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.