Tim Lewis (basketball)
| Thailand | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 26 October 1967 |
| Nationality | British |
| Coaching career | 1990s–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2008 | New York Strikeforce |
| 2009–2011 | Essex Pirates |
| 2012–2013 | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| 2013–2014 | Hitachi Sunrockers |
| 2014–2015 | Bakersfield Jam (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Raptors 905 (assistant) |
| 2016–present | Thailand |
Tim Lewis (born 26 October 1967) is a British basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the Thailand men's national basketball team. He has previously served as an assistant coach for the Raptors905 and the Bakersfield Jam.
Coaching career
Lewis began coaching in 1990s before serving as Director of Coaching for the Sevenoaks Suns between 2004 and 2007. In 2008, he was head coach of the New York Strikeforce. 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.
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]
In 2012–13, he was head coach of Ratiopharm Ulm, 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 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 July 28, 2015, Lewis was named an assistant coach for Raptors 905.[3][4]
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.
