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Kelly Graves

Kelly Graves
Kelly Graves at Sweet sixteen in Kingston 2012.jpg
Graves in March 2012 as Gonzaga head coach (Kingston Regional vs. Kentucky)
Sport(s) Women's basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Oregon
Conference Pac-12
Record 55–38 (.591)
Biographical details
Born (1963-01-14) January 14, 1963 (age 54)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Playing career
1983–1985 Ricks JC
1985–1987 New Mexico
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989 New Mexico (men's GA)
1989–1992 Big Bend CC
1992–1996 Portland (asst.)
1996–1997 Saint Mary's (asst.)
1997–2000 Saint Mary's
2000–2014 Gonzaga
2014–present Oregon
Head coaching record
Overall 437-200 (.686)

Kelly Lee Graves (born January 14, 1963) is the current head women's basketball coach at the University of Oregon. Previously, Graves was the head women's basketball coach at St. Mary's from 1997 to 2000, as well as Gonzaga University from 2000 to 2014. He was formerly an assistant coach for the Portland Pilots (1994–1997) and St. Mary Gaels, where he later got his first head coaching stint with the Gaels from 1997–2000. From the 2004–2005 season to the 2013–2014 season, he guided Gonzaga to ten consecutive West Coast Conference regular season titles. The 2007 team went 13-1 in conference play, and later won the WCC conference tournament. The school also received its first ever NCAA tournament appearance. He was named WCC co-coach of the year for his accomplishments. In 2005, 2010, and 2011, Gonzaga went undefeated in WCC regular season play.

In 2005, Gonzaga was ranked 23rd in the nation, which was its highest ranking ever in the polls. At the end of the 2009–2010 season, the Zags was ranked 12th in the final poll, which was their highest ranking ever in the polls. At the end of the 2010–2011 season, the Zags was ranked 8th in the final poll, which is their highest ranking ever in the polls.

Graves led the Gaels to a winning season in the first season of coaching with a 19-9, 9-4 in WCC play, tied for fourth in the conference. The next year, Graves led the Gaels to their first ever NCAA tournament with a 27-7 record and tied for 1st in the WCC regular season conference. In his final year as coach of the Gaels, Graves led the Gaels to a NIT tournament and lost in the second round.

In April 2000, Graves was named head coach for Gonzaga. In his 14 years as coach for the Bulldogs, Graves turned the program from a last-place finish in the WCC to a national contender. For the past 10 years, Gonzaga have won or co-shared the regular season WCC title and the last six out of seven years, Gonzaga had made it into the NCAA tournament, with the WCC first ever at-large bid in the 2011–2012 basketball season. On April 7, 2014, Oregon named Graves as their head coach. On April 14, 2014, assistant coach Lisa Mispley Fortier succeeded Graves as head coach.

On April 7, 2014, Oregon named Graves as their head coach, succeeding Paul Westhead, who was let go at the end of the 2013–14 season.
The Ducks finished Graves' first season as head coach with a 13-17 record, 6-12 in the Pac-12, which was Graves' first losing season since his second year as head coach for the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the 2001–2002 season.
The Ducks finished Graves' second season with a 24-11 record and made it to the WNIT semi-finals, where they lost to eventual champion South Dakota Coyotes 88-54.


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