Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State Athletics Hall of Fame
Angie Gorton
- Induction:
- 2019
- Class:
- 2002
Women’s Basketball (1998 to 2002)
Angie Gorton-Nelp came from Eufaula, Okla., during the greatest period in women’s basketball at CSUc and when her career endedc she left with an arsenal of championships. In her freshman year, Gorton was a member of the 1999 team which won the WAC Mountain Division championship, went 33-3 during the season and made it as far as the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. In her sophomore season, Gorton played an integral role in the WNIT team which reached the semifinals in 2000. In her senior year, she played a key role in the Rams’ 2002 MWC championship. Her individual accomplishments are just as impressive as her team’s successes. Gorton was the MWC defensive player of the year in 2002, along with being named all-district, all-conference and a Kodak honorable mention All-American. At the conclusion of her career, she ranked in the top five in five different categories.Â
After graduating in 2002, Gorton played professionally for the Colorado Chill, where she helped lead that team to the 2005 NWBL championship. She also played one season in Sweden for the 08 Stockholm team which won the 2003 Swedish national crown. After her playing days, Gorton began her career in coaching, first at the high school level in Yorktown, Indiana then as a graduate assistant for her former CSU head coach, Tom Collen, at Arkansas. She then moved on to Mercer and settled at Rice for several years where she helped guide the Owls to a WBI championship. In 2017, Gorton-Nelp moved on to Arizona State as an assistant coach, then was named Tulsa's head coach in April of 2021.Â
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Other Accomplishments:
Angie Gorton-Nelp came from Eufaula, Okla., during the greatest period in women’s basketball at CSUc and when her career endedc she left with an arsenal of championships. In her freshman year, Gorton was a member of the 1999 team which won the WAC Mountain Division championship, went 33-3 during the season and made it as far as the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. In her sophomore season, Gorton played an integral role in the WNIT team which reached the semifinals in 2000. In her senior year, she played a key role in the Rams’ 2002 MWC championship. Her individual accomplishments are just as impressive as her team’s successes. Gorton was the MWC defensive player of the year in 2002, along with being named all-district, all-conference and a Kodak honorable mention All-American. At the conclusion of her career, she ranked in the top five in five different categories.Â
After graduating in 2002, Gorton played professionally for the Colorado Chill, where she helped lead that team to the 2005 NWBL championship. She also played one season in Sweden for the 08 Stockholm team which won the 2003 Swedish national crown. After her playing days, Gorton began her career in coaching, first at the high school level in Yorktown, Indiana then as a graduate assistant for her former CSU head coach, Tom Collen, at Arkansas. She then moved on to Mercer and settled at Rice for several years where she helped guide the Owls to a WBI championship. In 2017, Gorton-Nelp moved on to Arizona State as an assistant coach, then was named Tulsa's head coach in April of 2021.Â
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Other Accomplishments:
- Played in three NCAA tournaments
- 2nd in career steals at end of her career
- Academic All-Conference (2002)
- Two-time MWC player of the week
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Honorable Mention All-American |
the Rams, 5th all-time at the conclusion of her career |
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