Niecee Nelson

{{Short description|American basketball player and coach}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}

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| name = Niecee Nelson

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|2|18}}

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| player_years1 = 1997–2002

| player_team1 = Concordia (OR)

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| coach_years1 = 2002–2004

| coach_team1 = Wyoming (GA)

| coach_years2 = 2004–2005

| coach_team2 = IPFW (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 2005–2016

| coach_team3 = San Diego (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 2016–2021

| coach_team4 = IPFW / Purdue Fort Wayne

| overall_record = {{winning percentage|22|116|record=y}}

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Niecee Nelson was the head women's basketball coach at Fort Wayne, serving from 2016 through 2021.[http://www.news-sentinel.com/sports/IPFW-s-Niecee-Nelson-makes-strong-first-impression IPFW's Niecee Nelson makes strong first impression]{{Cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=Purdue Fort Wayne moving on from women's hoops coach Nelson|url=https://www.wane.com/sports/purdue-fort-wayne-moving-on-from-womens-hoops-coach-nelson/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=WANE 15|language=en-US}} Nelson previously served as an assistant coach at IPFW from 2004–05.[http://www.gomastodons.com/news/2016/4/18/ipfw-names-niecee-nelson-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspx IPFW Names Niecee Nelson Women’s Basketball Head Coach] She also was an assistant coach for San Diego Toreros women's basketball and as a graduate assistant coach for Wyoming.

At the time of her dismissal from Purdue-Fort Wayne, she was the subject of a "months-long 2020 investigation by IndyStar looking into alleged toxic abuse in her program."{{Cite web |last=Benbow |first=Dana Hunsinger |title=Niecee Nelson out as women's basketball coach at Purdue-Fort Wayne |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/2021/02/26/purdue-fort-wayne-womens-basketball-niecee-nelson-out/6840568002/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}

Nelson graduated from Concordia University in 2002 and University of Wyoming with a Master's degree in 2004. She is married to her husband Steve.