Chamissa Anderson is entering her fourth season (2021-22) as an assistant coach with the Lions and will continue to serve as the head women's JV coach for the program.
2020-21 saw Carley Turnbull and Madi Stokes named All-MIAA with Turnbull being named third team and Stokes being an honorable mention and All-Defensive selection after leading the conference in blocked shots. Stokes pieced together a 20 point, 20 rebound performance becoming the third lion to ever do that and then became the first to ever score 30 points and grab 20 rebounds and tied the single-game record for blocked shots with seven. Finished the season with 50 blocks the second most in a single-season at Southern and climbed up to a tie for third in career blocks with 83 already in just 51 games played. Seven Lions were named onto MIAA Academic Honor Rolls and clinched their third straight MIAA tournament appearance with Anderson on the sidelines.
In 2019-20, the Lions saw Destiny Owens and Chasidee Owens earn All-MIAA Honorable Mention recognitions. During the season, Southern saw Zoey Campbell shatter shot block records. She posted 62 blocks on the season, 20 more than Brianna Volmer's previous record (42 in 2005-06). She now sits in the top spot in the career record list with 113, four more than Caryn Schumaker's previous record (109 in 1987-91). The Lions finished the season 10-18 overall, 7-12 in the MIAA and a berth in the MIAA tournament.
Anderson comes to Southern after three years with the Lady Blue Devil Women’s Basketball Team at Kansas City Kansas Community College. Anderson assisted with recruiting, video coordination, individual work outs, practice and game preparation and monitoring study halls.
In 2017-18, KCKCC was ranked in the top 20 during the season with a 21-11 record and a team that included 14 freshman on the roster. Freshman Lillie Moore was named All-Conference and All-Region. The team included five Lady Blue Devils ranked in the top five in the region in various different offensive categories.
In 2016-17, The Lady Blue Devils ranked top-20 in five of the twelve regular season polls. Despite the loss of four starters and 80 percent of the offense and rebounding from the national championship team, the Blue Devils finished 19-13 while competing in arguably the most competitive conference in the nation. Two Blue Devils, Brooklyn Wagler and Brie Tauai, were named to the NJCAA second All-Region VI team.
In 2015-2016 the Lady Blue Devils reached 33 wins for only the 2nd time in program history. The team’s 33rd win was a 81-59 win over Illinois Central to win the 2016 NJCAA Division II National Championship; first time ever in school history. The team won every National tournament game by a margin of 19 points per game. The Blue Devils were led by All-American and National Tournament MVP Cheyenne North and All-Tournament selections Erin Anderson and Brooklyn Wagler.
For two seasons (16-17 & 17-18), Anderson has also helped coach the Next Level Eclipse AAU basketball team in the Kansas City area.
Anderson finished her collegiate career at Trinity International University. As a two year starter for the Lady Trojans she averaged double figures in both scoring and rebounding and was ranked 24th in total rebounds in NAIA Division II in her senior season in 2010-2011. She graduated with a BA in Sports and Wellness Management in 2011, she continued at Trinity as volunteer assistant coach. Prior to TIU, Anderson played one year of collegiate basketball at Siena Heights University before transferring to Ellsworth Community College in 2009. While at Ellsworth, she set a single game record for rebounding and is listed in the Top five rebounders in a single season in Ellsworth history.
In addition, her coaching experience includes two years as head junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach at Chicagoland Jewish High School and coaching AAU basketball for Full Package/All In Athletics in the Chicagoland area.
