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'''Kelly Graves''' (born January 14, 1963) is the current head women's basketball coach at [[Gonzaga University]] (2000–present). Graves was formerly an assistant coach for the Portland Pilots (1994-1997) and St. Mary Gaels, where he later got his first head coaching stunt for the Gaels from 1997-2000. |
'''Kelly Graves''' (born January 14, 1963) is the current head women's basketball coach at [[Gonzaga University]] (2000–present). Graves was formerly an assistant coach for the Portland Pilots (1994-1997) and St. Mary Gaels, where he later got his first head coaching stunt for the Gaels from 1997-2000. From the 2004-2005 season to present, he guided Gonzaga to eight 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.{{cite web|author=Anonymous |url=http://news.gonzaga.edu/2011/coach-kelly-graves-discuss-winning |title=Gonzaga University News Service » Blog Archive » Coach Kelly Graves to Discuss Winning at Dean’s Business Forum June 16 |publisher=News.gonzaga.edu |date=2011-06-03 |accessdate=2011-10-02}} |
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==Rankings== |
==Rankings== |
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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. |
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.{{cite web|url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/womens-basketball/polls |title=College Women's Basketball - Rankings - Rivals.com |publisher=Rivals.yahoo.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-02}} |
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==Regular Season by years== |
==Regular Season by years== |
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'''St. Mary's Gaels''' (1997-2000) |
'''St. Mary's Gaels''' (1997-2000) |
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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. |
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/WNIT-calls-on-Gaels-Broncos-3069945.php/| title=WNIT calls on Gaels, Broncos| publisher=sfgate.com| date= 2000-03-13|accessdate=2012-12-20}} |
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'''Gonzaga Bulldogs''' (2000–present) |
'''Gonzaga Bulldogs''' (2000–present) |
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In April 2000, Graves was named head coach for Gonzaga. In his 12 years as coach for the Bulldogs, Graves turned the program from a last-place finish in the WCC to a national elite contender. |
In April 2000, Graves was named head coach for Gonzaga. In his 12 years as coach for the Bulldogs, Graves turned the program from a last-place finish in the WCC to a national elite contender.{{cite web|url=http://wbasketball.zagexperience.com/node/362| title=Kelly Graves| publisher=WBasketball.ZagExperience.com |date= 2012-11-18|accessdate=2012-11-18}} For the past 8 years, Gonzaga have won or co-shared the regular season WCC title and the last five out of six years, Gonzaga had made it into the NCAA tournament, with the WCC first ever at-large bid in the 2011-2012 basketball season.{{cite web|url=http://news.gonzaga.edu/2012/women-bulldogs-face-rutgers-saturday| title=Women Bulldogs Face Rutgers Saturday| publisher=News.gonzaga.edu| date= 2012-03-12|accessdate=2012-03-25}} |
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==WCC and NCAA Tournament== |
==WCC and NCAA Tournament== |
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In the [[2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament]], Graves guided Gonzaga to its first ever NCAA tournament victory over [[Xavier University (Cincinnati)#Athletics|Xavier]] 74-59 at [[Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion]] in Seattle, WA. They would unfortunately lose to [[University of Pittsburgh]] 65-60 in the second round. |
In the [[2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament]], Graves guided Gonzaga to its first ever NCAA tournament victory over [[Xavier University (Cincinnati)#Athletics|Xavier]] 74-59 at [[Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion]] in Seattle, WA. They would unfortunately lose to [[University of Pittsburgh]] 65-60 in the second round. |
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In the 2009-2010 season in West Coast Conference play, forward [[Heather Bowman]] broke the WCC and Gonzaga women's basketball school record of 2,133 points during the 2009-2010 season. |
