Ardie McInelly

Who is Ardie McInelly?

Ardie McInelly is the former head women's basketball coach at Air Force. She was in her seventh season at the helm, and had posted a 40-129 record in her first six seasons. Her overall coaching record is 117-191 in eleven seasons. Her 2005 team went 13-15, and remains her best season at the helm of Air Force. Prior to coaching at Air Force, she was the head coach at Idaho State.

At Idaho State, she posted a 77-62 record. Her 2000 team went 25-5, the best season in school history. The 2000 team went 18-0 in conference play, and won the league title outright. That helped them make it to the NCAA tournament, where they were eventually eliminated by Vanderbilt. Idaho State finished third or higher in the Big Sky Conference in all five of her seasons there.

She earned back-to-back coach of the year honors in the Big Sky Conference during her final two seasons. Prior to coaching at ISU, she coached as an assistant at Weber State, Pacific, and Montana State. She played college basketball at Boise State.

She was fired by the Academy on March 29, 2010, with two years remaining on her contract.