After the news of Gord Herbert’s hiring as Canada Basketball’s next Men’s Head Coach, the federation announced their new Women’s team coach on Monday. Taking up the position will be Nell Fortner, who is coming out of a checks notes month-ish long retirement to lead this team.
It’s a fantastic hire for Canada for several reasons. First, Fortner has coaching experience at every level — she most recently coached in the NCAA for Georgia Tech, leading them to several weeks ranked in the top-25 this past season. She also coached in the NCAA at Auburn and Purdue in the past.