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Semi-retired. Head girls basketball coach at Centennial High School. Owner/Director of @bigtimehoops. Helping girls to play in college. #NMSUalumni #NMHUalumni

Las Cruces, NM
Joined September 2018
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Since I got hired, I’ve asked my girls to #Invest in the program and their teammates, therefore, I’m doing the same. I love this team. Don’t judge 🤣. #MediaDay
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Congratulations to the Hawks on finishing undefeated at the weekend’s @thejamboreewtx. #compete
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.@CHSLadyHawkBBal is hosting a 1 day Jamboree on Saturday, October 3rd. Send a DM if interested in playing. It is limited to the 1st 8 teams.
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After this weekends @niketoc, both Carli Nuñez and Rizaya Cash received an offer from @NMHU_Athletics. Congratulations Carli & Rizzy! 🏀🔥 📸: James Kaderly 📸
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𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑻𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚, featuring Brooke Salas! ⏪ ▫️A 3-time WAC Champion & 2-time WAC Player of the Year, Salas also earned Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 ❌ ▫️She ranks top-five in school history in multiple categories, including blocks (156, 1st), points (1,931, 2nd), steals (3rd, 233) and fourth in rebounds (963)‼️ ▫️Following her Aggie career, Salas played a pair of professional seasons overseas in Spain 🇪🇸 #AggieUp
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Taking a deep dive with Bella Hines 🗣️ After entering the portal, TCU was a no-brainer for Bella, a blue chip player and a folk hero in her home state of New Mexico #GoFrogs
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Great article!
🚨READ🚨 “Don’t create bad habits that will affect your future self.” ‼️ substack.com/@nmprepcosports…
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Matt Abney retweeted
Centennial Girls Basketball hosting summer camp! Learning to ball with the district champs! @ignacior38 @wcmiller @LCPSnet @Cen10Hawks @CoachAbney_ @CHSLadyHawkBBal
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🚨 Section 7 Update 🚨 The Hawks finished off a competitive weekend of basketball @Section7Az with a buzzer beating win over Rocky Mountain HS (ID), 53-51. The Hawks finished 2-2 against really good competition. Great job, Hawks! #compete
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🚨 Hawks at Fort Lewis College 🚨 It was another great weekend of basketball for the Hawks. This weekend, in Durango, @FortLewis_WBB the Hawks finished 4-1. A little basketball, a little rafting, and A LOT of fun! #compete
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🚨Back 2 Back Champs 🚨 Congratulations to both the Varsity and JV on winning Tucson’s Summer Slam tournament in back to back years. Both teams finished the weekend at 5–0. It’s a great start to the summer for the Hawks.
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Let’s go Ola! The Aggies got a good one.
𝓖𝓮𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓚𝓷𝓸𝔀: Assistant Coach Adeola Akomolafe, aka Coach Ola! 👏 #AggieUp
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🚨 THANK YOU 🚨 We want to thank the Vendors for attending the 575 Card Show. Thank you to our Hawk players and parents for making it such a great day. Finally, thank you Las Cruces community for coming out and supporting the event. See you again in November!
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🔥Poster Alert 🔥 Thank you @mjmfotos for a great design. We can’t wait to get the posters.
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1164 entires into the WBB portal as of almost 5 pm et.
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You’re the best, @1TMorrison! Extremely grateful that you’ve been a part of the Showcase the past 5 years.
Replying to @CoachAbney_
@CoachAbney_ thank you for another great event! College coaches in attendance, Met and coached some amazing players, had some fun, and shared the love of the game with the staff! Elite is an understatement!
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Before TCU, there was The Nest Full circle moment for head coach Mark Campbell and assistants Xavi Lopez and Minyon Moore, who coached at Sac State from 2021-23 and returned today with our team for our first practice ahead of the Sweet 16. #GoFrogs | @SacStateWBB
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We’re excited to have @fleeezeee (The Report) at the Showcase!
“𝙀𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚.𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙚.𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩.“ Looking forward to catching up with some of New Mexico’s best and watching some new faces compete this weekend. @bigtimehoops #thereport #hergameherstory
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🚨Showcase Announcement 🚨 We’re excited to have South Mountain CC at the Showcase. @SM_WBB is a Junior College in Phoenix, AZ. The Cougars play in the ACCAC/Region 1 and are coached by Saba Dickerson.
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Matt Abney retweeted
CALLING ALL LADY BALLERS 🏀 ⏰ Thank you @bigtimehoops for bringing us back for the second year. Not too late to register, at BigTimeHoops.com
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What a season 2025-26 was for the Hawks. ✅ - District 3-5A Champions ✅ - District Tourn. Champions ✅ - 14 game win streak ✅ - 20 win season (20-8) ✅ - District Coach of the Year ✅ - 5 All-District Selections ✅ - 1 NM All-Star ✅ - JV 20-2 ✅ - C-Team 12-3 #Compete
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