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Jorge Fernandez enters his first season at the
University of Miami and his ninth season as an
assistant in the collegiate basketball ranks.
Fernandez joins the Hurricanes' coaching staff after
spending the last two seasons at the University of
South Alabama. Prior to that, Fernandez spent seven
years as an assistant coach at the University of
Central Florida where he worked under coach Kirk
Speraw from 1995-2002.
Fernandez joined the UCF staff in November 1995 and
helped the Golden Knights to 93 victories and an
appearance in the 1996 NCAA Tournament.
He earned his undergraduate degree in financing from
Stetson University in 1985 and played four seasons
for long-time Hatters coach Glenn Wilkes. Fernandez
was the Hatters' MVP his senior year.
In 1988, Fernandez began his coaching career as an
assistant at Barry University in Miami, Fla. A year
later, he moved to the University of Miami where he
worked two seasons as a graduate assistant under
Bill Foster and Leonard Hamilton.
After earning his master's degree in sports
administration at Miami in 1991, he accepted his
first head coaching job at Miami's Coral Park High
School, where he turned the program into a winner in
just three short years.
Following his stint at Coral Park, he moved to
Miami's Southridge Senior High where he spent the
1994-95 season. In his only year at Southridge, he
led the program to a 17-11 overall record.
A Miami, Fla., native, Fernandez was born in New
York but moved to the Miami area as a youth. He
attended Miami's Killian High where he was an
all-state selection and a two-time team MVP.
Fernandez is married to the former Sol Maritza
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