MidAmerica Nazarene University Women's Basketball

Named head coach for MNU Women’s Basketball in 2011, the 2025-2026 season marked the 15th for Jon Lewis. Lewis is the program’s winningest coach with a 362-111 (77%) record. While at MNU, Lewis has won one national championship, while reaching 7 Rounds of 16s, 2 Round of 8s, and 1 Fab Four. During Lewis’ 15 seasons as head coach, the Pioneers have appeared in 14 national tournaments. Lewis also has 6 regular-season Heart of America titles and 5 conference tournament championships. He has compiled a 259-55 (82%) conference record and is 182-35 (84%) all-time in Cook Center – Bell Family Arena. In Lewis’ 15 seasons at MNU, he has coached 17 All-Americans and 41 All-Conference players including 4 Freshmen of the Year, 2 Defensive Players of the Year, 3 Newcomers of the Year, and 1 Player of the Year. A 5-time Conference Coach of the Year (2012, 2015, 2021, 2025, 2026), Lewis has guided his team to 20-win seasons in 10 of 15 seasons, including five 28-win seasons and two 30-win seasons. Lewis was named National Coach of the Year in 2016. Prior to his appointment, Lewis spent 5 seasons as an assistant coach at MNU for coaches Bill Olin and Karen Lange. Under their tutelage, he proved to be a dynamic recruiter and student of the game. Lewis helped lay the foundation of success as an assistant, winning the conference championship in 2007 and conference tournament championship in 2008 while also reaching the national tournament four times. Lewis coached 11 all-conference players as an assistant, including one Freshman of the Year and four Player of the Year recipients. In addition to working with the Pioneers, Lewis has been instrumental in developing many NCAA DI, DII, and NAIA student-athletics while co-founding the KC Hoops Factory program and most recently coaching for MOKAN, an elite non-for-profit AAU program. Lewis is currently the head coach for the U17 EYBL team which finished as a top 16 team in the country on the EYBL circuit this past summer. A native of Olathe, Kansas, Jon graduated from MNU in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education. During his coaching tenure at MNU, he has also completed a Master's Degree in Special Education. Throughout Jon’s early coaching years he worked as a high school teacher. He taught special education, and also developed and implemented Gardner-Edgerton School District’s first ever at-risk program called New Directions. Lewis has two daughters: Tegan and Tatum.   SEASON BY SEASON RECORD + POST SEASON FINISH 2025-26 28-4 (19-1) HEART Reg/Tourney Champs, Nat'l Tourney (Sweet 16) 2024-25 28-4 (24-0) HEART Champs, Nat’l Tourney (1st Rd) 2023-24 19-11 (17-7) 2022-23 21-9 (17-5) Nat’l Tourney (1st Rd) 2021-22 18-12 (14-5) Nat’l Tourney (1st Rd) 2020-21 19-5 (16-2) HEART Champs, Nat’l Tourney (Sweet 16) 2019-20 17-11 (16-8) Nat’l Tourney (Cancelled) 2018-19 25-6 (21-3) Nat’l Tourney (Sweet 16) 2017-18 27-7 (15-4) Nat’l Tourney (Elite 8) 2016-17 18-14 (16-10) Nat’l Tourney (1st Rd) 2015-16 32-5 (19-3) HEART Tourney Champs & NATIONAL CHAMPS 2014-15 27-7 (17-1) HEART CHAMPS, Nat’l Tourney (Sweet 16) 2013-14 28-4 (16-2) HEART Tourney Champs, Nat’l Tourney (Sweet 16) 2012-13 30-3 (17-1) HEART Reg/Tourney Champs, Nat’l Tourney (1st Rd) 2011-12 25-9 (15-3) HEART Reg/Tourney Champs, Nat’l Tourney (1st Rd)   SEASON BY SEASON AWARD WINNERS 2024-25 All-America Kameron Green – 3rd Team   All-Conference -Jon Lewis: Coach of the Year -Alexis McAfee: Assistant Coach of the Year -Keona