In the 2009-2010 season in West Coast Conference play, forward [[Heather Bowman]] broke the WCC and Gonzaga women's basketball school record of 2,133 points during the 2009-2010 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/draft2010/profiles/prospect_bowman_heather.html| title=WNBA.com: Prospect: Heather Bowman| publisher=WNBA.com |date= 2012-11-18|accessdate=2012-11-18}} |
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Gonzaga went undefeated in [[West Coast Conference]] with a perfect 14-0 record and unbeaten in [[West Coast Conference]] tournament in Las Vegas, NV. |
Gonzaga went undefeated in [[West Coast Conference]] with a perfect 14-0 record and unbeaten in [[West Coast Conference]] tournament in Las Vegas, NV. |
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The next year, Gonzaga went undefeated in [[West Coast Conference]] with a perfect 14-0 record for the second year in a row and unbeaten in the WCC tournament in Las Vegas, NV. |
The next year, Gonzaga went undefeated in [[West Coast Conference]] with a perfect 14-0 record for the second year in a row and unbeaten in the WCC tournament in Las Vegas, NV. |
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In the [[2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament]], Graves guided Gonzaga to a 92-86 first round victory over [[Lisa Bluder]]'s [[University of Iowa]] women's basketball team at the McCarthey Athletic Center on March 19. Senior point guard [[Courtney Vandersloot]] scored a [[career-high]] 34 points to leave her 10 points shy of becoming the first player in NCAA college basketball history to score 2000 points and 1000 assists in their career. |
In the [[2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament]], Graves guided Gonzaga to a 92-86 first round victory over [[Lisa Bluder]]'s [[University of Iowa]] women's basketball team at the McCarthey Athletic Center on March 19. Senior point guard [[Courtney Vandersloot]] scored a [[career-high]] 34 points to leave her 10 points shy of becoming the first player in NCAA college basketball history to score 2000 points and 1000 assists in their career.{{cite news|last=Withers |first=Bud |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2014539145_vandersloot19.html |title=College Sports | Gonzaga's Courtney Vandersloot poised to set NCAA milestone | Seattle Times Newspaper |publisher=Seattletimes.nwsource.com |date= 2011-03-18|accessdate=2011-10-02}} Two days later on March 21, Graves' Gonzaga Bulldogs played against one of the toughest defenses in the nation, [[Nikki Caldwell]]'s UCLA Bruins. With approximately 12 and a half minutes left in the second half, Courtney Vandersloot stole a pass, which was intended to one of the Bruins and she took a fast break to the basket and scored her 2000th point of her career. She became the first NCAA basketball player (men's or women's) to score 2000 points and tally 1000 assists in their career.{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/22/courtney-vandersloot-2000-points_n_839059.html |title=Courtney Vandersloot Reaches 2,000 Points, 1,000 Asssists |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= 2011-03-22|accessdate=2011-10-02}} [[ESPN]] showed the viewers Vandersloot's milestone and Hall of Famer [[John Stockton]] was also shown, standing in the stands. The Zags went on to win 89-75 over the Bruins to advance to the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row. The Zags will play against [[Jeff Walz (basketball)|Jeff Walz]]'s [[Louisville Cardinals]], (who upset Xavier, a team that beat Gonzaga in the Sweet 16 a year earlier), 85-75 on March 21 to advance to the Sweet 16 to play against Gonzaga on March 26 at [[Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena|Spokane Arena]]. The Zags won 76-69 over Louisville, while [[Tara VanDerveer]]'s Stanford Cardinal won 72-65 over [[Sylvia Hatchell]]'s North Carolina Tar Heels to set up an Elite 8 matchup with Gonzaga, which is Gonzaga's first ever appearance in the Elite 8. Stanford won over Gonzaga 84-78 at [[McCarthey Athletic Center]] on November 21, 2010. The game will be played on March 28 and it is the title game for the Spokane Regional to determine who will go to Indianapolis for the Final Four. Gonzaga started out at a close game against Stanford, but Stanford proved to be too much for the Zags and the Zags season ended with a 83-60 loss and Courtney Vandersloot's magical career ended. At the end of the season, there was rumors stating that [[University of Washington]] was interested in hiring Graves for head coach, but Graves wasn't interested in the job and he decides to stay with Gonzaga.