Nikki Fargas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nikki Fargas
Occupation	Basketball Coach
Date Of Birth	May 21, 1972(1972-05-21)
Age	52
Birthplace	Oak Ridge
Country	United States
Birth City	Tennessee
Horoscope	Taurus

Nikki Fargas Biography

Nikki Fargas is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on May 21, 1972 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States.

She attended the University of Tennessee from 1990 to 1994, playing as a guard under coach Pat Summitt on the university’s Lady Vols basketball team, which compiled a 118–13 won-loss record during her playing years. Fargas was known for her strong defensive play and her three-point shooting. Her defensive play in the 1991 NCAA tournament final game, in which the Lady Vols defeated the University of Virginia in overtime, was considered a key factor in her team’s victory. She was named to Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team that same year, and in both her junior and years she received the university’s Gloria Ray Leadership Award. Although she missed portions of two seasons due to injuries, her four-year statistics as a three-point shooter, with 128 three-point field goals made out of 364 attempts, place her in the all-time top 10 at Tennessee.

Born Yolanda Nicole Caldwell in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Fargas was raised by her mother and attended public schools. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1990. She was a member of the school basketball team, coached by Jill Prudden, that won the Tennessee state championship in 1988. As of 2009, she still held the high school’s single-season records for total points scored and for successful free throws.

Nikki Fargas Net Worth

Nikki Fargas is one of the richest Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nikki Fargas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Yolanda Nicole “Nikki” Fargas (née Caldwell; born May 21, 1972), is an American women’s basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team at Louisiana State University.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Nikki Fargas height 5 ft 11 in Nikolai weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Nikki Fargas Dating?

According to our records, Nikki Fargas married to Justin Fargas. As of December 1, 2023, Nikki Fargas’s is not dating anyone.

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In May 2009 she received the Woman of Excellence Award from the LadyLike Foundation for her excellence as a coach and for fund-raising activities for breast cancer awareness. Fargas was named 2010 Pac-10 Coach of the Year by the conference coaches and by the media in her second year of coaching at UCLA.

Facts & Trivia

Nikolai Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Nikki Fargas celebrates birthday on May 21 of every year.

An uncle, Mike Caldwell, played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League. In March 2012, Fargas gave birth to a girl named Justice with her husband, former Oakland Raiders player Justin Fargas. Her father-in-law is Starsky and Hutch actor Antonio Fargas, who played Huggy Bear.

Top Facts about Nikki Fargas

1. Yolanda Fargas was born Nicole Caldwell in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in 1972
2. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1990 which included winning the Tennessee state basketball championship in 1988
3. She attended the University of Tennessee from 1990-94, playing as a guard under coach Pat Summitt on the university’s Lady Vols basketball team
4. Fargas became a color analyst for Fox Sports Net South broadcasts of Lady Vols basketball games from 1995-97
5. Fargas returned to basketball in 1998 as a member of Pat Summitt’s coaching staff
6. In 2002, she left to become an assistant coach at the University of Virginia
7. In April 2008, Fargas was named the head coach at UCLA
8. Fargas was named the head coach for the LSU Lady Tigers team on April 2, 2011
9. Fargas resigned from LSU in April 2021
10. Fargas was announced as the President of the Las Vegas Aces on May 11, 2021
11. Fargas and Holly Warlick conducted three long-distance motorcycle road trips called “Cruisin’ for a Cause” to promote awareness of breast cancer
12. In May 2009, Fargas received the Woman of Excellence Award from the LadyLike Foundation
13. Fargas was named 2010 Pac-10 Coach of the Year by the conference coaches and media
14. Fargas’ uncle, Mike Caldwell, played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League
15. Fargas gave birth to a girl named Justice in March 2012 with her husband Justin Fargas, former Oakland Raiders player

Did LSU Fire Nikki Fargas?

Fargas resigned from LSU in April 2021.

Where is Nikki Fargas now?

Former LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Fargas will now join the Las Vegas Aces as their new team president. Fargas was formally introduced on Tuesday by the team’s owner Mark Davis. Fargas coached LSU’s women’s basketball team since 2011, and she will replace the Aces’ former president Bill Laimbeer.

What is Nikki Fargas maiden name?

LSU was 20-10 and 9-7 in the SEC for seventh in 2020 and 16-13 and 7-9 in 2019 for sixth. Fargas was hired at LSU after three seasons as the coach at UCLA. Fargas, whose maiden name is Caldwell , met her husband, former Oakland Raiders running back Justin Fargas, while coaching the Bruins from 2008-11.

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