North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack's Lewis Drafted By WNBA's Houston Comets
4/20/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
NC State guard/forward Tynesha Lewis was drafted by the Houston Comets as the 31st pick in the 2001 WNBA draft on Friday. Lewis, who won an All-ACC team each of her four years with the Wolfpack, will be the ninth member of the Wolfpack Women to advance to the WNBA ranks.
"I feel great," said the 5-10 Lewis following her selection. " I would like to thank God and my family, my coaches, my teammates and my sorority sisters for all their support. But this is only the beginning, I've got a long way to go. I want to go and make North Carolina State and all the people who believed in me proud."
TYNESHA LEWIS BIO
At NC State: An all-around athlete who can shoot from outside or score off the dribble ... One of the most athletic players on the Wolfpack roster ... A four-time All-ACC selection.
2000-01: Selected a preseason honorable mention All-American by Street & Smith ... Earned All-ACC honors for the fourth consecutive season this year as a member of the 2nd team All-ACC ... Is the only player in the league to be named ACC Player of the Week twice this season, earning All-ACC accolades on Feb. 5 and Feb. 19 ... Named to the All-East Regional Team after posting team highs of 20 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals against #1 UConn in the NCAA East Regional semifinal ... Scored 21 points (7-10 FG, 7-10 FT) to go along with five rebounds and five assists to lead NC State to a 68-64 win over Villanova in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... Contributed 28 points, 12 rebounds and five assists in three games to help NC State to its first ACC Tournament hcampionship game in 10 years ... Recorded NC State's first-ever triple-double on Jan. 29, 2001 vs. Florida State with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists ... Followed that by matching her career high with 25 points against North Carolina on Feb. 21 and also posted 10 rebounds and 10 assists to record her second triple-double on Senior Night in Reynolds Coliseum ... Has scored in double figures in all but four games this year ... Has been the team's top scorer in 12 contests this year, led the Wolfpack in rebounding seven times and dished out a team-high assists in 12 games ... Led the team to a 7-1 mark after being moved to the point guard spot on Jan. 29 ... Contributed 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists in an overtime loss at North Carolina ... Scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead NC State to a 71-64 win over Temple on Jan. 11 to give Coach Kay Yow her 600th career victory ... Hit the winning shot at Clemson to give NC State its first win at Littlejohn Coliseum in six years ... Contributed 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in a road win over SEC opponent South Carolina on Dec. 4 ... Ranks second on the team in scoring (13.3) and rebounding (5.4) ... Has dished out a team-high 97 assists and posts a +1.14 assist to turnover ratio ... Leads the team with 50 steals ... Has hit a team-high 30 treys on the season ... Serves as team co-captain. Personal: Tynesha Rashaun Lewis ... Born on May 8, 1979 ... Daughter of Charles and Deborah Lewis ... High school basketball jersey was retired on May 19, 1997 ... Brother Mandrake played basketball at North Carolina Central University ... Majoring in chemistry.
Career honors:
1997-98 (freshman) -
1998-99 (sophomore) -
1999-2000 (junior) -
2000-01 (senior) -
Career Stats
| Total | NC St. Rank | |
| Scoring | 1,621 | 8th |
| Scoring avg. | 13.2 | 11th |
| Rebounds | 650 | 9th |
| Rebound avg. | 5.3 | 15th |
| FG made | 603 | 11th |
| FT made | 273 | 12th |
| FT % | 68.9 | 9th |
| 3-pt FG made | 142 | 4th |
| Assists | 345 | 11th |
| Steals | 161 | 14th |
| Blocks | 46 | 13th |
| Double-doubles | 12 | 9th |
| Triple-doubles | 2 | 1st |