{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=6278097 |title=Kelly Graves turns down Washington, will remain head coach at Gonzaga - ESPN |publisher=Sports.espn.go.com |date=2011-03-31 |accessdate=2011-10-02}} At the end of March 2011, Gonzaga signed an extension for Kelly Graves to coach the women's team until the 2020-2021 season.{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=6281759 |title=Coach Kelly Graves, Gonzaga agree to 10-year extension - ESPN |publisher=Sports.espn.go.com |date=2011-04-01 |accessdate=2011-10-02}} |
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The next year, the Zags went through the conference with a 14-2 with their first WCC loss in nearly three years at home to St. Mary's on January 14 and a 30 point loss to [[Jeff Judkins]]' BYU Cougars, which is their biggest loss in nearly 10 years. |
The next year, the Zags went through the conference with a 14-2 with their first WCC loss in nearly three years at home to St. Mary's on January 14 and a 30 point loss to [[Jeff Judkins]]' BYU Cougars, which is their biggest loss in nearly 10 years.{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=90847&DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205377246| title=Zags Dealt Worst WCC Loss in 10 Years| publisher=Go Zags.com |date= 2012-02-09|accessdate=2012-03-16}} The Zags were the #1 seed in the WCC tournament and on March 3, they played against the St. Mary's Gaels, which they split the season series. The Zags won 83-78 on Kayla Standish's career-high 31 points to lead the Zags to the WCC Championship Game for the eighth consecutive year with a matchup against BYU. The Zags split the season series with the Cougars. The Zags lost to BYU 78-66, where the Cougars are automatically selected in the NCAA tournament, while the Zags wait to hear if they make the NCAA tournament or not. |
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On March 12, 2012 since Gonzaga is one of 16 locations to host the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament, Gonzaga was picked as a #11 seed in the [[Kingston, Rhode Island|Kingston]] region as an at-large bid, the first in WCC women's basketball history. This is Gonzaga's fourth consecutive NCAA tournament. The Zags play against Hall of Fame coach [[C. Vivian Stringer]]'s Rutgers Scarlet Knights at the [[McCarthey Athletic Center]] on March 17. This is Gonzaga's second year of hosting the NCAA tournament. |
On March 12, 2012 since Gonzaga is one of 16 locations to host the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament, Gonzaga was picked as a #11 seed in the [[Kingston, Rhode Island|Kingston]] region as an at-large bid, the first in WCC women's basketball history. This is Gonzaga's fourth consecutive NCAA tournament. The Zags play against Hall of Fame coach [[C. Vivian Stringer]]'s Rutgers Scarlet Knights at the [[McCarthey Athletic Center]] on March 17. This is Gonzaga's second year of hosting the NCAA tournament. The Zags started out with a 20-4 lead against Rutgers. Rutgers comes back, but never came closer to ten points, as Gonzaga win 86-73 to set up a match against [[Katie Meier]]'s Miami Hurricanes, who won 70-41 over Idaho State on March 19 at 6:40 p.m.{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/mar/17/gonzaga-takes-care-rutgers-86-73| title=Gonzaga takes care of Rutgers| publisher=Spokesman.com |date= 2012-03-17|accessdate=2012-03-25}} The Zags defeated the Miami Hurricanes 65-54 for their third Sweet 16 appearance in a row, where they will play against [[Matthew Mitchell]]'s Kentucky Wildcats at [[Ryan Center]] in Kingston, Rhode Island, home of the [[University of Rhode Island]] Rams on March 25 at 4 p.m.{{cite web|url=http://news.gonzaga.edu/2012/gonzaga-women-prepare-straight| title=Gonzaga Women Prepares for Third-Straight Sweet 16 Appearance| publisher= News.gonzaga.edu| date= 2012-03-22|accessdate=2012-03-25}} Gonzaga trailed 43-28 at halftime, and they got as close as 8 points (59-51) before Kentucky put the game away, with Gonzaga losing 79-62 to end their season at 28-6.