Angie Russell Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 2nd Year Alma Mater: Eastern Illinois, '00

Angie Russell is in her second season as an assistant coach with the Cleveland State women's basketball program.

This year, Russell assumes the role of recruiting coordinator, holding the day-to-day administrative duties of the staff's recruiting efforts.

Last season, Russell was instrumental in aiding in the development of center Nicole Thomas, who finished second in the league in rebounding (7.1 rpg) and was fourth on the team in scoring (7.4 ppg).

Russell, who was recruited by CSU head coach Kate Peterson at Eastern Illinois, aided in the Vikings finishing the 2006-07 season as the top rebounding team (39.2 rpg) in the Horizon League last season.

Russell arrived in Cleveland after serving the past two years as an assistant girl's basketball coach at Fort Myers (Fla.) High School.

Prior to her stint in Florida, Russell spent the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons at Wisconsin-Whitewater as the chief recruiting coordinator. The previous year she earned her master's in sport administration while serving as a graduate assistant at Wisconsin-La Crosse.

A native of La Crosse, Wis., Russell was a four-year letterwinner at Eastern Illinois, graduating in three years with a bachelor's degree in speech communication.

She started 52 of 54 games at forward her last two seasons, averaging 9.0 points and 6.1 rebounds as a senior, and was a three-time member of the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Russell resides in Lakewood.