Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Louisville |
Conference | ACC |
Record | 203–43 (.825) |
Annual salary | $400,000.00 [1] |
Biographical details | |
Born | Cortland, Nebraska | May 5, 1985
Playing career | |
2003–2006 | Nebraska |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2009–2010 | Tennessee (Assistant) |
2011 | Louisville (Assistant) |
2012–2016 | Nebraska (Assistant) |
2017–present | Louisville |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 203–43 (.825) |
Tournaments | NCAA: 23–7 (.767) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4x ACC (2017, 2020–22) | |
Awards | |
4x AVCA East Region Coach of the Year (2017, 2020–22) 3x ACC Coach of the Year (2020–22) AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year (2021) AVCA Division I National Assistant Coach of the Year (2016) Volleyball Magazine National Coach of the Year (2021) | |
Dani Busboom Kelly (born May 5, 1985) is an American former indoor volleyball player and current head coach of Louisville Cardinals women's volleyball team.
Busboom Kelly was raised in Cortland, Nebraska and was a multi-star athlete for Adams Freeman High School, as she carried Freeman to a state volleyball title as a freshman, as well as two state basketball championships, and a gold medal in the Class D 100-meter hurdles. [2]
She first caught the attention of Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach John Cook during a Cornhuskers volleyball camp at age 14. While not considered a top prospect at the time, Cook specifically approached her on the final day of the camp; she recalled in a 2023 ESPN story, "He asked to see my hands, which I thought was so weird." The story pointed out that Cook was projecting her as a future setter. While Busboom was intended to leave that day for a softball tournament in Colorado, Cook asked her parents to let her stay through the day's activities. She received an award at the end of the camp, and soon changed her main focus to volleyball. [3]
Busboom Kelly played volleyball for the University of Nebraska cornhuskers from 2003 to 2006, where she played roles as a setter and libero. She was named the Big 12 co-libero of the year and helped her team win the 2006 NCAA Championship as a senior. [4] She concluded her career as one of only two players ranked among the top-10 in Nebraska history in both digs and assists, finishing second on the digs chart with 1,281 and third in career assists with 2,925. [5] Overall, she would help guide Nebraska to a 124–10 record. [6]
Following her playing career with Nebraska, then-head coach Jenny Lang Ping invited her to be on the U.S. national team training roster. [7]
Busboom Kelly was an assistant coach at Tennessee for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. She guided the team's setters, coordinated travel and equipment needs and ran the school's volleyball camps. [6]
Busboom Kelly spent the 2011 season as an assistant coach at Louisville, where she helped the Cardinals to a 24–9 record and a trip to the second round of the NCAA tournament. [6]
Busboom Kelly joined Nebraska's coaching staff in 2012, where she would spend five seasons as an assistant coach for her alma mater. She became one of few coaches who won the Division I NCAA title as a player and a coach, as Nebraska would win the 2015 NCAA Championship. [8]
In her first season as head coach at Louisville in 2017, she led the Cardinals to the ACC championship, going 18–2 in the league, despite being chosen as eighth place in conference pre-season polls. Busboom Kelly received her first major national award as a head coach when she was named AVCA East Region Coach of the Year. [9] In 2019, Busboom Kelly led the Cardinals to their best NCAA tournament finish in program history, as they advanced to the NCAA Regional finals after upsetting Texas in the Sweet Sixteen. [10]
In 2020, Busboom Kelly led Louisville to another ACC Championship and led the nation in blocks per set and lead the league in opponent hitting percentage. Louisville also ranked among the top five in the ACC in hitting percentage (second, .285), kills per set (second, 14.08) and assists per set (12.58). Busboom was named ACC Coach of the Year as well as AVCA East Region Coach of the Year. [11] [12] In 2021, Busboom Kelly led Louisville to its most successful season in school history: Louisville went undefeated in the regular season, they reached a school history high No.1 national ranking in the coaches poll and reached their first NCAA Final Four in school history. As a result of Louisville's successful season, Busboom Kelly was named the ACC Coach of the Year, AVCA National Coach of the Year and Volleyball Magazine National Coach of the Year. [13] [14]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Louisville Cardinals (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2017–present) | |||||||||
2017 | Louisville | 24–7 | 18–2 | T–1st | NCAA first round | ||||
2018 | Louisville | 22–9 | 14–4 | T–3rd | NCAA second round | ||||
2019 | Louisville | 22–10 | 12–6 | T–3rd | NCAA regional final | ||||
2020 | Louisville | 15–3 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA regional semifinal | ||||
2021 | Louisville | 32–1 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA national semifinal | ||||
2022 | Louisville | 31–3 | 17–1 | T–1st | NCAA runner-up | ||||
2023 | Louisville | 27–5 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA regional final | ||||
2024 | Louisville | 30–5 | 15–3 | T–2nd | |||||
Louisville: | 203–43 (.825) | 121–21 (.852) | |||||||
Total: | 203–43 (.825) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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