{{cite web|url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/mar/25/gonzaga-bows-out| title=Gonzaga bows out| publisher= Spokesman.com| date= 2012-03-25|accessdate=2012-04-02}} In April 2012, Graves was named as one of two assistant coaches for the USA U-18 basketball team, coached by Miami Hurricanes women's basketball coach [[Katie Meier]] and LSU women's basketball coach [[Nikki Caldwell]] is the other assistant coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205416237| title=Kelly Graves Named Assistant on USA Basketball U18 Team| publisher= Gozags.com| date= 2012-04-19|accessdate=2012-04-19}} The U-18 basketball won gold medal against Brazil, 71-47, which was their sixth straight gold medal.{{cite web|url=http://www.usabasketball.com/womens/u18/12_wu18_game_05.html| title=USA Women's U18 Team Golden After Erasing Double-Digit Deficit To Eclipse Brazil 71-47| publisher=USABasketball.com| date= 2012-08-19|accessdate=2012-08-23}} |
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==Notable Women's Basketball played under Coach Graves== |
==Notable Women's Basketball played under Coach Graves== |
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*[[Heather Bowman]]- Gonzaga women's basketball all-time leading scorer (2006-2010). |
*[[Heather Bowman]]- Gonzaga women's basketball all-time leading scorer (2006-2010).{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/draft2010/profiles/prospect_bowman_heather.html| title=WNBA.com: Prospect: Heather Bowman| publisher=WNBA.com |date= 2012-11-20|accessdate=2012-11-20}} Currently [[Whitworth University]] Pirates women's basketball assistant coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.whitworthpirates.com/information/directory/bios/bowman| title=Heather Bowman: Whitworth Inside Athletics| publisher=WhitworthPirates.com| date= 2012-11-20|accessdate=2012-11-20}} |
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*[[Katelan Redmon]]- Gonzaga women's basketball player (2009-2012). Transferred to Gonzaga from [[University of Washington]] during the offseason in 2008. Currently a WNBA free agent. |
*[[Katelan Redmon]]- Gonzaga women's basketball player (2009-2012). Transferred to Gonzaga from [[University of Washington]] during the offseason in 2008. Currently a WNBA free agent.{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/katelan_redmon/| title=WNBA.com:Katelan Redmon| publisher=WNBA.com| date= 2012-11-20|accessdate=2012-11-20}} |
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*[[Courtney Vandersloot]]- Gonzaga women's basketball all-time assists leader and second-all time leading scorer (2007-2011). |
*[[Courtney Vandersloot]]- Gonzaga women's basketball all-time assists leader and second-all time leading scorer (2007-2011).{{cite web|url=http://www.gozags.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26400&ATCLID=205173760| title=Courtney Vandersloot Biography| publisher=GoZags.com| date= 2012-11-20|accessdate=2012-11-20}} She became the first player (either male or female) to score 2,000 points and 1,000 assists in their college basketball career.{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/22/courtney-vandersloot-2000-points_n_839059.html |title=Courtney Vandersloot Reaches 2,000 Points, 1,000 Asssists |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= 2011-03-22|accessdate=2012-11-20}} Currently a WNBA player for the ''[[Chicago Sky]]'' and ''[[Beşiktaş JK (women's basketball)|Beşiktaş]]'' during the off-season.{{cite news|url=http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/courtney_vandersloot/ |title=WNBA.com: Courtney Vandersloot|publisher=WNBA.com |date= 2012-03-22|accessdate=2012-11-20}}{{cite news|url=http://www.wnba.com/sky/news/vandersloot_overseas_update_1_2011_10_18.html/ |title=SKY Vandersloot Overseas|publisher=WNBA.com |date= 2012-03-22|accessdate=2012-11-20}} |
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== Head coaching record == |
== Head coaching record == |
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| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Gonzaga |
| Record | 341-156 (.686) |
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| Born | January 14, 1963 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
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| Overall | 3 |
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| WCC Tournament Championship(2007, 2009, 2010, 2011)WCC Regular Season Championship(2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) | |
