Pat Kelsey

Pat Kelsey
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Winthrop
Biographical details
Born May 15, 1975
Playing career
1993–1994
1996–1998
Wyoming
Xavier
Position(s) Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2001
2004–2009
2009–2011
2012–Present
Elder HS (asst.)
Wake Forest (asst.)
Xavier (assoc. HC)
Winthrop

Pat Kelsey (born May 15, 1975) is a college basketball head coach for Winthrop University. He is in his second year as head coach of Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team.[1]

Assistant coach

Kelsey was a successful assistant coach at Xavier University and Wake Forest University. He earned five NCAA Tournament berths, an NIT berth, a No. 1 national ranking in two different seasons and an ACC regular season championship. He was sought after by some of America's top programs and has been involved as a candidate for many head coaching jobs. Chris Mack, former A-10 Championship head coach considered him to be one of the best assistant coaches in America.

Players coached

Kelsey has coached some professional basketball players including Ishmael Smith, an All-ACC selection and player for the Houston Rockets. He coached James Johnson, a two-time All-ACC selection and number 17 overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 2009 NBA Draft. He also coached Al-Farouq Aminu, who was ranked the No. 7 recruit nationally in 2010 and a McDonald's All-America in 2008, eight overall by the L.A. Clippers in the 2010 NBA Draft.[2]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Winthrop Eagles (Big South Conference) (2012–present)
2012–13 Winthrop 14–17 6–10 5th (South)
2013–14 Winthrop 20–13 10–6 T–2nd (South)
2014–15 Winthrop 19–13 12–6 T–3rd
Winthrop: 53–43 28–22
Total: 53–43

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. "2012-13 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". Winthrop Eagles. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  2. "Pat Kelsey". Xavier University. Retrieved 2013-06-05.

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