Nicole Jimenez joined the strength and conditioning staff as Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach in May 2026.
At Missouri State, she managed all aspects of sports nutrition and supplements for women’s basketball. The team reached 20 wins in each of her four seasons. The Bears made an NCAA Tournament appearance in the last two seasons, winning a Conference USA championship in 2025-26 and a Missouri Valley Conference championship in 2024-25.
Before her role at Missouri State, Jimenez was the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Sacred Heart, where she managed the strength and conditioning efforts for women’s basketball, women’s rugby and women’s volleyball. She coached technique for weightlifting, powerlifting, sprint mechanics, and mobility.
Before her stint at Sacred Heart, Jimenez was a Strength and Conditioning Intern at UConn, serving as the primary intern with women’s basketball. In her role, she observed and analyzed data to create weekly goals as well as return-to-play guidelines for student-athletes.
Jimenez was a graduate assistant at Springfield College, where she handled the strength and conditioning efforts for multiple sports. She has also completed internships at Elon, Springfield College and Rutgers.
Jimenez played college basketball at Broward College before playing her final two seasons at Seton Hall. In her senior season, she started 31 games and averaged 12.2 points per game as the Pirates made a WNIT appearance.
Jimenez graduated from Seton Hall University with a bachelor’s degree in social and behavioral science in 2019, before obtaining a master’s degree in Strength and Conditioning from Springfield College in 2021.
