Each Monday of the fall semester, we’ll be bringing you three different “Getting to Know Them” profiles on coaches, athletic administrators and athletic trainers at Slippery Rock to introduce you to the folks behind the scenes here at The Rock. Next up, we check in with women’s basketball assistant coach Chenara Wilson. 

QUICK BIO
Chenara Wilson is in her fourth season as the top assistant with the SRU women’s basketball program. Prior to joining the staff at The Rock, she served as head coach of the women’s team at Mercyhurst North East for three seasons from 2012-15, where she led the junior college to three straight winning seasons and an overall record of 49-34. Wilson appeared in 58 games over two seasons at Division I Cleveland State to close out her collegiate playing career after player her first two years at Lakeland Community College. She owns both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Cleveland State.  

IN HER WORDS
Q: What is one game show you would like to appear on?
A: The one game show I would love to go on is “The Price Is Right.” I would want to win money or a boat or enough money to buy a boat.

Q: What was the last television show you binge-watched?
A: The last show I binged was “How to Get Away with Murder.” I loved Viola Davis!

Q: What is your favorite season?
A: My favorite season is summer because I enjoy sitting poolside or at the beach.

Q: What is your favorite television show of all-time?
A: My favorite show of all-time is “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”

Q: When you go grocery shopping, are you a “Make a List” type of person or a “Just Wing It” person?
A: I am a make a list type person.
 

Q: If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
A: If I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life it would be crab legs 

Q: What artist or band is on your most-listened to playlist currently?
A: Chris Brown is my current most-listened to playlist.

Q: What is one place you have not visited that you would love to travel to?
A: The Maldives is one place I would love to visit.

Q: Is a hotdog a sandwich?
A: A hotdog is not a sandwich.

Q: What was your most memorable vacation?
A: My most memorable vacation was my trip to the Bahamas.

Q: Tell us about your family.
A: My family consists of my son, my boyfriend, my brother, my sister and my mother. 

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