Tynesha Lewis

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Tynesha Lewis
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
PositionHead coach
LeagueBig South Conference
Personal information
Born (1979-05-08) May 8, 1979 (age 44)
Macclesfield, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouthwest Edgecombe
(Pinetops, North Carolina)
CollegeNC State (1997–2001)
WNBA draft2001: 2nd round, 31st overall pick
Selected by the Houston Comets
Playing career2001–2006
PositionGuard
Number20, 1
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As player:
2001–2002Houston Comets
2003–2005Charlotte Sting
2005–2006Minnesota Lynx
As coach:
2011–2012NC State (graduate assistant)
2012–2013Illinois State (assistant
2017–2020North Carolina Central (assistant)
2020–2024Elizabeth City State
2024–presentUNC Asheville
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).

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[edit]

Legend
  GP Games 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[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2001 Houston 29 4 14.4 .424 .400 .647 2.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.9 3.3
2002 Houston 17 1 8.5 .433 .375 .625 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.0
2003 Charlotte 23 0 10.2 .419 .538 .917 1.4 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.7 3.0
2004 Charlotte 34 2 18.1 .433 .400 .759 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.2 1.3 7.2
2005 Charlotte 10 1 16.6 .311 .083 .500 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.1 4.7
2005 Minnesota 11 0 8.2 .370 .333 .778 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 1.0 2.5
2006 Minnesota 19 0 10.6 .345 .091 .700 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.8 2.4
Career 6 years, 3 teams 143 8 13.1 .404 .350 .715 1.5 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.9 4.0

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2001 Houston 2 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 Charlotte 2 0 14.5 .500 1.000 .833 1.5 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 7.0
Career 2 years, 2 teams 4 0 8.8 .444 1.000 .833 0.8 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 3.5

Vital statistics[edit]

NC State statistics[edit]

Source[9]

Legend
  GP Games 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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997–98 NC State 32 376 45.5% 32.0% 65.9% 4.0 2.5 1.0 0.4 11.8
1998–99 NC State 29 480 43.1% 30.3% 71.2% 6.8 3.2 1.1 0.1 16.6
1999-00 NC State 29 318 36.1% 31.6% 56.7% 5.1 2.4 1.6 0.3 11.0
2000–01 NC State 33 447 38.9% 29.4% 74.4% 5.5 3.1 1.6 0.5 13.5
Total 123 1621 40.9% 30.9% 68.9% 5.3 2.8 1.3 0.4 13.2

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Tynesha Lewis Biography". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  2. ^ "Wolfpack's Lewis Drafted By WNBA's Houston Comets". NC State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ^ Newswire, HBCU Gameday (2020-05-07). "Elizabeth City State names former NC State star, WNBA player head coach". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  4. ^ Inc, ItsDoable. "Together we can". ItsDoable Inc. Retrieved 2024-04-12. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Whitehurst, Domonique (2023-02-27). "Elizabeth City State manifests Tynesha Lewis' vision with CIAA title". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  6. ^ "Tynesha Lewis Named UNC Asheville's Head Women's Basketball Coach". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  7. ^ "Former WNBA and Wolfpack Player Tynesha Lewis Named ECSU Women's Basketball Head Coach". Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  8. ^ Stevens, Chris (2023-04-26). "Tynesha Lewis, ECSU women's hoops coach, wins national award". Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  9. ^ "NC State Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-11.

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