2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 20
Hunter Hernandez
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- High School:
- Archbishop Mitty HS
• 2025-26 Big West Player of the Year
• 2025-26 All-Big West First Team
• 2024-25 All-Big West First Team
• 2022-23 All-Big West First Team
• 2021-22 Big West All-Freshman Team
2025-26 (Senior)
• Named the Big West Player of the Year and earned first-team all-conference honors
• Five-time Big West Player of the Week
• Big West Championship All-Tournament Team selection
• Shattered UCI’s all-time single-season scoring record with 655 points
• Became the Anteaters’ career leader in free throws made (402)
• Ranked second in the Big West in scoring average (19.8 ppg) and free throw percentage (85.4%)
• Also averaged 5.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.2 steals per outing
• Started all 33 games
• Tied a single-game school record with a career-high 41 points at Cal Poly on March 5
• Went 11-for-22 from the field and 16-of-18 at the free throw line
• Set a then career-best 36 points on 13-of-18 shooting at UTEP (Dec. 18)
• Had 31 points at CSUN (Dec. 6), 30 at Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 14), and 33 vs. Hawai’i in the Big West semifinals (March 13)
• Reached double figures in scoring 30 times including 15 outings with 20+ points
• Joined the 1,000-point club with a 27-point and 11-rebound performance against California Baptist on Dec. 13
• That was one of her four double-doubles on the year
• Finished her career ranked second in school history with 1,477 career points
• Made the Big West Winter All-Academic Team
2024-25 (Junior)
• All-Big West First Team selection
• Started 28 of 29 games played
• Led the team in scoring (13.1 ppg) and rebounding (5.5 rpg)
• Also averaged 1.4 assists, and 1.2 steals in 28.7 minutes per game
• Scored in double figures 22 times
• Recorded a season-high 29 points on eight field goals made, including four triples vs. William & Mary (Nov. 11)
• Had a season-best five assists vs. UC Santa Barbara (March 8)
• Tied for the team lead with two double-doubles
• Had multiple steals on 10 occasions
2023-24 (Redshirt)
• Did not play
2022-23 (Sophomore)
• Earned first-team All-Big West honors
• Started 14 of 25 games played; Missed the final seven contests with an injury
• Led the squad in scoring at 12.0 points per outing
• Also averaged 5.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals, while shooting 41% from the field and 83% at the free throw line
• Reached double figures in scoring 15 times including in 10 of her last 11 appearances
• Finished with a season-high 25 points at Cal Poly on Feb. 9
• Shot 54% from the floor and went 9-of-10 at the charity stripe against the Mustangs
• Tallied 19 points and a career-best 13 rebounds vs. Long Beach State (Feb. 4)
• Also had 19 points and seven boards in an overtime win at Hawai’i on Jan. 19
• Put up 16 points at UC Riverside (Feb. 11) and 18 vs. UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 15)
• Closed out the non-conference slate with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Grand Canyon on Dec. 21
• Notched her first career double-double with 20 points and 10 boards in 23 minutes of action in a win over Westcliff (Dec. 14)
• Dropped 20 points again three days later vs. Dartmouth
• Dished out a season-best five assists in back-to-back outings vs. CSUN and at UCSB
• Swiped a career-high five steals at Sacramento State on Nov. 12
• Two-time Big West Player of the Week
2021-22 (Freshman)
• Named to the Big West All-Freshman Team
• Made 29 appearances on the season, averaging 4.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per game
• Reached double figures in scoring four times including in three-straight outings in March
• Went 4-for-4 from the field and 5-of-5 at the free throw line for a season-high 15 points against Cal State Fullerton in the Big West quarterfinals (March 9)
• Closed out the regular season with 10 points vs. Cal Poly (March 3) and 12 vs. CSU Bakersfield (March 5)
• Registered seven points and a season-best eight rebounds at Fullerton on Jan. 20
High School
• Won four league championships and three CIF Central Coast Section titles at Archbishop Mitty High School
• Named to the 2021 Bay Area News Group's Fab 25 and the SF Chronicle All-Star Team
• Suffered an ACL injury during the summer of 2019, but returned to the court after only six months
• Played in 10 games as a junior, helping the Monarchs make a run to the state championship game
• Earned first-team All-West Catholic Athletic League and third-team All-Nor Cal honors as a sophomore
• Also selected as the Central Coast Section Freshman (2018) and Sophomore (2019) of the Year
Personal
• Majoring in business administration
• Sister, Haley, is also a member of the UCI women's basketball team
• Father played football at Sonoma State
CAREER HIGHS (Through 2025-26)
Points: 41, at Cal Poly (3/5/26)
Rebounds: 13, vs. Long Beach State (2/4/23)
Assists: 6, vs. Cal Poly (2/12/26)
Steals: 5, 3x, last at Cal State Fullerton (2/14/26)
Blocks: 3, vs. Whittier (11/8/22)
FG Made: 13, at UTEP (12/18/25)
FG Att.: 25, at CSUN (12/6/25)
3FG Made: 4, 5x, last vs. Hawai'i (3/13/26)
3FG Att.: 9, 2x, last vs. Hawai'i (3/13/26)
FT Made: 16, at Cal Poly (3/5/26)
FT Att.: 18, at Cal Poly (3/5/26)
Minutes: 45, 3x, last vs. Hawai'i (3/13/26)
