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...
came defend gave handle hard second
I thought she was outstanding in the second half. She came out and really gave us all she had. At 6-foot-4 and able to handle the ball, she's hard to defend against.
absolutely basketball gifted physically player seen
I think she's absolutely amazing. I've seen a lot of basketball players, but I have not seen another player that is as physically gifted as that young lady. Ever.
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.
played proud team
I think this team has played very hungry. I'm really proud of their focus.
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.
affected dealing played question team time
I don't think that there is any question that we're a different team than when we played them. We were just dealing with some things at that time that affected us.