Pat Kelsey

Patrick Kelsey (born May 15, 1975) is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team.

Pat Kelsey
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamWinthrop
ConferenceBig South
Record163–93
Biographical details
Born (1975-05-15) May 15, 1975
Cincinnati, Ohio
Playing career
1993–1994Wyoming
1995–1998Xavier
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2001Elder HS (assistant)
2001–2004Wake Forest (dir. ops)
2004–2009Wake Forest (assistant)
2009–2012Xavier (associate HC)
2012–presentWinthrop
Head coaching record
Overall163–93
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Big South regular season (2016, 2017, 2020)
2 Big South Tournament (2017, 2020)

Kelsey began his career as an assistant coach at Wake Forest University and later Xavier University. During his time as an assistant coach, his teams earned five NCAA Tournament berths, an NIT berth, a No. 1 national ranking in two different seasons, and an ACC regular season championship. In 2010, College Bound Hoops ranked Kelsey eighth in the nation among college basketball assistants.[1] He was sought after by some of America's top programs and has been a candidate for multiple head coaching positions. Chris Mack, former A-10 and Big East Championship head coach considered him to be one of the best assistant coaches in America.

As head coach at Winthrop University, Kelsey has resurrected a winning tradition and has become one of the winningest coaches in the history of the Big South Conference (ranked 9th all-time).[2] During his seven seasons, no other Big South program has more wins overall or more conference wins. The program made four straight Big South Conference Tournament title games (2014-17) and the Eagles claimed the 2017 Big South Conference Championship. The 2017 team claimed a share of the Big South regular season championship and then defeated Campbell to earn Winthrop’s 10th trip to the NCAA Tournament. Under Kelsey, the program has broken multiple school records and produced some of the best players in its history, including Keon Johnson, Winthrop's all-time leading scorer,[3] and Xavier Cooks, Winthrop's all time leading rebounder and shot-blocker.[4]

Kelsey has coached a number of players who went on to have successful professional basketball careers - including NBA All-Stars Chris Paul and Jeff Teague.[5]He coached Ish Smith, an All-ACC selection and player for the Houston Rockets, James Johnson, a two-time All-ACC selection and overall number 17 draft pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 2009 NBA Draft, and Al-Farouq Aminu, a McDonald's All-America who was drafted eight overall by the L.A. Clippers in the 2010 NBA Draft.[6]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Winthrop Eagles (Big South Conference) (2012–present)
2012–13 Winthrop 14–176–105th (South)
2013–14 Winthrop 20–1310–6T–2nd (South)
2014–15 Winthrop 19–1312–6T–3rd
2015–16 Winthrop 23–913–5T–1st
2016–17 Winthrop 26–715–3T–1stNCAA Division I First Round
2017–18 Winthrop 19–1212–6T–2nd
2018–19 Winthrop 18–1210–6T–3rd
2019–20 Winthrop 24–1015–3T–1stNCAA Division I Canceled*
Winthrop: 163–93 (.637)93–45 (.674)
Total:163–93 (.637)

      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

*The 2020 NCAA tournament was canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

References
  1. "Pat Kelsey - Men's Basketball Coach". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  2. "Pat Kelsey - Men's Basketball Coach". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  3. "Ex-Tyger Keon Johnson breaks Winthrop U. scoring record". Mansfield News Journal. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  4. "Pat Kelsey - Men's Basketball Coach". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  5. "Meet the mystery man of the NBA draft". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  6. "Pat Kelsey". Xavier University. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  7. "Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey explains his intense Newtown speech". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  8. "Through Sandy Hook tragedy, college basketball coach forms unbreakable bond with parents". Sporting News. 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  9. "Pat Kelsey: New UMass coach has change of heart just minutes before press conference".
  10. "2012-13 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". Winthrop Eagles. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  11. "Kelsey backs out at UMass two days after hire". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
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