(1959-03-03) March 3, 1959 (age 65) Jackson, Mississippi
Playing career
1978–1982
Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1986
Killeen HS
1986–1987
Stephen F. Austin (G.A.)
1987–1990
Stephen F. Austin (asst.)
1990–1995
Louisiana Tech (asst.)
1995–1996
USA Basketball (asst.)
1996–1997
Purdue
1997–2000
USA Basketball
2001–2003
Indiana Fever
2004–2012
Auburn
2019–present
Georgia Tech
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1999–2003
Indiana Fever (GM)
Head coaching record
Overall
250–181 (.580) (College) 42–56 (.429) (WBNA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big Ten champion (1997) SEC champion (2009)
Awards
Basketball Times National Coach of the Year (1997) Big Ten Coach of the Year (1997) USA Basketball Coach of the Year (2000) University of Texas Women’s Athletics Wall of Honor (2001) SEC Coach of the Year (2009) WBCA Region III Coach of the Year (2009) San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame (2013)
Medal record
Head Coach for United States
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney
Team Competition
Head Coach for United States
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg
Team Competition
Head Coach for United States
FIBA World Championship for Women
1998 Berlin
Team Competition
Head Coach for United States
William Jones Cup
1998 Taipei
Team Competition
Nell Fortner (born March 3, 1959)[1] is the current women's college basketball coach at Georgia Tech. She is most well known for leading the 2000 Olympics team to a gold medal. She has received numerous awards including the 1997 National Coach of the Year, the 2000 USA Basketball Coach of the Year and the 2008 SEC Coach of the Year. In April 2018, she was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
Fortner served as a TV analyst for ESPN from 2001-2004 before returning as the head women's basketball coach at Auburn University. In 2013, she returned to ESPN as a TV analyst.[3] In 2019, she was hired as the women's basketball coach at Georgia Tech.
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