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 "We are very excited to have Tynesha join our Redbird family,"
Glance said. "I have known Tynesha since she was 16 years old and
have watched her grow and develop into an incredible person,
teacher, leader and motivator. She will be a tremendous asset to our
program and a great mentor to our players."
Lewis is excited about the opportunity to coach with Glance and join
the ISU family.
"I haven't wanted to coach with anyone else more, and I find it
humbling that Coach Glance would ask me to be a part of her staff,"
Lewis said. "The effect Coach Glance and Coach (Kay) Yow had on
changing my life and getting me to where I am now was greatly appreciated, and I
want to be able to do the same thing for other young women. There will always be
different places and buildings, but the one thing that is unique are the people.
People make the difference. When I walked on the campus, everyone that I met was
a great person with the right vision, and I am excited to be a part of the
Bloomington-Normal and Redbird communities."
Lewis is beginning her collegiate coaching career with the Redbirds
but has a vast amount of knowledge and experience in basketball.
Lewis was a four-year letter winner and four-time all-Atlantic Coast
Conference selection, from 1998-2001, at North Carolina State,
where she played for legendary coach Kay Yow and Glance.
NC State's women's basketball program has a decorated history, and
Lewis helped create an unforgettable past. She ranks fifth in the Wolfpack record books in
3-pointers made (142), eighth in career
points (1,621), 11th in field goals made (603), 11th in scoring
average (13.2), 11th in assists (345) and 11th in rebounds (650).
The Pack qualified for the NCAA tournament all four seasons of
Lewis' career, and she was also a member of the U.S. National Select
Team in the summer of 1998.
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As a freshman, Lewis led NC State to a 55-54 win over No.
2-ranked Old Dominion in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament,
sending the Wolfpack to its first Elite Eight appearance. The
Pack went on to defeat Connecticut to achieve a berth in the
1998 Final Four.
During her senior season, Lewis recorded a triple-double twice
in one month and owns the only two triple-doubles by a male or
female in school
history. She also served as a team captain and
was named the ACC Player of the Week twice: Feb. 5, 2001, and Feb.
19, 2001.
Following her collegiate career, Lewis was selected as the 21st
overall pick by the Houston Comets in the 2001 WNBA draft. The Macclesfield, N.C., native also played for the Charlotte Sting
and Minnesota Lynx before retiring from the league in 2007. In
2003, she started her own business, a nonprofit organization
called Itsdoable Inc., which includes motivational speaking and
youth programs.
Lewis joins the coaching staff after Danielle Santos left to
take a similar position at Kentucky.
[Text from
news release received from Lauren Hutchcraft, assistant athletics
communications director, athletics communications, Illinois
State University]
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