Tynesha Lewis

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).

Tynesha Lewis

UNC Asheville Bulldogs
Title	Head coach
League	Big South Conference
Personal information
Born	(1979-05-08) May 8, 1979 (age 46) Macclesfield, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	152 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
Drafted by	Houston Comets
Playing career	2001–2006
Position	Guard
Number	20, 1
Coaching career	2011–present
Career history
Playing
2001–2002	Houston Comets
2003–2005	Charlotte Sting
2005–2006	Minnesota Lynx
Coaching
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
ACC All-Freshman Team (1998)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

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

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

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

NC State statistics

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