| Florida A&M Rattlers | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| League | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 27, 1967 (1967-04-27) (age 58) DeLand, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 159 lb (72 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | DeLand (DeLand, Florida) |
| College | Tennessee (1985–1989) |
| WNBA draft | 1997: Initial allocation round |
| Drafted by | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Playing career | 1997–1998 |
| Position | Forward |
| Coaching career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1997–1998 | Sacramento Monarchs |
Coaching | |
| 2004–2006 | Stetson (asst.) |
| 2007–2010 | Georgia State (asst.) |
| 2010–2017 | Wichita State (asst.) |
| 2017–2019 | Tennessee (asst.) |
| 2019–2021 | SMU (asst.) |
| 2022–2023 | Cincinnati (asst.) |
| 2023 | New Mexico State (asst.) |
| 2023–present | Florida A&M |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Medals | |
Bridgette Cyrene Gordon (born April 27, 1967) is the headwomen's basketball coach ofFlorida A&M University,[1] and a former player. She was a member of theUnited States women's national basketball team, that claimed the gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games inSeoul, South Korea.
In 2007, Gordon was elected to theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame, located inKnoxville, Tennessee.[2]
Gordon was selected to be a member of the team representing the US at the 1987 World University Games held inZagreb,Yugoslavia. The USA team won four of the five contests. In the opening game against Poland, Gordon was the leading scorer for the US with 18 points. After winning their next game against Finland, the USA faced the host team Yugoslavia. The game went to overtime, but Yugoslavia prevailed, 93–89. The USA faced China in the next game. They won 84–83, but they needed to win by at least five points to remain in medal contention. They won the final game against Canada to secure fifth place.[3]
Gordon continued on the USA national team when the team played at the 1988 Olympics, held inSeoul, South Korea. She averaged 8.8 points per game, including 20 points against Yugoslavia to help the team win all five games and earn the gold medal.[4]
Gordon also played with the USA team at the1991 Pan American Games. The team finished with a record of 4–2, but managed to win the bronze medal. The USA team lost a three-point game to Brazil, then responded with wins over Argentina and Cuba, earning a spot in the medal round. The next game was a rematch against Cuba, and this time the team from Cuba won a five-point game. The USA beat Canada easily to win the bronze. Gordon averaged 11.3 points per game.[5]
Gordon was selected in the initial player allocation of the1997 WNBA draft by theSacramento Monarchs on January 22, 1997. She would only play a total of 50 games in the WNBA, all 50 with the Monarchs. Her debut game was played on June 21, 1997, in a 73–61 win over theUtah Starzz where she recorded 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.[6] In her rookie season, Gordon played in all 28 of the Monarch's regular season games and started in all 28 of them while averaging 13.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists. The team finished with a 10–18 record and missed the playoffs.
In the 1998 season, Gordon started in the first 5 games of the season but then lost her starting spot toLatasha Byears and had her minutes per game drop from 35.0 to 11.5. Due to the drop in minutes, Gordon's stats across the board dropped down to 2.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists. The Monarchs had an even worse record than the previous year by finishing 8–22.
Gordon was waived by the Monarchs on May 3, 1999.[7] She signed a contract with theNew York Liberty but would be waived on May 24, 1999, before playing a game for them.[8] After being waived by the Liberty, she would not play in the WNBA again.
Her final WNBA game was played on August 12, 1998, in a 71–81 loss to the Starzz where she recorded 2 points and 1 assist.[9]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Source[10]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sacramento | 28° | 28° | 35.0 | .433 | .275 | .785 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .3 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| 1998 | Sacramento | 22 | 5 | 11.5 | .391 | .000 | .563 | 1.3 | .4 | .4 | .0 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| Career | 2 years, 1 team | 50 | 33 | 24.7 | .426 | .229 | .756 | 3.3 | 1.7 | .9 | .2 | 2.3 | 8.5 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | Tennessee | 33 | - | - | 54.1 | 75.0 | 70.2 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | - | 20.8 |
| 1988–89 | Tennessee | 36 | - | - | 53.3 | 33.3 | 70.0 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.4 | - | 20.4 |
| Career | 69 | - | - | 53.7 | 50.0 | 70.1 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | - | 20.6 | |
| Statistics retrieved fromSports-Reference.[11] | |||||||||||||
· Basketball Reference 
