Angie Nelp

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
Position	Head coach
League	American Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born	(1980-02-23) February 23, 1980 (age 45) Eufaula, Oklahoma
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High school	Canadian (Eufaula, Oklahoma)
College	Colorado State (1998–2002)
WNBA draft	2002: undrafted
Playing career	2002–2005
Position	Small forward
Coaching career	2005–present
Career history
As a player:
2002–2003	08 Stockholm
2003–2005	Colorado Chill
As a coach:
2005–2007	Yorktown HS (IN)
2007–2008	Arkansas (graduate assistant)
2008–2010	Marquette (assistant DBO)
2011–2015	Mercer (assistant)
2015–2017	Rice (assistant/recruiting coordinator)
2017–2020	Arizona State (assistant)
2020–2021	Arizona State (associate HC)
2021–present	Tulsa
Career highlights
As coach: AAC regular season (2024) As player: MWC Defensive Player of the Year First-team All-MWC (2002)

Coaching career

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

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

Colorado State statistics

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

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (American Athletic Conference) (2021–present)
2021–22	Tulsa	17–11	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
2024–25	Tulsa	17–14	11–7	5th	WNIT First Round
Tulsa:		76–48 (.613)	36–29 (.554)
Total:		76–48 (.613)
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