Lew's Grill & Bar participated as Honorary Coaches of Concordia University Irvine California in the

2005 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship


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Concordia entered the 2005 NAIA National Tournament as the #11 seed. The Eagles looked to return to the championship game for the third consecutive year after a runner-up finish in 2004. The Eagles took home the NAIA National Championship in 2003. Their record of 36-4 was the most wins in all of college basketball in the 2003-04 season. 

The Eagles were 26-9 on the season. Concordia finished in fourth place in the Golden State Athletic Conference and went on to defeat regular season champion Azusa Pacific for the Golden State Athletic Conference post-season tournament championship.

Joe & Heather Lewellen escorted the Concordia University Irvine Basketball Team to Lew's for dinner.