Multiple media outlets reported Monday that Michael Lewis, an assistant basketball coach at Butler, is heading to Nebraska in a similar capacity.
Lewis, 39, has been at Butler for five seasons, serving under Brad Stevens, Brandon Miller and Chris Holtmann. He was previously an assistant at Eastern Illinois (2005-11) and Stephen F.Austin (2004-05) and a graduate assistant under Bob Knight at Texas Tech.
Lewis was an Indiana All-Star at Jasper and scored 2,138 points during his Indiana University career (1996-2000). He set an IU career record for assists that was broken this year by Yogi Ferrell. Lewis continued as a pro player in the Continental Basketball Association, U.