Episode 164: Coach Hilda Hankerson (Head Girl's Basketball coach Westlake High School) Atlanta, GA

Coach  Hilda Hankerson, MEd [email protected] Health and Physical Education Dept. Chair Varsity Basketball Coach Basketball State Champions 2018, 2019 and 2020 Westlake High School women’s basketball head coach Hilda Hankerson will enter her 2nd USA Basketball assignment as a court coach for the 2019 USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team trials. Hankerson recently completed her 25th season as head coach at Westlake H.S. (1995-96 to present) and recorded her 600th win in 2019. Hankerson has led Westlake to 3 State championships five final fours, five elite eights, four sweet 16s, eight state play-offs and nine regional championships. In 2018-19, Westlake was ranked No. 1 in the state of Georgia for the second year in a row and finished 30-0, winning a second consecutive 7A state championship. In 2018, they also participated in the Geico Nationals and were ranked top 10 in the nation by Max Preps. Prior to Westlake, Hankerson was an assistant coach at Mississippi State University, and she was a head coach at Selah Tabernacle Christian School, Trinity Christian and Sunset High School, all of which are located in Florida. @GirlsWestlake [email protected]