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Kelly Graves (born January 14, 1963) is the current head women's basketball coach at Gonzaga University (2000–present). Graves was formerly an assistant coach for the Portland Pilots (1994-1997) and St. Mary Gaels, where he later got his first head coaching stunt for the Gaels from 1997-2000. From the 2004-2005 season to present, he guided Gonzaga to eight 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.Anonymous (2011-06-03). "Gonzaga University News Service » Blog Archive » Coach Kelly Graves to Discuss Winning at Dean's Business Forum June 16". News.gonzaga.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
Rankings
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."College Women's Basketball - Rankings - Rivals.com". Rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
Regular Season by years
St. Mary's Gaels (1997-2000)
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."WNIT calls on Gaels, Broncos". sfgate.com. 2000-03-13. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
Gonzaga Bulldogs (2000–present)
In April 2000, Graves was named head coach for Gonzaga. In his 12 years as coach for the Bulldogs, Graves turned the program from a last-place finish in the WCC to a national elite contender."Kelly Graves". WBasketball.ZagExperience.com. 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-11-18. For the past 8 years, Gonzaga have won or co-shared the regular season WCC title and the last five out of six years, Gonzaga had made it into the NCAA tournament, with the WCC first ever at-large bid in the 2011-2012 basketball season."Women Bulldogs Face Rutgers Saturday". News.gonzaga.edu. 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
WCC and NCAA Tournament
In the 2006-2007 season in West Coast Conference play, Gonzaga guided to a 13-1 record in conference play. The lone loss was against Pepperdine at McCarthey Athletic Center. In the middle of the season, future All-American Courtney Vandersloot signed with the Zags. In the WCC tournament, Gonzaga defeated Portland, San Francisco, and LMU to go to their first ever NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, Gonzaga played against Middle Tennessee State and they suffered a 85-46 loss at Stanford, where they finished their season with a 24-10 record.
A couple of years later in the 2008-2009 season in WCC play, Gonzaga guided with a 12-2 record in conference play, with a loss to Portland at home and Pepperdine on the road. In the WCC tournament, Gonzaga defeated LMU and San Diego to go to their second NCAA tournament.
In the 2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, Graves guided Gonzaga to its first ever NCAA tournament victory over Xavier 74-59 at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, WA. They would unfortunately lose to University of Pittsburgh 65-60 in the second round.
In the 2009-2010 season in West Coast Conference play, forward Heather Bowman broke the WCC and Gonzaga women's basketball school record of 2,133 points during the 2009-2010 season."WNBA.com: Prospect: Heather Bowman". WNBA.com. 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-11-18. Gonzaga went undefeated in West Coast Conference with a perfect 14-0 record and unbeaten in West Coast Conference tournament in Las Vegas, NV.
In the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, Graves guided Gonzaga to a 82-76 first round victory over Hall of Fame coach Sylvia Hatchell's University of North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team and a 72-71 second-round victory over Gary Blair's Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team. In the Texas A&M game, Courtney Vandersloot fouled out of the game with over a minute left, where Texas A&M and Gonzaga switch leads back and forth. With approximately 15 seconds left in the game, Vivian Frieson banked in the game-winning shot for the Bulldogs. Both the first and second round games were played at Bank of America Arena and Gonzaga went to their first ever Sweet 16 with the victory over Texas A&M. Gonzaga played against Xavier women's basketball, the team they defeated 74-59 in the first round the year before. Xavier ended Gonzaga's season with a 74-56 defeat at ARCO Arena in Sacramento.
The next year, Gonzaga went undefeated in West Coast Conference with a perfect 14-0 record for the second year in a row and unbeaten in the WCC tournament in Las Vegas, NV.
