(Toronto) Nell Fortner was appointed coach of the Canadian Women’s Basketball team, Basketball Canada announced on Monday.
Posted at 2:07 p.m.
The coach, who has experience in the American university ranks (NCAA), the WNBA and on the international scene, succeeds Victor Lapena, after the team was unable to record the slightest victory during the Paris Olympic Games tournament in 2024.
Fortner has already led the United States to the conquest of gold at the FIBA World Championship in 1998 and at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, compiling a 101-14 file on the international scene.
The 66 -year -old woman, from Jackson in Mississippi, recently spent six seasons with Georgia Tech University, leading the Yellow Jackets to three participations in the NCAA tournament before announcing her retirement earlier this year.
His hiring occurs while 25 players have already been selected to represent the country at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in 2026. Canada finished fourth in this tournament in 2022, and will bet on a nucleus of younger players, after the retirement of several experienced players.
The Canadian team will also participate in the FIBA AMERICUP this summer, and will participate in a training camp in Victoria, British Columbia, this fall.
