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 school Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, Georgia)
College Stanford (1992–1996)
Coaching career1996–present
Career history
As coach:
1996–1997 Boise State (asst.)
1998–2000 Florida (asst.)
2000–2002 Evansville (asst.)
2002–2004 Western Carolina (asst.)
2004–2007 Virginia Tech (asst.)
2007–2011Stanford (asst.)
2011–2016 Wisconsin
2017–2018 Los Angeles Sparks (asst.)

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

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Career

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

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Wisconsin Badgers (Big Ten Conference)(2011–2016)
2011–12Wisconsin 9–205–11T–9th
2012–13 Wisconsin 12–193–1311th
2013–14 Wisconsin 10–193–1311th
2014–15 Wisconsin 9–205–1311th
2015–16 Wisconsin 7–223–1513th
Wisconsin:47–100 (.320)19–65 (.226)
Total:47–100 (.320)

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