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Today we welcome in one of the nations premier college basketball coaches Coach Pat Kelsey. After a highly successful 9 seasons at Winthrop, Coach Kelsey made the jump to the College of Charleston, a program rich in its history and tradition of great coaches. 

Pat Kelsey was named the 24th all-time head men’s basketball coach at the College of Charleston on March 25, 2021.

The fifth all-time winningest coach in the history of the Big South Conference, he resurrected the proud basketball tradition at Winthrop University, averaging 20.7 wins per season over the last nine years in Rock Hill, S.C. No other Big South program can tout more wins overall or more conference wins in that time span.

Kelsey, 45, will lead yet another tradition-rich basketball program as College of Charleston ranks seventh all-time (.685) among the winningest programs in NCAA Division I history with the likes of Kentucky (.762), North Carolina (.735), Kansas (.727), Duke (.710), UCLA (.688) and UNLV (.687).

The 2021 Big South Conference Coach of the Year most recently guided the Eagles to a 23-2 campaign,  a school-record 21-game win streak and Big South tournament title, earning the league’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid for a third time under his watch.

The brand of basketball that Kelsey instilled in the Eagle program was an exciting one as it gained national recognition receiving votes in both The Associated Press and Coaches Top 25 Polls. The Eagles also ranked as high as No. 2 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll and led the conference in scoring offense, averaging 78.9 points per game, which ranked No. 31 nationally.

A two-time finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award and finalist for the 2021 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year Award, Kelsey compiled a 186-95 (.662) overall record and an impressive 110-46 (.705) mark in conference play. Winthrop also won the Big South regular-season title four times – in 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2021.

In all, 16 Winthrop players were selected all-conference, while three were tabbed Big South Player of the Year, one Big South Freshman of the Year and two Big South Tournament Most Valuable Player.

His previous coaching stops include his alma mater Xavier (2009-12), where he served as Associate Head Coach under Chris Mack as well as Wake Forest, where he served as Assistant Coach (2004-09) and Director of Basketball Operations (2001-04) under Dino Gaudio and the late Skip Prosser.

Kelsey graduated cum laude in 1998 from Xavier University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing. He began his collegiate playing career at the University of Wyoming, before transferring and playing three seasons at point guard for the Musketeers from 1995 to 1998. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Kelsey and his wife, Lisa, have three children: Ruthie, Caroline and Johnny.

PAT KELSEY FILE

CAREER HONORS
· 2021 Big South Conference Coach of the Year
· Two-Time Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award Finalist (2016 and 2021)
· 2021 CollegeInsider.com Jim Phelan Coach of the Year Award Finalist
· 2020 CollegeInsider.com Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year Finalist




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In this jam packed episode, Coach Mark Cascio joins the show. Highly successful coach from Louisiana, Coach Cascio takes us on his journey from successful high school coach to D1 college assistant at App St University in Boone NC. Widely known for his prowess on the offense end and program development, Coach Cascio has done hundred's of coaching clinics and speaking engagements to one on one consulting through his company courtside consulting. We are so excited to have him as our guest today and pick his brain about modern basketball, decision making and decision training, the use of SSG's. Your gonna love his advise on KPI or Key Performance Indicators and we end the episode with great advise for all coaches on the use of "Marginal Gaines". If you wish to connect with Coach Cascio for more information, he can be reached on twitter @Coachcascio or his email address coachcascio@gmail.com


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You will love this episode as two friends sit down and talk basketball. This is one of the most enjoyable episodes we've ever done! I hope you will enjoy as there is tons of great information in this episode.


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Listed as ESPN top 40 coaches under 40, UNCA Head Coach Mike Morrell talks about his tenure with Coach Shaka Smart at both VCU and Texas and how that has brought him to UNCA. After tough first season at the helm, Coach Morrell post the second largest turn around in college basketball in over a decade. Coach Morrell talks about the challenges and advantages of coaching at a non football school and the adversity his team had to overcome after beating a nationally ranked Winthrop team only to have to go on a Covid pause for over 30 days. Don't Miss this episode of the Elevation Basketball Podcast with UNCA Head Coach Mike Morrell.


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Any High School Coach, Player and Parent will benefit from Anthony's insight on Player Development. He is one of the best trainers I have seen over the years and in this episode he breaks it all down and give adovse to coaches, players and parents on what to look for in a trainer. We have a big discussion on how to make it translate to the games, the coaches roll in the process, the trainers roll in the process and, most importantly, the players roll in the process. 


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This might be one of the best episodes we've done yet! Coaches young and old will benefit from this one! We dive deep into some deeply held traditions that may actually be holding your team and your players back from reaching their full potential. We highly recommend you give this one a listen as Tyler Coston of PGC Basketball explains why "SHELL DRILL" is an outdated drill and how your post game speeches are NOT helping your teams.


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