Savannah Carter Joins Hurricane Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff
5/6/2025 3:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Women's Basketball Head Coach Angie Nelp has finalized the core coaching staff for the 2025-26 season, announcing on Tuesday the addition of Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development Savannah Carter.
"I'm happy to be back home," said Carter. "I'm excited to see my family and get on campus. I'm looking forward to getting to know our players and coaching staff, and I'm ready to get to work."
Carter, a Tulsa native, returns home to the 918 after spending the past four seasons at Auburn, where she served as the Director of Player Development in 2021-22 and 2022-23 and as an assistant coach for the last two seasons.
"We're excited to have Savannah join our team," said Nelp. "She brings a wealth of experience and a competitive drive that really sets her apart. She excels at developing players on the court and also invests in helping them grow as people. Her energy, work ethic, and commitment make her a perfect fit for our program."
While she was with the Tigers, Carter helped coach three players to All-SEC honors.
Carter's first season coaching for the Tigers saw them return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019. She helped lead Auburn to a 20-win season in 2024 and a .500 SEC record, both of which also coming for the first time since 2019.
She came to Auburn after spending the 2020-21 school year as an assistant coach at Pearl River Community College in Mississippi. Playing a truncated schedule, Carter helped her team to a 5-4 record in 2021.
Carter spent two seasons as head coach at Jacksonville College (Texas) in 2018-19 and 2019-20. She was an assistant at Jacksonville College the previous season and at Murray State College (Okla.) in 2016-17.
Carter got her coaching start at the AAU ranks, working with the Oklahoma Dream Team during the summers in 2011-13 and Oklahoma Magic in 2016. She also worked camps at Mississippi State from 2014-17.
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Carter was a top recruit out of Tulsa, signing with Grambling State out of high school. She played in 30 games at GSU in 2011-12, averaging 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, and her 3.3 assists per game ranked third in the SWAC.
She transferred to Trinity Valley Community College in Texas, leading them to a 36-1 record and an NJCAA national championship in 2013, averaging 11.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists.
The former guard finished her playing career at Mississippi State with previous Auburn Head Coach Johnnie Harris and former Head Coach Vic Schaefer, finishing fourth in the SEC in steals as a junior in 2013-14. Injuries limited her to 23 appearances as a senior in 2014-15, but she was named to the SEC Community Service Team. Off the court, she also served as a SAAC representative in 2013.
Carter earned her associate's degree in kinesiology and exercise science from Trinity Valley in 2013, bachelor's degree in radio and television broadcasting technology from Mississippi State in 2015 and master's degree in sport and fitness administration from Concordia University Texas in 2020.
"I'm happy to be back home," said Carter. "I'm excited to see my family and get on campus. I'm looking forward to getting to know our players and coaching staff, and I'm ready to get to work."
Carter, a Tulsa native, returns home to the 918 after spending the past four seasons at Auburn, where she served as the Director of Player Development in 2021-22 and 2022-23 and as an assistant coach for the last two seasons.
"We're excited to have Savannah join our team," said Nelp. "She brings a wealth of experience and a competitive drive that really sets her apart. She excels at developing players on the court and also invests in helping them grow as people. Her energy, work ethic, and commitment make her a perfect fit for our program."
While she was with the Tigers, Carter helped coach three players to All-SEC honors.
Carter's first season coaching for the Tigers saw them return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019. She helped lead Auburn to a 20-win season in 2024 and a .500 SEC record, both of which also coming for the first time since 2019.
She came to Auburn after spending the 2020-21 school year as an assistant coach at Pearl River Community College in Mississippi. Playing a truncated schedule, Carter helped her team to a 5-4 record in 2021.
Carter spent two seasons as head coach at Jacksonville College (Texas) in 2018-19 and 2019-20. She was an assistant at Jacksonville College the previous season and at Murray State College (Okla.) in 2016-17.
Carter got her coaching start at the AAU ranks, working with the Oklahoma Dream Team during the summers in 2011-13 and Oklahoma Magic in 2016. She also worked camps at Mississippi State from 2014-17.
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Carter was a top recruit out of Tulsa, signing with Grambling State out of high school. She played in 30 games at GSU in 2011-12, averaging 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, and her 3.3 assists per game ranked third in the SWAC.
She transferred to Trinity Valley Community College in Texas, leading them to a 36-1 record and an NJCAA national championship in 2013, averaging 11.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists.
The former guard finished her playing career at Mississippi State with previous Auburn Head Coach Johnnie Harris and former Head Coach Vic Schaefer, finishing fourth in the SEC in steals as a junior in 2013-14. Injuries limited her to 23 appearances as a senior in 2014-15, but she was named to the SEC Community Service Team. Off the court, she also served as a SAAC representative in 2013.
Carter earned her associate's degree in kinesiology and exercise science from Trinity Valley in 2013, bachelor's degree in radio and television broadcasting technology from Mississippi State in 2015 and master's degree in sport and fitness administration from Concordia University Texas in 2020.
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