Bridgette Gordon

Bridgette Gordon
Florida A&M Rattlers
PositionHead coach
LeagueSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Personal information
BornApril 27, 1967 (1967-04-27) (age 57)
DeLand, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight159 lb (72 kg)
Career information
High schoolDeLand (DeLand, Florida)
CollegeTennessee (1985–1989)
WNBA draft1997: Initial allocation round
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
Playing career1997–1998
PositionForward
Coaching career2004–present
Career history
As player:
19971998Sacramento Monarchs
As coach:
2004–2006Stetson (asst.)
2007–2010Georgia State (asst.)
2010–2017Wichita State (asst.)
2017–2019Tennessee (asst.)
2019–2021SMU (asst.)
2022–2023Cincinnati (asst.)
2023New Mexico State (asst.)
2023–presentFlorida A&M
Career highlights and awards
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Women’s basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team competition
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana Team competition

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]

  1. ^ "Florida A&M Athletics Named Bridgette Gordon as Women's Basketball Head Coach". Florida A&M. July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF. Retrieved April 1, 2019.