Florida A&M Rattlers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | Southwestern Athletic Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | April 27, 1967 DeLand, Florida, U.S. | (age 57)||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 159 lb (72 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
High school | DeLand (DeLand, Florida) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College | Tennessee (1985–1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 1997: Initial allocation round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1997–1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2004–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Sacramento Monarchs | ||||||||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Stetson (asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Georgia State (asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2017 | Wichita State (asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Tennessee (asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | SMU (asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Cincinnati (asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | New Mexico State (asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Florida A&M | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bridgette C. Gordon (born April 27, 1967) is the head women's basketball coach of Florida A&M University,[1] and a retired player. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team, that claimed the gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.
In 2007, Gordon was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Knoxville, Tennessee.[2]