Crystal Kelly - Women's Basketball Coach - Xavier University Athletics

Crystal Kelly

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
kellyc26@xavier.edu
Phone:
513.745.3709

Crystal Kelly was named an assistant women's basketball coach in May of 2017. She was previously an assistant coach at Tennessee Tech.

In her first season at Xavier (2017-18), she assisted in coaching Aaliyah Dunham to BIG EAST All-Freshman Team honors.

Before working at Tennessee Tech, she had a four-year stint at Bellarmine University (2012-16). In her final year at Bellarmine, she helped the squad post a 24-4 overall record – tying the best winning percentage in school history – as the Knights advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008.

Prior to her coaching career, Kelly played professionally in the WNBA for three seasons. She was drafted in the third round (No. 31) of the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Houston Comets.

Kelly played collegiately at Western Kentucky from 2005-08, finishing her career as the school’s all-time leader in scoring (2,803) and rebounding (1,285). The 2,803 points ranked 12th all-time in NCAA history at the time of her graduation.

In 2008, she was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year, while leading the nation in field-goal percentage (.648).

The Louisville, Ky., native attended Sacred Heart Academy where she was tabbed the 2004 Associated Press Player of the Year, while earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors twice. She was named a Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-American and Miss Basketball her senior year.

Kelly has been inducted into the Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame in 2015 and was honored on the 2016 WBCA's Thirty Under 30 list, which recognizes 30 up-and-coming coaches age 30 and under at all levels of the game.

COACHING CAREER

School	Title/Position	Year(s)
Xavier	Assistant Coach	2017-present
Tennessee Tech	Assistant Coach	2016-17
Bellarmine	Assistant Coach	2012-16

PROFESSIONAL PLAYING CAREER

Team	Year(s)
San Antonio Silver Stars	2010
Detroit Shock	2009
Sacramento Monarchs	2008-09

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
College: Western Kentucky (2004-08)

NOTABLES

• Selected by the Houston Comets in the 2008 WNBA Draft (Round 3, Pick No. 31)
• Finished her career as WKU's all-time leader in scoring (2,803) and rebounding (1,285)
• Her 2,803 points ranked 12th all-time in NCAA history at the time of her graduation
• 2008 Sun Belt Player of the year
• Led the nation in field-goal percentage (.648) as a senior at WKU
• Was tabbed the 2004 Associated Press Player of the Year in HS
• Was a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year honoree in HS