Kyra Elzy
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kentucky |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 11–3 (.786) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 17, 1978 La Grange, Kentucky |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–2001 | Tennessee |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–2004 | Western Kentucky (assistant) |
| 2004–2008 | Kansas (assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 2010–2012 | Kentucky (AHC) |
| 2012–2015 | Tennessee (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Tennessee (AHC) |
| 2016–2020 | Kentucky (AHC) |
| 2020–present | Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–3 (.786) |
Kyra Elzy (born August 17, 1978) is the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team.[1] On December 14, 2020, after starting the season 6-0 and having a top-ten AP ranking, AD Mitch Barnhart removed the "interim" tag and made Elzy the head coach. [2]
College career
Elzy attended Tennessee between 1996 and 2001, sitting out the 1998 – 99 season due to an injury. She was a member of the teams that won the national championship in 1997 and 1998, as well as the team that finished as the national runner-up in 2000. She was named the winner of the Holly Warlick defensive player of the year award in 1997.[3][4]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Kentucky | 11-3 | 4-2 | ||||||
| Kentucky: | 11–3 (.786) | 4–2 (.667) | |||||||
| Total: | 11–3 (.786) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ Crane, Evan (November 12, 2020). "Matthew Mitchell Retires from Coaching; Kyra Elzy Named Interim Head Coach". UKAthletics.com. Kentucky Wildcats Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Thompson, Tyler (14 December 2020). "Kentucky names Kyra Elzy Women's Basketball head coach, removes interim tag". Kentucky Sports Radio. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Kyra Elzy - Women's Basketball Coach". University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ McKinney, Josh. "Kyra Elzy returns home, named UK women's basketball associate head coach". WYMT. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
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