Bobbie Kelsey

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Bobbie Kelsey
Personal information
Born (1972-12-30) December 30, 1972 (age 51)
Pontiac, Michigan, U.S.
Career information
High schoolSouthwest DeKalb (Decatur, Georgia)
CollegeStanford (1992–1996)
Coaching career1996–present
Career history
As coach:
1996–1997Boise State (asst.)
1998–2000Florida (asst.)
2000–2002Evansville (asst.)
2002–2004Western Carolina (asst.)
2004–2007Virginia Tech (asst.)
2007–2011Stanford (asst.)
2011–2016Wisconsin
2017–2018Los Angeles Sparks (asst.)

Bobbie Natasha Kelsey (born December 30, 1972)[1] is an American basketball coach for the WNBA.

Career[edit]

Hired in April 2011,[2][3] her tenure at the University of Wisconsin ended on March 4, 2016.[4] Her most recent coaching job was an assistant with the Los Angeles Sparks.[5]

She has been an assistant coach for Stanford University, and a four-year player for the Cardinal. Kelsey spent three years as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech before returning to her alma mater prior to the 2007-08 campaign. She has also held assistant coaching positions at Western Carolina, Evansville, Florida, and Boise State.[6] She currently works as a Conference Commissioner for the Milwaukee City Conference in Milwaukee WI which schedules and administers Game Scheduling, Officials Scheduling for all Milwaukee public high schools sports teams. Kelsey won the 2022 Milwaukee Public Schools Employee Golf League Championship, playing for Team Central Services .[7]

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference) (2011–2016)
2011–12 Wisconsin 9–20 5–11 T–9th
2012–13 Wisconsin 12–19 3–13 11th
2013–14 Wisconsin 10–19 3–13 11th
2014–15 Wisconsin 9–20 5–13 11th
2015–16 Wisconsin 7–22 3–15 13th
Wisconsin: 47–100 (.320) 19–65 (.226)
Total: 47–100 (.320)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 22 Sep 2015.
  2. ^ Punzel, Dennis (April 12, 2011). "New UW women's basketball coach sets high bar: 'You can win national championships here'". Wisconsin State Journal. Archived from the original on April 13, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (April 11, 2011). "New UW women's coach Kelsey sees big potential". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 15, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Wisconsin women's basketball coach Bobbie Kelsey fired". Bucky's 5th Quarter. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  5. ^ "LA Sparks hire former Wisconsin coach Bobbie Kelsey as assistant". ESPN.com. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "2015-16 Women's Basketball Coaching Staff: Bobbie Kelsey, Head Coach". Wisconsin Badgers. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  7. ^ https://mps.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/News/Milwaukee-Recreation-welcomes-Bobbie-Kelsey-as-new-Commissioner-of-Athletics.htm