Nell Fortner
Nell Fortner
Nell Fortner 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...
brings dimension hard knew needed shake time works
We were 0-4. It was time to shake it up a little bit. She works hard and brings another dimension to the game. We knew we needed to get her more minutes.
building confidence core game
We're building confidence with each win. So this game is important as we get into the core of the SEC season.
bench confidence hard kids minutes valuable work
Those were valuable minutes for everyone on the bench. Kids work hard and they want to play, and we need our bench to have confidence also.
crowd front fun game home kentucky playing positive remember whether
Whether it is your home crowd or an away crowd, it is fun playing in front of a lot of people. They will remember that Kentucky game and it will be something that they will use in a very positive way at Tennessee.
ball keeping proud shooting struggling tough
We're not shooting the ball very well right now. We're in a tough place right now, but I'm very proud of them for keeping their confidence. We're struggling to shoot the ball.
came feels gives good great slow
Usually we're slow starting, but we came out strong. It feels good to win. It gives you great confidence.
fans passionate
We have passionate fans here. You've got to give them quality.
ball games turning win
We aren't going to win many games turning the ball over 23 times.
conference definitely tournament
We definitely want to play in the postseason. Postseason is very important for this young team. Even the conference tournament is important for us to get them that experience.
ball gave handle holding limiting offensive rebounds
It was the only way we could handle them, limiting their possessions. But we gave up 24 offensive rebounds and 29 turnovers. When you do that, holding the ball doesn't do you much good.
brown call coach draw emotion
I didn't have to call a timeout to draw that play up. I could have called that from the floor. Those are kids. They play with emotion just like I coach with emotion. That's what Brown did.
answered bell knew plate proud role starter totally until
I knew it would be a totally different role for her because she wasn't even a starter here at Auburn until this year. She had a lot put on her plate and she answered the bell to all that. It's like, 'Here, boom, this is what's on your plate right now, go do it.' I'm very proud of her for that.
beat great matter records rival school survival time tough versus win
It was a great win for us. Any time you beat a rival school, it's exciting. It doesn't matter what the records are, it's always tough when it's Auburn versus Alabama. It was survival of the fittest tonight.
basketball facility head job nice time wants
It's well overdue. It's time for a new facility -- I don't know how else to put it. Auburn has done a nice job with a lot of other facilities. Basketball has been neglected. It's very encouraging that Auburn wants to head in that direction.