In the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, Graves guided Gonzaga to a 92-86 first round victory over Lisa Bluder's University of Iowa women's basketball team at the McCarthey Athletic Center on March 19. Senior point guard Courtney Vandersloot scored a career-high 34 points to leave her 10 points shy of becoming the first player in NCAA college basketball history to score 2000 points and 1000 assists in their career.Withers, Bud (2011-03-18). "College Sports". Seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 2011-10-02. {{cite news}}: Text "Gonzaga's Courtney Vandersloot poised to set NCAA milestone" ignored (help); Text "Seattle Times Newspaper" ignored (help) Two days later on March 21, Graves' Gonzaga Bulldogs played against one of the toughest defenses in the nation, Nikki Caldwell's UCLA Bruins. With approximately 12 and a half minutes left in the second half, Courtney Vandersloot stole a pass, which was intended to one of the Bruins and she took a fast break to the basket and scored her 2000th point of her career. She became the first NCAA basketball player (men's or women's) to score 2000 points and tally 1000 assists in their career."Courtney Vandersloot Reaches 2,000 Points, 1,000 Asssists". Huffingtonpost.com. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-10-02. ESPN showed the viewers Vandersloot's milestone and Hall of Famer John Stockton was also shown, standing in the stands. The Zags went on to win 89-75 over the Bruins to advance to the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row. The Zags will play against Jeff Walz's Louisville Cardinals, (who upset Xavier, a team that beat Gonzaga in the Sweet 16 a year earlier), 85-75 on March 21 to advance to the Sweet 16 to play against Gonzaga on March 26 at Spokane Arena. The Zags won 76-69 over Louisville, while Tara VanDerveer's Stanford Cardinal won 72-65 over Sylvia Hatchell's North Carolina Tar Heels to set up an Elite 8 matchup with Gonzaga, which is Gonzaga's first ever appearance in the Elite 8. Stanford won over Gonzaga 84-78 at McCarthey Athletic Center on November 21, 2010. The game will be played on March 28 and it is the title game for the Spokane Regional to determine who will go to Indianapolis for the Final Four. Gonzaga started out at a close game against Stanford, but Stanford proved to be too much for the Zags and the Zags season ended with a 83-60 loss and Courtney Vandersloot's magical career ended. At the end of the season, there was rumors stating that University of Washington was interested in hiring Graves for head coach, but Graves wasn't interested in the job and he decides to stay with Gonzaga."Kelly Graves turns down Washington, will remain head coach at Gonzaga - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2011-10-02. At the end of March 2011, Gonzaga signed an extension for Kelly Graves to coach the women's team until the 2020-2021 season."Coach Kelly Graves, Gonzaga agree to 10-year extension - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
The next year, the Zags went through the conference with a 14-2 with their first WCC loss in nearly three years at home to St. Mary's on January 14 and a 30 point loss to Jeff Judkins' BYU Cougars, which is their biggest loss in nearly 10 years."Zags Dealt Worst WCC Loss in 10 Years". Go Zags.com. 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-03-16. The Zags were the #1 seed in the WCC tournament and on March 3, they played against the St. Mary's Gaels, which they split the season series. The Zags won 83-78 on Kayla Standish's career-high 31 points to lead the Zags to the WCC Championship Game for the eighth consecutive year with a matchup against BYU. The Zags split the season series with the Cougars. The Zags lost to BYU 78-66, where the Cougars are automatically selected in the NCAA tournament, while the Zags wait to hear if they make the NCAA tournament or not.
