In 1996, Purdue women’s basketball head coach Lin Dunn was fired over alleged recruiting violations. Also out the door was one of her assistant coaches, a former Purdue star named MaChelle Joseph. To fill Dunn’s spot, the Boilermakers hired an assistant from the United States women’s national team: Nell Fortner.
23 years later, Tech women’s basketball coach MaChelle Joseph was fired over allegations of player abuse. In her place arrives a former coach of a WNBA franchise, multiple college programs and a one-time USA Basketball Coach of the Year: Nell Fortner.
Whereas Josh Pastner was an injection of youth into the men’s program a few years ago, Fortner arrives as a steady hand.