Re: Nell Fortner Resigned(?)

"mimus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 16:57:28 GMT, "Lurker at the Threshhold"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >Nell Fortner has resigned as head coach and general manager of the
Indiana
> >Fever.
> >
> >http://www.wnba.com/news/Indianas_Nell_Fortner_Resign-85034-244.html
>
> " . . . to pursue other professional opportunities."
>
> Such as? doesn't say.
>

It would appear she GOT "resigned".

http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=200&xlc=1064278

Fortner still bitten by coaching bug

By Jerry Briggs
San Antonio Express-News

Web Posted : 10/03/2003 12:00 AM

Nell Fortner said she expects to return to coaching soon. Exactly where she
will find employment remains to be seen.
Fortner, formerly of New Braunfels High School and the University of Texas,
resigned as coach of the WNBA's Indiana Fever last Friday.

She said in a telephone interview that she intends to work again either as a
coach in the WNBA or in college basketball.

"I'm fine," she said, a few days after her three-year tenure with the Fever
came to an end. "I feel great. I'm ready to take on the next challenge in my
life. Coaching is something that's always been motivating for me. The
challenge - I enjoy that. I look forward to the next one."

Fortner said she has not talked with the San Antonio Silver Stars, who are
looking to name a permanent replacement for Candi Harvey. Harvey was fired
in midseason last summer, and assistant Shell Dailey took over on an interim
basis.

"I would always be interested in coming back to Texas, for sure," said
Fortner, who coached the United States team to a gold medal in the 2000
Olympic Games. "That's something that I would always be interested in."

Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil, the Silver Stars' chief operating officer, could
not be reached for comment. A spokesman said the team hoped to name a coach
in the "next week or two."

Fortner had a 42-56 record in three seasons with the Fever, which included
one postseason appearance, in 2002. She also was head coach at Purdue in
1996-97 (17-11 record).



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