Tynesha Lewis

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Tynesha Lewis
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
Position Head coach
League Big South Conference
Personal information
Born (1979-05-08) May 8, 1979 (age 45)
Macclesfield, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
High school Southwest Edgecombe
(Pinetops, North Carolina)
College NC State (1997–2001)
WNBA draft 2001: 2nd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Houston Comets
Playing career2001–2006
Position Guard
Number20, 1
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As player:
20012002 Houston Comets
20032005 Charlotte Sting
20052006 Minnesota Lynx
As coach:
2011–2012 NC State (graduate assistant)
2012–2013 Illinois State (assistant
2017–2020 North Carolina Central (assistant)
2020–2024 Elizabeth City State
2024–present UNC Asheville
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC All-Freshman Team (1998)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Tynesha Rashaun Lewis (born May 8, 1979) [1] is an American former professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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Lewis was born in Macclesfield, North Carolina and graduated in 2001 from North Carolina State University. [1] She was the president of the Mu Omicron Chapter of her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta.

Following her collegiate career, she was selected the 21st overall pick by the Houston Comets in the 2001 WNBA draft. [2] She also played for the Charlotte Sting and Minnesota Lynx before retiring in 2007. [3]

In 2003, she started her own business, a non-profit organization called Itsdoable, Inc., which features motivational speaking and youth programs. [4]

Lewis has been the head women's basketball coach at Elizabeth City State University since 2021, winning the CIAA tournament in 2023. [5]

In April 2024, Lewis was named the head women's basketball coach at UNC Asheville. [6] Lewis had previously served as the head coach of the Elizabeth City State Vikings Women's basketball team, [7] with a team record of 61–29. They made it to the conference tournament championship game three straight years with one championship. She earned National Sports Media Association’s Clarence “Big House” Gaines coach of the year honors for Division II in 2023. [8]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2001 Houston 29414.4.424.400.6472.10.50.40.10.93.3
2002 Houston 1718.5.433.375.6251.10.50.20.20.52.0
2003 Charlotte 23010.2.419.538.9171.40.90.40.30.73.0
2004 Charlotte 34218.1.433.400.7591.71.30.80.21.37.2
2005 Charlotte 10116.6.311.083.5002.01.30.30.31.14.7
2005 Minnesota 1108.2.370.333.7780.50.60.30.11.02.5
2006 Minnesota 19010.6.345.091.7001.40.90.60.30.82.4
Career6 years, 3 teams143813.1.404.350.7151.50.90.50.20.94.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2001 Houston 203.0.000.000.0000.01.00.00.00.00.0
2003 Charlotte 2014.5.5001.000.8331.52.00.00.50.07.0
Career2 years, 2 teams408.8.4441.000.8330.81.50.00.30.03.5

Vital statistics

NC State statistics

Source [9]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1997–98NC State3237645.5%32.0%65.9%4.02.51.00.411.8
1998–99NC State2948043.1%30.3%71.2%6.83.21.10.116.6
1999-00NC State2931836.1%31.6%56.7%5.12.41.60.311.0
2000–01NC State3344738.9%29.4%74.4%5.53.11.60.513.5
Total123162140.9%30.9%68.9%5.32.81.30.413.2

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