Sergio Hernández (basketball)
Sergio Santos Hernández is an Argentine professional basketball coach who currently serves as the head coach of the Argentina national basketball team.Head coaching career
Pro clubs
As a head coach, Hernández has won numerous titles over his career. They include: 6 Argentine League championships, the South American League championship, 3 Argentine Cups, the Top 4 Tournament, the South American Club Championship, and 2 FIBA Americas League championships.Hernández was the head coach the senior men's Argentina national basketball team from 2005 to 2010. He succeeded Rubén Magnano in the position, and was the team's head coach at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
After his contract to coach the Argentina national team expired in 2010, Hernández did not accept the 4–6 years renewal offered by the Argentine Basketball Federation, therefore ending his tenure as the national team's head coach. He did, however, return to the team as an assistant coach for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
He then returned as the head coach of Argentina for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, where he led Argentina to a silver medal. He was also the head coach of Argentina at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In 2019, he coached the Argentina´s team that won the 2019 Pan American gold medal in Lima.
