Coming from a mid-major college basketball program may not afford new Dallas Wings head coach Jose Fernandez the immediate name recognition to make his hiring as splashy with the casual fan as it is in WNBA circles.

But make no mistake, Fernandez is here to win, and he’s here to do it at a level the Wings and their fans have only ever dreamed about.

Fernandez was introduced to the media as the 14th head coach in Wings franchise history at a press conference at Dallas’ Reunion Tower on Thursday, where both he and team general manager Curt Miller reiterated the high stakes and higher expectations that come with the job.

“A lot of people were scared of this job,” Fernandez said at the press conference. “I wasn’t scared. There’s a lot of pressure here, but pressure is a privilege. You have

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