1996–2000| Indiana
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–present| Ball State
Head coaching record
Overall| 49–45 (.521)

Michael Lewis (born July 27, 1977) is an American college basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Ball State Cardinals men's team. He played in college for the Indiana Hoosiers.[1]

## Playing career

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Lewis 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

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College | Year  | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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Indiana | 1996–97 | 33 | 20.6 | .369 | .316 | .798 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 5.7
Indiana | 1997–98 | 32 | 24.8 | .490 | .375 | .832 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 10.7
Indiana | 1998–99 | 33 | 24 | .518 | .349 | .789 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.4
Indiana | 1999–00 | 29 | 30.9 | .519 | .379 | .774 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 10.2

Cited from Sports Reference.[2]

## Coaching career

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After 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]

## Head coaching record

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Statistics overview  Season  | Team  | Overall  | Conference  | Standing  | Postseason

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Ball State Cardinals (Mid-American Conference) (2022–present)
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 |
Ball State: | 49–45 (.521) | 25–29 (.463) |
Total: | 49–45 (.521) |

National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Michael Lewis - Men's Basketball Coach". Ball State University Athletics.
2. ^ "Michael Lewis College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
3. ^ "Michael Lewis - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". Butler University Athletics.
4. ^ "Michael Lewis - Assistant Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". University of Nebraska.
5. ^ "Michael Lewis - Men's Basketball Coach". UCLA.
6. ^ 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.

## External links

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* Ball State bio

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Men's basketball head coaches of the Mid-American Conference

* John Groce (Akron)
* Michael Lewis (Ball State)
* Todd Simon (Bowling Green)
* George Halcovage (Buffalo)
* Andy Bronkema (Central Michigan)
* Stan Heath (Eastern Michigan)
* Rob Senderoff (Kent State)
* Travis Steele (Miami)
* Rashon Burno (Northern Illinois)
* Jeff Boals (Ohio)
* Tod Kowalczyk (Toledo)
* Frank Martin (UMass)
* Dwayne Stephens (Western Michigan)

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Ball State Cardinals men's basketball head coaches

* Frank Graham (1920–1921)
* Billy Williams (1921–1925)
* Paul B. Parker (1925–1929)
* Paul B. Parker & Billy Williams (1929–1930)
* Branch McCracken (1930–1938)
* Pete Phillips (1938–1943)
* No team (1943–1944)
* Pete Phillips (1944–1948)
* Dick Stealy (1948–1952)
* Bob Primmer (1952–1954)
* Jim Hinga (1954–1968)
* Bud Getchell (1968–1972)
* Jim Holstein (1972–1977)
* Steve Yoder (1977–1982)
* Al Brown (1982–1987)
* Rick Majerus (1987–1989)
* Dick Hunsaker (1989–1993)
* Ray McCallum (1993–2000)
* Tim Buckley (2000–2006)
* Ronny Thompson (2006–2007)
* Billy Taylor (2007–2013)
* James Whitford (2013–2022)
* Michael Lewis (2022– )

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*[3P%]: 3-point field-goal percentage
*[FT%]: Free-throw percentage
*[RPG]: Rebounds per game
*[APG]: Assists per game
*[SPG]: Steals per game
*[BPG]: Blocks per game
*[PPG]: Points per game
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