Pat Kelsey - Head coach - Winthrop - 40

TheTastyGreek · March 17, 2016

Wondering what this is all about? - READ THIS

Age: 40

Current contract situation: Base salary of $220,000, signed through 2018-19 season.

Experience: 4 years as a head coach, all D1 at Winthrop. 7 years as a college assistant at Xavier and Wake Forest. 3 years as an assistant at an Ohio high school.

Best year as a head coach: 2015-16. 23-9 overall record, 13-5 in conference. Tied for conference regular season championship, lost a 2nd level tiebreaker to High Point, so no NIT auto-bid. Lost in the Big South conference tournament championship, so no NCAA auto-bid.

Worst year as a head coach: 2012-13. 14-17 overall record, 6-10 in conference.

What makes him worth considering? Kelsey took over a Winthrop program that may sound very familiar. After a school history of doing nothing to not a whole lot in basketball (zero NCAA or NIT appearances in school history, only one conference championship in 1988), they got a guy (Gregg Marshall) who built them into an actual respectable program, a regular conference contender, and a basketball team on the rise. Then, Marshall left for a different job, and they hired a guy who ran them right back into the ground (Randy Peele). After a few years of self-destruction (including 19 and a 20 loss years in a 5 year tenure with 3 losing seasons), they finally corrected their mistake, fired Peele, and then Kelsey took the 20 loss team he inherited and turned them into a 20 game winner in year two.

Whycome would he'd suck real bad? 4 years as a head coach, zero NCAA appearances, zero NIT appearances. BUT, 8-4 in conference tournament games, and he's led Winthrop to the tournament championship game each of the past three years.

Additional comments: Might not be keen to work on ~~an open carry~~ a concealed carry campus (though, he says he didn't vote for Obama, so partial credit?). Short, white, scrappy college player who didn't get much game action... Possible "extra coach on the floor" who turned into an actual coach! But, listed at 5'10" as a college player (EDITOR'S NOTE: @UNT90 has not stood up next to him, can't confirm), so may not be tall enough to play quarterback for us. Unable to find any basketball coaching records for Doug Flutie and Drew Brees; can't extrapolate how height may or may not impact his coaching prospects.

Army of Dad · March 17, 2016

There is no open carry allowed on campus. That law had to do with concealed carry only.

TheTastyGreek · March 17, 2016

Just now, Army of Dad said:

There is no open carry allowed on campus. That law had to do with concealed carry only.

Sorry... I was more focused on the joke, not trying to make any sort of political statement, not really familiar with the new rules being discussed on the other thread. Basically, just wanted to link to that press conference speech that people might recognize him from.

I'll rephrase, just PM me if I'm still factually incorrect.

Army of Dad · March 17, 2016

8 minutes ago, TheTastyGreek said:

Sorry... I was more focused on the joke, not trying to make any sort of political statement, not really familiar with the new rules being discussed on the other thread. Basically, just wanted to link to that press conference speech that people might recognize him from.

I'll rephrase, just PM me if I'm still factually incorrect.

No worries, in honor of St Patrick's day and the movie Boondock Saints, "continue the joke".

UNT90 · March 17, 2016

39 minutes ago, TheTastyGreek said:

Wondering what this is all about? - READ THIS

Pat Kelsey

Age: 40

Current job: Head coach at Winthrop

Current contract situation: Base salary of $220,000, signed through 2018-19 season.

Experience: 4 years as a head coach, all D1 at Winthrop. 7 years as a college assistant at Xavier and Wake Forest. 3 years as an assistant at an Ohio high school.

Best year as a head coach:  2015-16. 23-9 overall record, 13-5 in conference. Tied for conference regular season championship, lost a 2nd level tiebreaker to High Point, so no NIT auto-bid. Lost in the Big South conference tournament championship, so no NCAA auto-bid.

Worst year as a head coach:  2012-13. 14-17 overall record, 6-10 in conference.

What makes him worth considering?  Kelsey took over a Winthrop program that may sound very familiar. After a school history of doing nothing to not a whole lot in basketball (zero NCAA or NIT appearances in school history, only one conference championship in 1988), they got a guy (Gregg Marshall) who built them into an actual respectable program, a regular conference contender, and a basketball team on the rise. Then, Marshall left for a different job, and they hired a guy who ran them right back into the ground (Randy Peele). After a few years of self-destruction (including 19 and a 20 loss years in a 5 year tenure with 3 losing seasons), they finally corrected their mistake, fired Peele, and then Kelsey took the 20 loss team he inherited and turned them into a 20 game winner in year two.

Whycome would he'd suck real bad? 4 years as a head coach, zero NCAA appearances, zero NIT appearances. BUT, 8-4 in conference tournament games, and he's led Winthrop to the tournament championship game each of the past three years.

Additional comments: Might not be keen to work on ~~an open carry~~ a concealed carry campus (though, he says he didn't vote for Obama, so partial credit?). Short, white, scrappy college player who didn't get much game action... Possible "extra coach on the floor" who turned into an actual coach! But, listed at 5'10" as a college player (EDITOR'S NOTE: @UNT90 has not stood up next to him, can't confirm), so may not be tall enough to play quarterback for us. Unable to find any basketball coaching records for Doug Flutie and Drew Brees; can't extrapolate how height may or may not impact his coaching prospects.

I can't believe you would even post that height on this forum without consulting me first...

I'd literally squash you if I wasn't so happy to see intelligent life re-inhabiting the basketball forums. I just hope UNT doesn't figuratively squash you by retaining Benford.