Angie Nelp

Biography

The Nelp File PERSONAL INFORMATION Hometown: Eufaula, Okla. Education: Colorado State, 2002 Family: husband, Jake, and four children: JJ, Louis, Ellie Kaye and Harrison COACHING EXPERIENCE 2021-present Tulsa, Head Coach 2017-21 Arizona State, Associate Head Coach 2015-17 Rice, Assistant Coach 2011-15 Mercer, Assistant Coach Angie Nelp will enter her sixth season in 2026-27 as the head women’s basketball coach at The University of Tulsa. She became the school’s 11th head coach in women’s basketball history when appointed to the position on April 12, 2021. In five seasons, Nelp has compiled a 95-61 record for the second-most wins by a Golden Hurricane coach in program history. She has won the most games of any Tulsa coach in their first three seasons and is the only coach in program history to post winning records in every season at TU. She’s also the only coach to lead Tulsa to three postseasons and post 10 or more home wins in four consecutive seasons. While at TU, Nelp’s players have earned two WBCA All-America honors, two WBCA Region Finalist distinctions, one American Conference Player of the Year, one American Ambassador Award, one American Most Improved Player of the Year, one American Freshman of the Year, seven All-Conference awards, four All-Freshman and one All-Newcomer honor. In her 18-year Division I coaching career, Nelp has helped lead teams to postseason competition 11 times. She has coached 40 all-conference players, nine conference players of the year, four co