Shell Dailey

Shell Dailey (née Bollin born 1963 or 1964) is a basketball coach at IMG Academy. Before joining IMG, Dailey played on the Texas Longhorns women's basketball team during the 1980s before working in retail from 1986 to 1992. Dailey began her basketball coaching career with the TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball in 1992 as an assistant coach. After her promotion to head coach in 1993, Dailey had 8 wins and 72 losses with TCU before being replaced by Mike Petersen in 1996.

Between the late 1990s to early 2000s, Dailey held assistant coach positions for Texas A&M University, Nashville Noise and the University of South Carolina. In 2003, Dailey started her WNBA career as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Silver Stars. Between 2003 to 2005, Dailey alternated as an assistant coach and head coach for the Silver Stars. After 9 wins and 11 losses during her two head coaching tenures with San Antonio, Dailey continued her assistant coach career with the Florida Gators women's basketball team from 2005 to 2006.

Biography

In the early 1960s, Shell Bollin was born in McKinney, Texas. After playing basketball in high school, Bollin attended the University of Texas during the 1980s for a Bachelor of Science in advertising management.[1][2] While playing for the Texas Longhorns women's basketball team from 1981 to 1985, Bollin played in 108 games and scored 384 points.[3] During these years, the Longhorns lost the 1982 AIAW National Division I Basketball Championship final. At the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Bollin and the Longhorns made it to the Elite Eight from 1983 to 1984 and the Sweet Sixteen in 1985.[4][5]

After ending her post-secondary education, Shell Bailey-Robinson was a retail executive for Foley's between 1986 to 1992 while continuing to play basketball. In 1992, Bailey-Robinson started her coaching career as an assistant coach for the TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team in 1992.[1] The following year, Shell Robinson was promoted to head coach when Fran Garmon stepped down from her position.[6] With TCU, Robinson had 8 wins and 72 losses before being replaced by Mike Petersen in April 1996.[7]

After leaving TCU, Robinson worked in the private sector until she became an assistant coach for Texas A&M University in August 1997.[8] Dailey remained at Texas A&M until 1998 before continuing her assistant coaching tenure with the Nashville Noise that year in the American Basketball League.[9][10] In 1999, Robinson left the Noise for an assistant coach position with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team.[11] With South Carolina, Robinson was part of the coaching team that reached the final eight at the 2002 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.[12]

In April 2003, Dailey left South Carolina to begin her WNBA career as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Silver Stars. Later that year, Dailey was named interim coach of the Silver Stars in July 2003.[9] At the time, Dailey took over the coaching position from Candi Harvey, whom she had previously worked with at Texas A&M and the Nashville Noise.[13] Dailey returned to her assistant coach position in October 2003 when Dee Brown became the Silver Stars head coach.[14] When Brown resigned from his coaching position in July 2004, Dailey ended her assistant coaching position to replace Brown the following month.[15][4] During her two seasons as the Silver Stars coach, Dailey had 9 wins and 11 losses before Dan Hughes became the head coach of the Silver Stars in January 2005.[16][17]

Later that year, Dailey was hired as an assistant coach for the Florida Gators women's basketball team in July 2005.[2] While with Florida, Dailey was part of the coaching staff that reached the first round of the 2006 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.[18] In 2007, Dailey did not continue her assistant coaching position with Florida.[19] During the late 2010s, Dailey co-created a training camp for basketball players in Guam while holding coaching and directing positions at IMG Academy.[20] Outside of her career, Dailey is married and has one child.[21]

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References
  1. McCarty, Yulanda L. (14 June 1993). "Executive Decision". Austin American-Statesman. p. C1.
  2. "Shell Dailey to Join UF Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". Florida Gators. 17 June 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. "1984-85 Women's Basketball Roster Shell Bollin". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. "Shell Dailey Named Interim Head Coach". WNBA. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  5. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF) (Press release). University of Texas at Austin. 30 September 2019. pp. 75–77. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. Jones, Mike (13 April 1993). "Robinson to take over TCU's women's basketball program". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. sec. C. p. 10.
  7. Paul, Johnny (25 April 1996). "A fitting task". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. sec. C p. 12.
  8. "Ex-TCU coach now A&M aide". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 26 August 1997. sec. D p. 9.
  9. "Silver Stars fire Coach Harvey". UPI. 26 July 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  10. "Silver Stars fire coach". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 27 July 2003. p. 17C.
  11. "Robinson new S.C. assistant". The Tennessean. 16 June 1999. p. 2C.
  12. "History South Carolina Women's Basketball" (PDF) (Press release). South Carolina Gamecocks. 30 September 2019. p. 53. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  13. "Shell Dailey Promoted to Head Coach of the San Antonio Silver Stars". South Carolina Gamecocks. 5 August 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  14. "Silver Stars hire Dee Brown as coach". The Pantagraph. 31 October 2003. p. B2.
  15. "Daily appointed interim coach". The Brownsville Herald. 12 August 2004. p. B3.
  16. "Shell Dailey WNBA Coaching Record". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  17. Bailey, W. Scott (1 September 2005). "Silver Stars shoot to boost performance with changes". San Antonio Business Journal. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  18. "Florida Women's Basketball 2019-20 Media Supplement" (PDF) (Press release). Florida Gators. 30 September 2019. p. 61. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  19. "Gm 5: The Florida Gators host the #20/21 Florida State Seminoles2007-08 Florida GatorsFlorida (3-1) hosts #20/21 Florida State (4-1)" (PDF). Florida Gators. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  20. "AAU training coming to Guam". The Guam Daily Post. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  21. "Another Hat for Shell Dailey". WNBA. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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