New Mexico State University Athletics

Involved in all facts of NM State's program since his arrival ahead of the 2015-16 season, Earl Lewis begins his first season as an assistant coach on Brooke Atkinson's staff in 2021-22. 

Lewis began his affiliation with the Aggies in 2015-16 as a graduate assistant for the program before being elevated to Director of Player Development in July of 2016. From there, Lewis served as the team's Director of Basketball Operations from 2017-21 with duties which ranged from arranging community service events to scheduling of team activities and film exchange. On top of his day-to-day duties, Lewis also managed all team travel items.
 
Lewis played basketball at Briar Cliff, an NAIA school in Sioux City, Iowa, from 2001-03 after transferring from Oklahoma Pan Handle State and College of the Desert in California.
 
The Inglewood, Calif., product was third on his team in scoring with 11.4 points average his senior year to go with 6.3 boards per game as a small forward. He also led his team in scoring four separate times, and led his team on the glass in 13-of-27 games. For his efforts, Lewis earned All-Great Plains Athletic Conference honorable mention.
 
After his playing career, Lewis headed back home to coach at his high school alma mater – Junipero Serra High School in Gardena, Calif. From 2004-11, Lewis served as the head junior varsity coach as well as an assistant on the varsity team. While at SHS, Lewis helped guide the Cavaliers to one state championship, two California Interscholastic Federation Championships and four league championships.
 
Lewis graduated from Briar Cliff with a degree in mass communications in 2003 and received his master's degree in Education: Curriculum and Instruction from New Mexico State in the spring of 2018.