• 2025-26 All-Big West First Team
• 2024-25 All-Big West First Team
• 2022-23 All-Big West First Team
• 2021-22 Big West All-Freshman Team
2025-26 (Senior)
• Named the Big West Player of the Year and earned first-team all-conference honors
• Five-time Big West Player of the Week
• Big West Championship All-Tournament Team selection
• Shattered UCI’s all-time single-season scoring record with 655 points
• Became the Anteaters’ career leader in free throws made (402)
• Ranked second in the Big West in scoring average (19.8 ppg) and free throw percentage (85.4%)
• Also averaged 5.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.2 steals per outing
• Started all 33 games
• Tied a single-game school record with a career-high 41 points at Cal Poly on March 5
• Went 11-for-22 from the field and 16-of-18 at the free throw line
• Set a then career-best 36 points on 13-of-18 shooting at UTEP (Dec. 18)
• Had 31 points at CSUN (Dec. 6), 30 at Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 14), and 33 vs. Hawai’i in the Big West semifinals (March 13)
• Reached double figures in scoring 30 times including 15 outings with 20+ points
• Joined the 1,000-point club with a 27-point and 11-rebound performance against California Baptist on Dec. 13
• That was one of her four double-doubles on the year
• Finished her career ranked second in school history with 1,477 career points
• Made the Big West Winter All-Academic Team
2024-25 (Junior)
• All-Big West First Team selection
• Started 28 of 29 games played
• Led the team in scoring (13.1 ppg) and rebounding (5.5 rpg)
• Also averaged 1.4 assists, and 1.2 steals in 28.7 minutes per game
• Scored in double figures 22 times
• Recorded a season-high 29 points on eight field goals made, including four triples vs. William & Mary (Nov. 11)
• Had a season-best five assists vs. UC Santa Barbara (March 8)
• Tied for the team lead with two double-doubles
• Had multiple steals on 10 occasions
2023-24 (Redshirt)
• Did not play
2022-23 (Sophomore)
• Earned first-team All-Big West honors
• Started 14 of 25 games played; Missed the final seven contests with an injury
• Led the squad in scoring at 12.0 points per outing
• Also averaged 5.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals, while shooting 41% from the field and 83% at the free throw line
• Reached double figures in scoring 15 times including in 10 of her last 11 appearances
• Finished with a season-high 25 points at Cal Poly on Feb. 9
• Shot 54% from the floor and went 9-of-10 at the charity stripe against the Mustangs
• Tallied 19 points and a career-best 13 rebounds vs. Long Beach State (Feb. 4)
• Also had 19 points and seven boards in an overtime win at Hawai’i on Jan. 19
• Put up 16 points at UC Riverside (Feb. 11) and 18 vs. UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 15)
• Closed out the non-conference slate with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Grand Canyon on Dec. 21
• Notched her first career double-double with 20 points and 10 boards in 23 minutes of action in a win over Westcliff (Dec. 14)
• Dropped 20 points again three days later vs. Dartmouth
• Dished out a season-best five assists in back-to-back outings vs. CSUN and at UCSB
• Swiped a career-high five steals at Sacramento State on Nov. 12
• Two-time Big West Player of the Week
2021-22 (Freshman)
• Named to the Big West All-Freshman Team
• Made 29 appearances on the season, averaging 4.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per game
• Reached double figures in scoring four times including in three-straight outings in March
• Went 4-for-4 from the field and 5-of-5 at the free throw line for a season-high 15 points against Cal State Fullerton in the Big West quarterfinals (March 9)
• Closed out the regular season with 10 points vs. Cal Poly (March 3) and 12 vs. CSU Bakersfield (March 5)
• Registered seven points and a season-best eight rebounds at Fullerton on Jan. 20
High School
• Won four league championships and three CIF Central Coast Section titles at Archbishop Mitty High School
• Named to the 2021 Bay Area News Group's Fab 25 and the SF Chronicle All-Star Team
• Suffered an ACL injury during the summer of 2019, but returned to the court after only six months
• Played in 10 games as a junior, helping the Monarchs make a run to the state championship game
• Earned first-team All-West Catholic Athletic League and third-team All-Nor Cal honors as a sophomore
• Also selected as the Central Coast Section Freshman (2018) and Sophomore (2019) of the Year
Personal
• Majoring in business administration
• Sister, Haley, is also a member of the UCI women's basketball team
• Father played football at Sonoma State
CAREER HIGHS (Through 2025-26)
Points: 41, at Cal Poly (3/5/26)
Rebounds: 13, vs. Long Beach State (2/4/23)
Assists: 6, vs. Cal Poly (2/12/26)
Steals: 5, 3x, last at Cal State Fullerton (2/14/26)
Blocks: 3, vs. Whittier (11/8/22)
FG Made: 13, at UTEP (12/18/25)
FG Att.: 25, at CSUN (12/6/25)
3FG Made: 4, 5x, last vs. Hawai'i (3/13/26)
3FG Att.: 9, 2x, last vs. Hawai'i (3/13/26)
FT Made: 16, at Cal Poly (3/5/26)
FT Att.: 18, at Cal Poly (3/5/26)
Minutes: 45, 3x, last vs. Hawai'i (3/13/26)
RIPPING THREES 3️⃣
Wednesday, March 25
Dropped & Drained 🫢
Tuesday, March 24
𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 🤣🎙️
Wednesday, February 18
Pregame with Reese 🎙️
Wednesday, February 11