On March 12, 2012 since Gonzaga is one of 16 locations to host the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament, Gonzaga was picked as a #11 seed in the Kingston region as an at-large bid, the first in WCC women's basketball history. This is Gonzaga's fourth consecutive NCAA tournament. The Zags play against Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer's Rutgers Scarlet Knights at the McCarthey Athletic Center on March 17. This is Gonzaga's second year of hosting the NCAA tournament. The Zags started out with a 20-4 lead against Rutgers. Rutgers comes back, but never came closer to ten points, as Gonzaga win 86-73 to set up a match against Katie Meier's Miami Hurricanes, who won 70-41 over Idaho State on March 19 at 6:40 p.m."Gonzaga takes care of Rutgers". Spokesman.com. 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-25. The Zags defeated the Miami Hurricanes 65-54 for their third Sweet 16 appearance in a row, where they will play against Matthew Mitchell's Kentucky Wildcats at Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island, home of the University of Rhode Island Rams on March 25 at 4 p.m."Gonzaga Women Prepares for Third-Straight Sweet 16 Appearance". News.gonzaga.edu. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-03-25. Gonzaga trailed 43-28 at halftime, and they got as close as 8 points (59-51) before Kentucky put the game away, with Gonzaga losing 79-62 to end their season at 28-6."Gonzaga bows out". Spokesman.com. 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2012-04-02. In April 2012, Graves was named as one of two assistant coaches for the USA U-18 basketball team, coached by Miami Hurricanes women's basketball coach Katie Meier and LSU women's basketball coach Nikki Caldwell is the other assistant coach."Kelly Graves Named Assistant on USA Basketball U18 Team". Gozags.com. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-04-19. The U-18 basketball won gold medal against Brazil, 71-47, which was their sixth straight gold medal."USA Women's U18 Team Golden After Erasing Double-Digit Deficit To Eclipse Brazil 71-47". USABasketball.com. 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
Notable Women's Basketball played under Coach Graves
- Heather Bowman- Gonzaga women's basketball all-time leading scorer (2006-2010)."WNBA.com: Prospect: Heather Bowman". WNBA.com. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-11-20. Currently Whitworth University Pirates women's basketball assistant coach."Heather Bowman: Whitworth Inside Athletics". WhitworthPirates.com. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- Katelan Redmon- Gonzaga women's basketball player (2009-2012). Transferred to Gonzaga from University of Washington during the offseason in 2008. Currently a WNBA free agent."WNBA.com:Katelan Redmon". WNBA.com. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- Courtney Vandersloot- Gonzaga women's basketball all-time assists leader and second-all time leading scorer (2007-2011)."Courtney Vandersloot Biography". GoZags.com. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-11-20. She became the first player (either male or female) to score 2,000 points and 1,000 assists in their college basketball career."Courtney Vandersloot Reaches 2,000 Points, 1,000 Asssists". Huffingtonpost.com. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2012-11-20. Currently a WNBA player for the Chicago Sky and Beşiktaş during the off-season."WNBA.com: Courtney Vandersloot". WNBA.com. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-11-20."SKY Vandersloot Overseas". WNBA.com. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| St. Mary's Lady Gaels (WCC) (1997–2000)
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| 1997–98 | Saint Mary's | 19-9 | 9-5 | T-4th | |||||
| 1998–99 | Saint Mary's | 27-7 | 9-5 | T-2nd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 1999–2000 | Saint Mary's | 20-10 | 11-3 | T-1st | NIT 1st Round | ||||
| Saint Mary's: | 66-26 (.717) | 29–13 (.690) |
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| Gonzaga Lady Zags (WCC) (2000–present) | |||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Gonzaga | 5-23 | 0-14 | 8th | |||||
| 2001-2002 | Gonzaga | 11-18 | 2-12 | 8th | |||||
| 2002–2003 | Gonzaga | 18-12 | 9-5 | T-2nd | |||||
| 2003–2004 | Gonzaga | 18-12 | 10-4 | T-2nd | NIT 1st Round | ||||
| 2004–2005 | Gonzaga | 28-4 | 14-0 | 1st | NIT 2nd Round | ||||
| 2005–2006 | Gonzaga | 16-14 | 11-3 | T-1st | |||||
| 2006–2007 | Gonzaga | 24-10 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2007-2008 | Gonzaga | 25-9 | 13-1 | 1st | NIT 2nd Round | ||||
| 2008-2009 | Gonzaga | 27-7 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 2009-2010 | Gonzaga | 29-5 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2010-2011 | Gonzaga | 31-5 | 14-0 | 1st | NCAA Elite 8 | ||||
| 2011-2012 | Gonzaga | 28-6 | 14-2 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2012-2013 | Gonzaga | 19-5 | 9-1 | 1st | |||||
| Gonzaga: | 279-130 (.682) | 135–45 (.750) | |||||||
| Total: | 345-156 (.689) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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† Also won WCC Tournament Championship.
- Also won WCC Regular Season Championship.
‡ Also won both WCC Regular Season and Tournament Championship.