Tulsa hires Arizona State assistant Nelp as women’s coach

<p>TULSA, Okla. &mdash; Tulsa has hired Arizona State assistant Angie Nelp to coach its women’s basketball team.</p>
<p>Tulsa made the announcement on Monday.</p>
<p>Nelp spent four years on the Arizona State staff and was promoted to associate head coach last April. During her tenure, the Sun Devils posted a 76-47 record and advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2019. This past season, Arizona State played in the WNIT.</p>
<p>Nelp also was an assistant at Rice and Mercer, was assistant director of basketball operations at Marquette and spent a season as a graduate assistant coach at Arkansas. The former Angie Gorton was the 1998 Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year for Canadian High School.</p>
<p>Nelp replaces Matilda Mossman, who announced her retirement last month after 10 seasons leading the program.</p>
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