Experience
2020 – Present: Head Coach, Northwestern State University
2018 – 2020: Associate Head Coach, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
2015 – 2018: Head Coach, Kilgore College
2010 – 2015: Head Coach, Labette Community College
2008 – 2010: Graduate Assistant Coach, Pittsburg State University
2005 – 2007: Player/Team Captain, Pittsburg State University
2004 – 2005: Player/Team Captain, Washburn University
Education
2009: Pittsburg State University, Masters, Education
2008: Pittsburg State University, Bachelors, Education
Personal
Hometown: Topeka, KS
Career Highlights
Career Division I Wins
25
Career Wins
147
20+ Win Seasons (2)
2017-18, 2016-17
Winning Seasons (4)
2017-18, 2016-17, 2015-16, 2013-14
Has increased Northwestern State’s Southland Conference win total during each of her first three seasons (1 to 5 to 7) – rebuilt a program that only had a 12-44 (.214) Southland Conference record in the three seasons combined prior to her arrival
In 2022-23, led Northwestern State to the program’s most Southland Conference wins (7) in six seasons
In 2021-22, led Northwestern State to the program’s most single-season wins (12) in five seasons, as well as an 11-win improvement from the season prior
As Northwestern State’s Head Coach, has recruited and coached four Southland All-Conference Team selections
In 2018-19 (first season), help lead UTRGV to the most conference wins (10) in program history
From 2015 to 2018, led Kilgore to a 58-36 (.617) overall record and two 21-win seasons – rebuilt a program that had only won seven games the season prior to her arrival
Guided the Kilgore program to consecutive 20+ win seasons (2016 to 2018) for the first time in 21 seasons
In 2013-14, led Labette to the program’s first winning season (16-15) in four seasons
2006-07 Pittsburg State University Female Student-Athlete of the Year
News & Media
3/22/23 – Anna Nima’s Coaching Goes Beyond the Game (Purple Media Network)
4/21/22 – NSU Announces Contract Extension for Nimz
4/27/20 – New NSU Women’s Coach Has ‘Infectious Personality’ (Shreveport Times)
4/27/20 – Anna Nimz’s Northwestern State University Press Conference
Head Coach Record
Season | School | Overall | Conference | Championships | Post-Season |
2010-11 | Labette (NJCAA) | 10-21 | 7-12 | ||
2011-12 | Labette (NJCAA) | 12-20 | 6-12 | ||
2012-13 | Labette (NJCAA) | 12-19 | 5-13 | ||
2013-14 | Labette (NJCAA) | 16-15 | 4-8 | ||
2014-15 | Labette (NJCAA) | 15-16 | 4-9 | ||
2015-16 | Kilgore (NJCAA) | 16-14 | 9-11 | ||
2016-17 | Kilgore (NJCAA) | 21-11 | 11-9 | ||
2017-18 | Kilgore (NJCAA) | 21-11 | 13-7 | ||
2020-21 | Northwestern State | 1-19 | 1-14 | ||
2021-22 | Northwestern State | 12-14 | 5-9 | ||
2022-23 | Northwestern State | 11-18 | 7-11 | ||
2023-24 | Northwestern State | ||||
Career | 147-178 (.452) | 72-115 (.385) |