Travis Lewis enters his third season with the program, his second as an assistant coach. He served as Video Coordinator in his first season with the program in 2021-22. 

Lewis has played an integral role in helping to lead the Vikings to back-to-back seasons with 20 wins or more. Cleveland State took home the Horizon League regular season title in 2021-22 and earned a berth in the National Invitation Tournament. 

This past season, Lewis guided the Vikings to a third consecutive trip to the postseason. After finishing third in the Horizon League regular season standings and runner-up in the Horizon League Tournament, the Vikings earned a spot in the College Basketball Invitational. 

In his first two seasons at Cleveland State, Lewis has worked with seven all-league performers. The Vikings have experienced success on the defensive end of the floor throughout Lewis' time with the program, with five CSU student-athletes earning spots on the all-defensive team. Cleveland State is the only school that has landed multiple student-athletes on the all-defensive team in each of the last two seasons. 

Lewis comes to Cleveland State after having most recently served as head coach at St. Francis De Sales High School in Toledo, Ohio, where he owned an overall record of 108-77, which included eight state tournament appearances. Over his nine seasons in Toledo, Lewis coached 17 All-Conference student-athletes and 11 student-athletes who played at the collegiate level. During the 2019-20 season, St. Francis De Sales finished second place in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference – the highest conference finish in program history.

Prior to his time at St. Francis De Sales, Lewis spent three seasons as the associate head coach of the men's basketball program at Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio, in addition to serving as assistant director of athletics. During his time at Owens Community College, the newest Cleveland State Viking assisted in the daily development of practice plans, on-court coaching, recruiting, and scouting. Off the floor, Lewis advised 19 Academic All-Americans, provided academic advising and support for 124 student-athletes and maintained all NJCAA compliance for the college's eight sports. 

Lewis received his first opportunity in basketball during the 2008-09 season, serving as Eastern Michigan men's basketball's director of video operations and player development. 

Throughout the course of his career, Lewis has won numerous coaching awards, including AP Ohio All-Northwest District Coach of the Year (2017), Ohio TRAC Coach of the Year (2017) and BCSN District All-Star Head Coach (2016-18). 

A 2007 graduate of EMU, Lewis was a two-sport athlete, playing basketball and football. A three-time team captain of the Eagles men's basketball program, Lewis was named Defensive Player of the Year in the 2007 and 2008 seasons. On the football field, Lewis played wide receiver and served as the offensive team captain during the 2007 season.