Tynesha Lewis

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Tynesha Rashaun Lewis (born May 8, 1979) 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. 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. She also played for the Charlotte Sting and Minnesota Lynx before retiring in 2007.

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

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

In April 2024, Lewis was named the head women's basketball coach at UNC Asheville. Lewis had previously served as the head coach of the Elizabeth City State Vikings Women's basketball team, 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.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

Template:WNBA player statistics start |- | align="left" | 2001 | align="left" | Houston | 29 || 4 || 14.4 || .424 || .400 || .647 || 2.1 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 0.9 || 3.3 |- | align="left" | 2002 | align="left" | Houston | 17 || 1 || 8.5 || .433 || .375 || .625 || 1.1 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.5 || 2.0 |- | align="left" | 2003 | align="left" | Charlotte | 23 || 0 || 10.2 || .419 || .538 || .917 || 1.4 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 3.0 |- | align="left" | 2004 | align="left" | Charlotte | 34 || 2 || 18.1 || .433 || .400 || .759 || 1.7 || 1.3 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 1.3 || 7.2 |- | align="left" | 2005 | align="left" | Charlotte | 10 || 1 || 16.6 || .311 || .083 || .500 || 2.0 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 1.1 || 4.7 |- | align="left" | 2005 | align="left" | Minnesota | 11 || 0 || 8.2 || .370 || .333 || .778 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 1.0 || 2.5 |- | align="left" | 2006 | align="left" | Minnesota | 19 || 0 || 10.6 || .345 || .091 || .700 || 1.4 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.8 || 2.4 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 6 years, 3 teams | 143 || 8 || 13.1 || .404 || .350 || .715 || 1.5 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 0.9 || 4.0 |}

Playoffs

Template:WNBA player statistics start |- | align="left" | 2001 | align="left" | Houston | 2 || 0 || 3.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 |- | align="left" | 2003 | align="left" | Charlotte | 2 || 0 || 14.5 || .500 || 1.000 || .833 || 1.5 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 7.0 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | 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

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

External links

• WNBA player profile
• January 16, 2007 press release on her retirement
• Official Website for Itsdoable, Inc.

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