Pat Kelsey

Pat Kelsey
Current position
Sport(s)	Basketball
Title	Head coach
Team	Winthrop
Record	76–52 (.594)
Biographical details
Born	(1975-05-15) May 15, 1975
Playing career
1993–1994	Wyoming
1996–1998	Xavier
Position(s)	Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2001	Elder HS (asst.)
2004–2009	Wake Forest (asst.)
2009–2011	Xavier (assoc. HC)
2012–present	Winthrop
Head coaching record
Overall	76–52 (.594)

Pat Kelsey (born May 15, 1975) is a college basketball head coach for Winthrop University. He is in his fourth 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
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
2015–16	Winthrop	23–9	13–5	T–1st
Winthrop:		76–52 (.594)	41–27 (.603)
Total:		76–52 (.594)
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

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

External links

Winthrop University profile

Winthrop Eagles men's basketball head coaches

Nield Gordon (1978–1986) Steve Vacendak (1986–1992) Dan Kenney (1992–1998) Gregg Marshall (1998–2007) Randy Peele (2007–2012) Pat Kelsey (2012– )

Current men's basketball head coaches of the Big South Conference

Kevin McGeehan (Campbell) Barclay Radebaugh (Charleston Southern) Cliff Ellis (Coastal Carolina) Tim Craft (Gardner–Webb) Scott Cherry (High Point) Ritchie McKay (Liberty) Jayson Gee (Longwood) Gregg Nibert (Presbyterian) Mike Jones (Radford) Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville) Pat Kelsey (Winthrop)

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