Schenck: 1st Team, Newcomer of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, All-Defensive Team -Kameron Green: 1st Team -Zaylee Werth: 2nd Team, Freshman of the Year -Aubrey Rogers: 3rd Team   2023-24 All-Conference -Kameron Green: 1st Team, Freshman of the Year -Jordynn Gonzalez: 2nd Team -Bi'Anna Pettis: All-Defensive Team   2022-23 All-America -TrEl’Shawn Smith: Honorable Mention   All-Conference -TrEl'Shawn Smith: 1st Team -Jordynn Gonzalez: 2nd Team   2021-22 All-America -TrEl’Shawn Smith: Honorable Mention   All-Conference -TrEl'Shawn Smith: 1st Team -Megan Scott: 1st Team -Makayla Gooch: 2nd Team   2020-21 All-America -Mackenzie Loe: 2nd Team   All-Conference -Jon Lewis: Coach of the Year -Mackenzie Loe: 1st Team -Makayla Gooch: 2nd Team -Megan Scott: 2nd Team   2019-20 All-America -Whitney Clampitt: Honorable Mention   All-Conference -Whitney Clampitt: 1st Team -Mackenzie Loe: 2nd Team   2018-19 All-America -Jovana Jovovic: 1st Team -Kechelle Figueroa: Honorable Mention   All-Conference -Jovana Jovovic: 1st Team  -Kechelle Figueroa: 1st Team -Whitney Moia: 2nd Team, Defensive Player of the Year   2017-18 All-America -Tristin Wicks: 3rd Team -Alisha Washington: Honorable Mention   All-Conference -Alisha Washington: 1st Team, Newcomer of the Year -Tristin Wicks: 1st Team   2016-17 All-Conference -Jayden Oliver: 2nd Team, Newcomer of the Year -Tristin Wicks: 2nd Team   2015-16 National Championship -Jon Lewis: National Coach of the Year -Kyleesha Weston: Championship Most Outstanding Player -Megan Balcom: All-Championship 1st Team -Jasmine Webb: Championship Hustle Award   All-America -Megan Balcom: 1st Team -Jasmine Webb: Honorable Mention   All-Conference -Megan Balcom: 1st Team -Jasmine Webb: 1st Team   2014-15 All-America -Daria Sprew: 2nd Team -Megan Balcom: Honorable Mention   All-Conference -Jon Lewis: Coach of the Year -Daria Sprew: 1st Team -Megan Balcom: 1st Team -Kyleesha Weston: 3rd Team -Tristin Wicks: Honorable Mention, Freshman of the Year   2013-14 All-America -Kelsey Balcom: 3rd Team -Daria Sprew: Honorable Mention   All-Conference -Kelsey Balcom: 1st Team -Daria Sprew: 2nd Team -Megan Balcom: 3rd Team   2012-13 All-America -Kelsey Balcom: 2nd Team   All-Conference -Kelsey Balcom: 1st Team, Player of the Year -Daria Sprew: 2nd Team -Rachel Boan: 3rd Team   2011-12 All-America -Daria Sprew: Honorable Mention   All-Conference -Jon Lewis: Coach of the Year -Daria Sprew: 1st Team, Freshman of the Year -Rachel Boan: 2nd Team    

Alexis McAfee joined MNU as the full time assistant in 2023.   She spent one season as a graduate assistant for the Central Missouri women’s basketball program from 2021-2022. McAfee had a standout playing career at MIAA member Washburn University in Topeka, Kan. from 2017-2020. From there she spent a year as their Student Assistant helping out on their coaching staff throughout the 2020-2021 season. As a student-athlete with the Ichabods, McAfee was named All-MIAA Honorable Mention in 2018-19, and was an MIAA Scholar Athlete in 2019. In addition, she was a three-time selection to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, garnering the honors in 2018, 2019 and 2020. She played and started all 90 games in her career at Washburn, tallying 919 points, 499 rebounds and 244 assists. She wrapped up her career with the Ichabods ranked fifth in career defensive rebounds (366) and 14th in career steals (151).  McAfee graduated with her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Washburn in December of 2020.