Tim Lewis (basketball)

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Tim Lewis
Personal information
Born (1967-10-26) 26 October 1967 (age 56)
NationalityBritish
Career information
High schoolDon Bosco Tech
CollegeUniversity of New Hampshire
Coaching career1993–present
Career history
As coach:
1997-1998England U16 Assistant Coach
1998-2000Head Coach England U16
2000-2002Assistant Coach England U18
2002 -2004Head Coach England U18
2004-2007Head Coach Great Britain U20
2006-2012Assistant Coach Great Britain Olympic Team
2006-2008Head Coach Canarias Basketball Academy
2008-2011Head Coach Essex Pirates
2011-2012Assistant Coach at the London 2012 Olympics
2012-2013Head Coach Weissenhorn Youngstars
2013–2014 Head Coach Hitachi Sunrockers,Japan NBL
2014–2015 Associate Head Coach, Bakersfield Jam, Phoenix Suns
2015–2016 Associate Head Coach, Raptors 905, Toronto Raptors
2016–2017 Thailand
2017Consultant TNT PBA, Philippines and Philippines National Team
2017–2018Head Coach QATAR National Team
2021–2022 Iowa Wolves (Associate Head Coach)

Timothy Charles Lewis (born 26 October 1967) is a British basketball coach.. He was formerly the head coach for the Thailand men's national basketball team and Assistant coach to the Great Britain 2012 Olympic Team.

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Coaching career

Early career

Lewis began coaching in 1990s before serving as Director of Coaching for the Sevenoaks Suns between 2004 and 2007. He then spent two years coaching the now-defunct Essex Pirates before spending the 2011–12 season as the Director of Basketball at the Sheffield Sharks.

Great Britain national teams

Between 2006 and 2012, Lewis served as the head coach of the Great Britain U20 national team and as an assistant with the Great Britain senior national team. [1]

Return to professional basketball

In 2012–13, he was head coach of Weissenhorn Youngstars, and in 2013–14, he was head coach of the Hitachi Sunrockers. [2] In June 2014, he was appointed an assistant coach for the Panama men's national basketball team. [1]

Lewis spent the 2014–15 season as the lead assistant coach for the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League. [2]

On 28 July 2015 Lewis was named an assistant coach for Raptors 905. [3] [4]

Thailand national team

On 2016, Lewis was hired as the new Thailand men's national basketball team coach. His first experience as a head coach in international play was in the 2016 SEABA Cup, the Southeast Asian qualifying tournament for the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.

Philippines national team consultant

Lewis in 2017 worked with the staff of the Philippines men's national basketball teamthat will play at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games as a consultant. [5]

Iowa Wolves (2021–2022)

On 26 October 2021, Lewis became an assistant coach for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. [6]

Head coach national team Qatar

October 2018 fired and replaced

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References

  1. 1 2 Tim Lewis | LinkedIn
  2. 1 2 Bakersfield Jam Announce 2014-15 Staff
  3. Today I signed a two year deal with the...
  4. Tim Lewis Becomes Lead Assistant at Toronto Raptors’ NBA D-League Team
  5. Sacamos, Karlo (18 August 2017). "Former coach warns of Thailand reinforcements ahead of Gilas face-off in SEA Games". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. "Iowa Wolves Announce Training Camp Roster and Finalize Coaching Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. October 26, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.