Anna Nimz, who enters her second season with UTRGV, was named the associate head coach on June 5, 2018.
Nimz’s teams won 21 games, appeared in the NJCAA national rankings, and advanced to the Region 14 Tournament Championship game, coming within one win of advancing to nationals, during each of the last two years at Kilgore College.
Nimz coached Jade Thurmon, who signed with Iowa State, to First Team All-American and Region 14 MVP honors.
Nimz also developed a pair of Academic All-Americans in Danielle Meador and Alexus Moore.
At Kilgore’s 2017 convocation, Nimz received the institution’s Outstanding Employee Award for her work as a member of the faculty and staff. In addition to coaching women’s basketball, Nimz coached CrossFit and taught CPR and First Aid courses on campus.
Before arriving at Kilgore, Nimz served for five seasons as head coach at Labette Community College, where she was also the school’s assistant athletic director during her last three years.
As a player, Nimz was a McDonald’s All-American Game nominee during her senior year at Hayden Catholic High School in Topeka, Kan. She graduated as the school’s all-time leader in single-season and career scoring.
After spending one season at Washburn, Nimz finished her collegiate playing career at Pittsburg State under Lord, where, as a senior, she was recognized as the team most valuable player and best defensive player. She also received the team’s leadership award and was named Female Student-Athlete of the Year.
Nimz graduated from Pitt State in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Education and then began her coaching career at Pitt State as a graduate assistant. She earned her Master of Education in 2009 and was recognized as the Graduate Assistant of the Year by the kinesiology department.
