Nell Fortner

Nell Fortner
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamGeorgia Tech
ConferenceACC
Record88–64 (.579)
Biographical details
Born (1959-03-03) March 3, 1959 (age 65)
Jackson, Mississippi
Playing career
1978–1982Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1986Killeen HS
1986–1987Stephen F. Austin (G.A.)
1987–1990Stephen F. Austin (asst.)
1990–1995Louisiana Tech (asst.)
1995–1996USA Basketball (asst.)
1996–1997Purdue
1997–2000USA Basketball
2001–2003Indiana Fever
2004–2012Auburn
2019–presentGeorgia Tech
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1999–2003Indiana Fever (GM)
Head coaching record
Overall250–181 (.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
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team Competition
Head Coach for  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg Team Competition
Head Coach for  United States
FIBA World Championship for Women
Gold medal – first place 1998 Berlin Team Competition
Head Coach for  United States
William Jones Cup
Gold medal – first place 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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NCAA Coaches was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ "Fortner leaves analyst job to coach Ga. Tech". ESPN.com. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2022-04-16.