NEO Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

Jim Rowland

Year: 3rd Year
Position: Head Coach
Alma Mater: Univ. of Central Oklahoma
Email: jrowland@neo.edu
Telephone: 918.540.6326

Jim Rowland enters his fourth year as Head Women's Basketball Coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in 2008-2009. In three years Rowland has guided the Lady Norse Basketball program to a 70-25 overall record. This past season Rowland led the Lady Norse to a 23-8 record and semi-final berth of the Region II Tournament. In only his second year as head coach Rowland kept the Lady Norse basketball tradition a continued success. In 2006-2007, the Lady Norse returned to the NJCAA National Tournament since 2003. Rowland captured his first Region II Championship and a 25-8 overall record. Rowland's accomplishments in 2006-2007 as head coach was recognized by being named NJCAA District B Coach of the Year. In his first season as head coach Rowland guided the Lady Norse to a 22-9 record and a Region II Runner up finish. Before takin over as head coach, Rowland was an assistant for the Golden Norse Men's basketball program from 2000-2003 under Lonnie Spencer. In 2002 Rowland made the transition to become the assistant under Darin Grover for the Lady Norse Women's Basketball Program. During his three years as an assistant he helped guide the Lady Norse to a 77-18 record. This included a Region II Championship and a 6th place finish in the National Tournament. With the success of the program Rowland has now coached 6 All Americans and 7 All Region II players. Rowland has helped produce players that have transferred into many NCAA D-I and D-II programs, including Big 12, Mid Continent, Atlantic 10, Conference USA, SWAC, Lone Star and MIAA. Rowland is a graduate of Pawhuska High School. He recieved an athletic scholarship to play football at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, where an injury ended his athletic career. Rowland transferred to Central State University where it later became the University of Central Oklahoma where he earned his Bachelores Degree in Physical Education/Recreation in 1992. Rowland is married to Tonya Rowland and together they have two daughters, Haiden 15 and Tori 13.

Jim Rowland's Coaching Career Record at NEO

YEAR OVERALL (W-L) POST SEASON RESULTS

2005-2006 22-9 Region II Runner Up

2006-2007 25-8 Region II Champions

2007-2008 23-8 Region II Semi-Finalists

TOTAL 70-25

Winning Percentage 74%

Anita Hernandez

Year: 2nd Year

Position: Assistant Coach

Alma Mater: Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Email: ahernandez@neo.edu

Telephone: 918-488-6222

Anita Hernandez begins her second season as the asstistant coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M this year. A graduate of Talihina High School, where she help lead her team to the state playoffs for the third time in the schools history. Hernandez also captured a state championship in the 400 meter dash and setting a state meet record with a time of 57.95 in class A track. After graduating Hernandez began her collegiate career in 1999 at Carl Albert State College, where she played for two 20-win seasons under the late Nick Durant.

She continued her college career at Southeastern Oklahoma State University where she was a member of the Lady Savage basketball team under Nick Keith 2001-2003. During 2003-2005 she served as a graduate assistant for the Lady Savages and as the assistant intramural director. She completed her Bachelors Degree in 2003 and Masters Degree 2005, both in Physical Education.

Hernandez spent the past two years at Eastern Oklahoma State College as the assistant where she coached 3 All-Conference players and 1 All-Region II player and finished with a 25-33 record.

In her first year as an assistant at NEO she has helped lead the team to a 23-8 record and a second round Region II finish. Hernandez coached 2 All-conference players, 1 Region II player and 1 All-American. She has one son, Joseph 3.