Former WVU Basketball Assistant Expresses Gratitude Upon Exit

Much like how Chester Frazier exited the WVU basketball program, Nelson Hernandez wanted to express his feelings of gratitude about his year in Morgantown before starting his next chapter elsewhere.

“First, I wanna give thanks to the creator for gifting me the opportunity to come to WVU. Special shout-out to Chester Frazier who helped me get thru this season. Much love to my dudes Javon Small, Eduardo Andre, Toby Okani, Jake, Buck, Amani, KJ, AB, and the rest of the boys for making this year special. Can’t forget my guys Truck Bryant and to the best managers in the country keep doing what you do!! Love those kids so much,” wrote Hernandez in a departing letter to fans.

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— Nelson Hernandez (@NelsonElliot718) April 15, 2025

“I am forever blessed and thankful to the WVU family and community in Morgantown for embracing me as much as they have. Moving on is never easy but I promise the great fans of this state that your program is in great hands with Wren Baker and Ross Hodge at the helm.

“I will miss my hikes exploring this amazing state. Going to miss my guys at the gun range and will definitely miss my pretzels and late pizza runs. Thank you West Virginia for being uniquely and unapologetically you!!! Gonna miss you but hey I’ll only be four hours away…. ACC pretzels watch out here I come.”

Hernandez served West Virginia as the director of player personnel and recruiting after spending a season with Oklahoma State.

Before Oklahoma State, Hernandez had been at plenty of different schools and had many titles within the game. Hernandez has worked as video coordinator for Utah State (2010-14) and Clemson (2014-15), director of player development at Wright State (2015-16), director of basketball operations at VCU (2016-17) and LSU (2017-22).

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