Hilda M. Hankerson
American basketball player, coach
Hilda M. Hankerson (born July 2, 1956) is an American high school girls basketball coach. She is the head coach for the Westlake High School (Georgia) Lions girls basketball team where she won one National Championship and four Georgia State High School girls basketball Championships. She played for the Mercer Bears women's basketball team alongside of Hall of Famers Cindy Brogdon and Sybil Blalock from 1974 to 1978. Hankerson was also an assistant coach for the Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team. In 2020, she won the USA Today 2020 Girls High School Basketball Coach of the Year.
Basketball career
Hilda "Heard" Hankerson is a graduate of Mercer University. She played point guard for the Mercer Bears women's basketball team from 1974 to 1978. She was a four-year starter and played an integral role in Mercer University women winning 2 State Championships and 2 championship runners-up. The Bears were Southern Women's Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champions and AIAW regional champs during her playing tenure. Additionally, Mercer won the Georgia AIAW Tournament and advanced to the championship game of the AIAW regional tournament.
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