Nell Fortner
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| Sport(s) | Women's basketball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March 3, 1959 Jackson, Mississippi |
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| 1978–1982 | Texas Longhorns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1983–1986 | Killeen HS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Stephen F. Austin (GA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999–2003 | Indiana Fever (GM) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | ESPN (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–present | ESPN (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall | 306–189 (.618) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Big Ten champion (1997) SEC champion (2009) |
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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) |
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Nell Fortner (born March 3, 1959) is the former women's college basketball coach at Auburn. 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 November 2001, she was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
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.
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Fortner is a graduate of New Braunfels High School where she was an all-state basketball selection and a Parade All-American. She won a dual scholarship in basketball and volleyball to the University of Texas, where she played from 1978-81. As a starter under coach Jody Conradt, the basketball team compiled a 127-26 record in her 4 seasons. She led Texas to its first national ranking in women’s basketball and a seventh-place finish at the AIAW national tournament. Her 1,466 career points are among the top scoring leaders in school history, and her 142 games played rank her fourth in Texas history. In addition to playing basketball for the Longhorns, she also played for the Texas volleyball team, where, as a middle hitter, she helped lead the Texas volleyball team to the 1981 AIAW National Championship.
While a freshman at UT, Fortner made her USA Basketball debut as a member of the 1978 U.S. Olympic Festival South team, winning a silver medal.
Fortner was appointed to the University of Texas Women’s Athletics Wall of Honor in November 2001, and was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame during the same month.
Fortner has over two decades of experience coaching at the high school, college, pro and international levels. She began her coaching career in the 1983-84 season as the girls basketball coach at Killeen High School in Texas.
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