Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- klewis3@richmond.edu
- Phone:
- 289-8385
Coaching Experience:
Assistant Coach, University of Richmond, 2013-present
Director of Basketball Operations, University of Richmond, 2011-13
Assistant Coach, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 2010-11
Assistant Coach, Tulane University, 2008-10
Assistant Coach, Duquesne University, 2006-08
Assistant Coach, Northeastern University, 2004-06
Assistant Coach, McNeese State University, 2002-03
Assistant Coach, Xavier University of Louisiana, 2001-02
Assistant Coach, Tulane University, 1996-98
Kim Lewis has been a member of the Spiders staff since 2011 and has served as an assistant coach 2013, when he was promoted to his current role following two seasons as the team's Director of Basketball Operations.
Lewis, the Metro Conference Freshman of the Year at Tulane in 1990-91, brought 11 years of Division I coaching experience to the Spiders.
Lewis came to Richmond from Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, where he spent one season as an assistant coach under his former Tulane coach Perry Clark. Lewis had two stints as an assistant coach at Tulane (2008-10; 1996-98), spent two seasons at Duquesne (2006-08) and coached NBA World Champion Jose Barea at Northeastern (2004-06). He also coached at McNeese State, Xavier University of Louisiana and Centenary College.
Lewis set the Tulane record for steals and games played. As a sophomore, Lewis led the Green Wave in scoring with 15.4 points a game, helping the school to its first conference crown, first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament including a first round victory over St. John's and a No. 14 national ranking. After advancing to the NIT as a junior, the Green Wave returned to the NCAA Tournament his senior season with a 23-10 record. In November 2014, Lewis was enshrined in the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame.
He won a championship at every level of his playing career from Varnado High School in Angie, La., to Tulane where he won a conference championship in 1991-92 to the professional leagues with Grindavik in Iceland, winning the Mjoris Cup and earning MVP honors.
A native of Angie, La., Lewis earned a bachelor's degree in Media Arts/Communications from Tulane in 1994.Â
