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Tamika LaShun Louis (born on June 15, 1975 in Flint, Michigan) is a current women's college basketball head coach at Delaware State University.

Early life and family
Louis was born in Flint, Michigan and was the second of five children to Robert and Joyce Louis. She attended and graduated from Flint Northern High School, where she lettered in basketball and track.

Collegiate Experience
After playing her freshman year (1993-1994) at West Virginia University, Louis transferred and played at California State University - Fresno (Fresno State) from 1994-98, where she was a captain and starting point guard. She finished her career ranked seventh on the school's all-time assist list, and ranked fourth in the Western Athletic Conference in assists during her senior season (1997-98) at 5.4 per game. Louis was also very involved off the court at Fresno State as a member of the University President's Advisory Council, the Student-Athlete Advisory Board, the Academic Integrity Board and the NCAA Accreditation Board to name a few. In addition, she interned with U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein and was an associate professor, teaching courses in communications while at Fresno State.

Mott Community College
From 2002-05, she was the head women's basketball coach at Mott Community College in Flint, Mich., where she led her squad to a 58-33 overall record during her tenure. The 2004-05 squad boasted a 16-0 conference record and was 27-7 overall en route to a NJCAA Region XII championship and bid to the NJCAA Tournament. For her efforts during this stellar season, Louis was named the Michigan Community College Athletic Association and Region XII Coach of the Year.

University of Illinois
From 2007-2009, Louis served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the University of Illinois. During her time at U of I, she was instrumental in signing the No. 2 and No. 3 ranked players in the 2009 class in the country, according to ESPN Hoop Girl and Blue Star rankings, in All-Americans Destiny Williams and Karisma Penn.

St. John's University
From 2009-11, Louis was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for St. John's University, where she was in charge of organizing all recruiting initiatives, game scouting, overseeing player academic progress and of-court mentoring. Additionally, she was responsible for the development of the Red Storm guards, including Second Team All-Big East and Freshman All-American Shennieka Smith.

George Washington University
Most recently, Louis served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator during the 2011-2012 season at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.