Forester Women's Basketball

Career Highlights
	First year at Lake Forest and 14th as a collegiate head coach
	Spent the last six seasons at Concordia University Chicago where she directed the 2007-08 Cougars to a 17-10 overall record and league mark of 13-5
	Previously served as head coach at Loras College and Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and as an assistant at Marquette University and California State Univ.-Fullerton
	Also has experience coaching at the high school level and in the front office of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks
	Captured a national title and named All-American as a player at UW-La Crosse and is a member of the school's Hall of Fame

The 2008-09 season will be Tamlyn Tills' first at Lake Forest College and 14th as a collegiate head coach.

Tills was the head coach at Concordia University Chicago for the previous six seasons and led the Cougars to a 17-10 overall record and 13-5 mark in the NorthernAthletics Conference in 2007-08. Concordia reached the semifinals of the conference tournament and came within one win of the program’s record for victories in a season. Her 2003-04 squad was the first in school history to host a first-round game in the Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference Tournament and the 2005-06 squad made the program's first-ever appearance in the league's championship game.

In addition to her coaching duties, Tills was an adjunct professor at Concordia Chicago and also served as the school’s Associate Athletic Director for one year.

Prior to her time at Concordia Chicago, Tills was a head coach for three seasons (1999-2002) at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, and four (1992-96) at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Tills' teams have posted a higher winning percentage than the previous season in nine her 13 years as a collegiate head coach.

Tills was also an NCAA Division I assistant coach at Marquette University from 1987-90 and at California State University-Fullerton from 1996-99. She also has experience at the professional level, having worked in the front office of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks from 1987-90.

Her coaching career began at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she was the athletic director and volleyball and basketball coach from 1985-87.

Tills was also a successful player, scoring more than 1,000 career points at both Milwaukee Lutheran High School and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. She was an All-American and part of the 1980-81 Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women national championship team at La Crosse and is a member of the school’s Hall of Fame.