Coach Shana Herman was born in Trenton, the capital city of New Jersey and was raised with her mother and her brother. From as earlier as 5 years-old she could always be spotted carrying around a basketball, she takes pride in the moment she fell in love with the game of basketball, in 1992, during the historical playoff series between the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks. She continued to develop and mature in her passion for playing the game throughout her life, striving to live up to her dream of becoming a medical doctor and the 1st girl to play in the NBA.    

She graduated from Kean University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in Physical Education. Coach Herman went on to attend Rutgers University, where she earned a master’s degree in social work and played in Hunterdon County’s, Women’s Basketball League influenced by legendary coach, C. Vivian Stringer. Her first role as a head coach was at Mary McDowell Friends School, an independent, Quaker school that specializes in educating students with learning disabilities in Brooklyn, NY. Coach Herman is known for planting seeds in many young athletes all over the tri-state area, including WNBA and NBA team, NY Liberty and NY Knicks, junior camps.

Coach Herman has resided in Lawrenceville, GA for 3 years, where she coached and led the Lady Wolfhounds of Notre Dame Academy to the school’s first ever Region-Championship and would have been the school’s 1st STATE appearance. She is happily married, and a mother to a 3-sport athlete, spunky fifth-grade daughter, Jada Raiford-Herman. During the summer, Coach Herman serves as a Basket Instructor for PGC Basketball, the 2nd largest basketball camp in the world. Coach Herman sincerely devotes her life to young athletes striving and aspiring to fulfill their individual dreams.

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