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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Ben Bolch

Ball State hires UCLA's Michael Lewis in a homecoming for Indiana native

PHILADELPHIA — Mick Cronin likes to say that he has three head coaches on his UCLA staff, a way for him to praise the work of his assistants while lobbying for them to get head coaching jobs.

One down, two to go.

Michael Lewis was hired by Ball State on Friday in a move that will allow the Indiana native who played for Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers to come home. Lewis will start his new post after the Bruins finish playing in the NCAA Tournament.

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