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Angela interviews, Cassandra Thousand, head women’s basketball coach at the University of Illinois Springfield. She was an assistant coach at Northern Michigan for three years prior to coming to UIS. Thousand was the head coach at Edgewood from 2009-2016, and is the longest tenured coach in that program’s history. She won 83 games in that span, including a 74-57 record in Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) action. Thousand was an assistant coach at Carthage College for three seasons. Carthage went 51-28 in that time, and reached the conference tournament three times, including one appearance in the finals. She also coached at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill. for one year. Thousand attended Lakeland College from 2000 to 2004, and was a four-time all-conference selection. She earned first-team honors as a senior after leading her team to an undefeated conference season and a NCAA Tournament berth. Thousand graduated from Lakeland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sports and Facility Management in 2004. She earned her Masters of Education from Carthage with an emphasis in Leadership in 2009. Location: Springfield, IL Level: NCAA Division II Website: uisprairiestars.com Connect: IG&Twitter uiswbb --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/recruitingsimplified/message