Illinois Wesleyan:

Illinois Wesleyan 2008-09 Women's Basketball
Assistant Coaches

	Chad Cusac Biographical information coming soon.
	Tasha Gaston Bell Tasha Gaston-Bell is in her second season as Illinois Wesleyan assistant coach. She was a two-year letterwinner and played in all 28 games, starting seven, in 2006-07, averaging 5.2 points and scoring 21 points at North Central. As a sophomore she played in 18 games, averaging 1.3 points, and played in seven games as a freshman and averaged 5.9 points. A product of Bloomington (Ill.) High School, she earned four letters and was the Purple Raiders' "MVP" as a junior and senior and was an all-area selection as a senior.
	Lashawn Johnson A four-year letterwinner at Division I Illinois State University, Lashawn Johnson is in her first season as a Titan assistant. A 6-foot-2 center, Johnson played in 32 games as a senior and started against Oklahoma in the NCAA tournament. As a junior Johnson started 26 games and led the Redbirds in rebounds and finished second in blocked shots. She was the Missouri Valley "Player of the Week" for her 15 point, 12 rebound effort vs. Indiana State. Also led the Redbirds in blocks as a sophomore and freshman. A graduate of Chicago Harlan High School, she was honorable mention all-state in 2004 and all-city in 2003 and 2004.
	Katherine Menendez In her first season as a Titan assistant is Katherine Menendez, a 2008 graduate and former player at College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin rival North Central. A native of Geneseo, Ill., and graduate of Darnall High School, Menendez played four seasons of varsity basketball for the Cardinals and played in 21 games as a junior. In 2008 she was one of 28 women to participate in the WBCA "So You Want To Be a Coach" program and was a CCIW all-academic selection three seasons. Menendez, whose degree is a double major in English and sports management, has been a counselor at eight basketball camps, including at the University of Illinois and the Air Force Academy.