| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | Old Dominion (1976–1980) |
| Position | Power forward /center |
| Coaching career | 1989–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1980–1981 | Chicago Hustle |
| As coach: | |
| 1989–2015 | FIU (assistant) |
| 2015 | FIU (Interim HC) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player
| |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Inge Nissen is a Danish basketball player and coach. A 2012 inductee to theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame, Nissen was a star for the Danish national team and a collegeAll-American atOld Dominion University.[1] After her playing career, Nissen became an assistant coach for long-timeFlorida International University coachCindy Russo and was named interim head coach when Russo retired during the2014–15 season.[2]
Source[3]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | BPG | PPG |
| 1976-77 | Old Dominion | 32 | 592 | 52.3% | 53.9% | 12.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 18.5 |
| 1977-78 | Old Dominion | 32 | 662 | 47.2% | 70.8% | 11.8 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 20.7 |
| 1978-79 | Old Dominion | 34 | 749 | 52.1% | 74.7% | 10.0 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 22.0 |
| 1979-80 | Old Dominion | 37 | 644 | 43.7% | 70.3% | 10.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 17.4 |
| Career | 135 | 2647 | 48.7% | 68.3% | 11.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 19.6 |
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIU Panthers(Conference USA)(2015–2015) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | FIU | 0–13* | 0–13* | 14th | |||||
| Total: | 0–13 | ||||||||
* Nissen became interim head coach on January 22, 2015, following the resignation ofCindy Russo. Their combined records for the 2014–15 season is 3–26 (0–18 C-USA).[4]