Angie Nelp (née Gorton; born February 23, 1980) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head women's basketball coach at the University of Tulsa.

Angie Nelp
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
PositionHead coach
LeagueAmerican Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1980-02-23) February 23, 1980 (age 44)
Eufaula, Oklahoma
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High schoolCanadian
(Eufaula, Oklahoma)
CollegeColorado State (1998–2002)
WNBA draft2002: undrafted
Playing career2002–2005
PositionSmall forward
Coaching career2005–present
Career history
As player:
2002–200308 Stockholm
2003–2005Colorado Chill
As coach:
2005–2007Yorktown HS (IN)
2007–2008Arkansas (graduate assistant)
2008–2010Marquette (assistant DBO)
2011–2015Mercer (assistant)
2015–2017Rice (assistant/recruiting coordinator)
2017–2020Arizona State (assistant)
2020–2021Arizona State (associate HC)
2021–presentTulsa
Career highlights and awards
As coach:
  • AAC regular season (2024)

Coaching career

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Nelp began her coaching career as a head coach at Yorktown High School in Indiana for two seasons before moving on to Arkansas as a graduate assistant.[1] She went on to Marquette to be their assistant director of basketball operations before joining Mercer as an assistant coach. She also had stints as an assistant at Rice and Arizona State.[2]

Tulsa

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Nelp was named the head coach at Tulsa on April 12, 2021.[3]

Colorado State statistics

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Source[4]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Colorado State 36 253 49.0% 26.1% 67.1% 4.4 1.1 1.4 0.4 7.0
1999–2000 Colorado State 33 399 52.5% 17.9% 80.6% 5.5 3.8 2.9 0.3 12.1
2000–01 Colorado State 32 322 43.3% 20.0% 87.5% 3.6 3.4 2.2 0.5 10.1
2001–02 Colorado State 30 423 52.1% 32.4% 85.7% 5.8 2.7 1.5 0.9 14.1
Career 131 1397 49.5% 23.8% 81.6% 4.8 2.7 2.0 0.5 10.7

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (American Athletic Conference) (2021–present)
2021–22 Tulsa 17–10 5–8 8th WNIT Second Round
2022–23 Tulsa 17–13 7–9 T-6th
2023–24 Tulsa 25–10 13–5 T–1st WBIT Quarterfinals
Tulsa: 49–33 (.598) 25–22 (.532)
Total: 49–33 (.598)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Jake And Angie Nelp Join Basketball Support Staff". Arkansas Razorbacks. November 7, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Nelp Joins Women's Basketball Staff". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma Native Angie Nelp Named Tulsa Women's Basketball Coach". University of Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
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