Bridgette Gordon - Women's Basketball Coach - Kansas State University Athletics

Bridgette Gordon

Title:
Director of WBB Recruiting Operations
Phone:
785-532-3044

GORDON'S COACHING CAREER
• SMU (2019-21; assistant coach/recruiting coordinator)
• Tennessee (2017-19; assistant coach)
• Wichita State (2010-17; assistant coach/recruiting coordinator)
• Georgia State (2007-10; assistant coach/recruiting coordinator)
• WNBA (2006-07; regional scout)
• Stetson (2004-06; assistant coach/recruiting coordinator)

GORDON'S PLAYING CAREER
• Sacramento Monarchs (1997-98)
• Italian & Turkish Professional Leagues (1989-00)
• USWNT - 1988 Olympics
• Tennessee (1985-89)

GORDON'S TROPHY CASE
• 2012 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame inductee
• 2007 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
• 2002 DeLand (Fla.) High School Hall of Fame inductee
• 2001 UT Athletics Hall of Fame inductee
• 1988 U.S. Olympic gold medalist
• Two-time Kodak and Naismith All-American
• Two-time NCAA champion (Tennessee, 1987 & 1989)
• Four-time All-SEC First Team selection
• 1989 NCAA Final Four MVP, SEC Female Athlete of the Year and SEC Player of the Year
• 1986 SEC Freshman of the Year
• Two-time SEC Tournament MVP (1988 & 1989)
• Named to NCAA 25th Anniversary Team and Team of the Decade (1980s)

Bridgette Gordon is in her first season on head coach Jeff Mittie’s staff and serves the program as the Coordinator of Recruiting Operations.

Gordon’s responsibilities with the Wildcats include: management of recruiting, organization and coordination of on-campus visits and cultivation and maintenance of relationships with high school and junior college coaches.

Prior to coming to Manhattan, Gordon served as the recruiting coordinator and assistant coach at SMU from 2019-21. While working with the Mustangs, Gordon helped coach the team’s post players.

Before joining the coaching staff at SMU, Gordon was an assistant at her alma mater, Tennessee, from 2017-19. She helped guide the Lady Vols to 44 wins and back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances.

During her playing career at Tennessee, Gordon was one of the most prolific student athletes in the history of Tennessee women’s basketball. She was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007, won an Olympic gold medal in 1988 and was a two-time NCAA national champion with the Lady Vols.

As a player at Tennessee, Gordon was named 1989 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player, 1989 SEC Female Athlete of the Year and 1989 SEC Player of the Year as a senior and was a two-time All-America honoree. She led the Lady Vols to their first two national championships and four straight Final Fours. Gordon finished her college career as the all-time leader in points (2,462) and steals (336) and remains second in both categories.

Gordon won an Olympic gold medal in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. She was the fourth-leading scorer and was second on the team with a 57.1 field goal percentage. She played professionally in Italy, where she was a perennial all-star and won seven Italian Championships and two European Cups (1994 & 1996), and Turkey, before a two-year stint with the WNBA’s Sacramento Monarchs.

Gordon has experience within the state of Kansas, as she spent seven seasons as an assistant at Wichita State from 2010-17, serving as the recruiting coordinator during her final three seasons. Her efforts helped the Shockers land the highest-ranked recruiting class in program history when Blue Star Basketball rated the 2012-13 signing class at No. 47 in the nation.

During her time at Wichita State, the Shockers won three conference championships, advancing to the program’s first three NCAA Tournaments, and competed in the postseason five times overall. The 2014-15 team went 29-5 for the best record during Gordon’s tenure.

She also worked as an assistant coach at Stetson (2001-06) and Georgia State (2007-10). She signed the nation’s No. 52-ranked class as the recruiting coordinator at Georgia State, and in 2006-07, she was a regional scout for the WNBA.