Kellie Harper

Kellie Jolly Harper
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Missouri State
Conference	MVC
Record	56-41 (.577)
Biographical details
Born	May 3, 1977 (age 47); Sparta, Tennessee
Alma mater	White County High School Sparta, TN
Playing career
1995–1999	Tennessee
Position(s)	Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2001	Auburn (asst.)
2001–2004	Chattanooga (asst.)
2004–2009	Western Carolina
2009–2013	NC State
2013–present	Missouri State
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2007 Southern Conference Champions (WCU); 2005, 2009 Southern Conference Tournament Champions (WCU)
Awards
	2007 Southern Conference Coach of the Year (WCU); 3x NCAA National Champion (1996-1998) (Tennessee Lady Volunteers)

Kellie Jolly Harper (born May 3, 1977)^[1] is the head coach of the Missouri State University Lady Bears, and the former head coach of the NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team.

Playing career

Born Kellie Jean Jolly in Sparta, Tennessee, she is a graduate of White County High School in Sparta, Tennessee, where she earned many honors as a high school basketball player and ranked third academically in her graduating class.^[2]

In college, she was one of the starting point guards for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers during their three consecutive NCAA women's national championships from 1996 to 1998. In 1997, Harper was named to the Final Four All Tournament team.^[3]

Coaching career

On January 28, 2008, Kellie earned her 66th win, passing Beth Dunkenberger as the second winningest women's basketball coach in Western Carolina history with a 60–49 victory over College of Charleston at the Ramsey Center.

NC State athletic director Debbie Yow fired Harper on March 26, 2013, after Harper compiled an overall four-year record for the Wolfpack of 70-64 but only 23-29 within the Atlantic Coast Conference.

On April 10, 2013, Harper was named head coach of the Missouri State Lady Bears. Missouri State is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Personal life

Harper married Jon Harper in 1999. He served on her coaching staff at Western Carolina and at NC State.

Coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Western Carolina (Southern Conference) (2004–2009)
2004–05	Western Carolina	18–14	10–10	T-5th	NCAA First Round
2005–06	Western Carolina	10–20	9–11	5th
2006–07	Western Carolina	24–10	15–3	1st	WNIT Second Round
2007–08	Western Carolina	25–9	15–3	2nd	WNIT First Round
2008–09	Western Carolina	21–12	14–6	T-3rd	NCAA First Round
Western Carolina:		98–66 (.598)	63–33 (.656)
NC State (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2009–2012)
2009–10	NC State	20–14	7–7	T-5th	NCAA First Round
2010–11	NC State	14–17	4–10	10th
2011–12	NC State	19–16	5–11	9th	WNIT Second Round
2012–13	NC State	17-17	7-11	7th	WNIT Second Round
NC State:		70-64 (.522)	23-39 (.442)
Missouri State (Missouri Valley Conference) (2013–present)
2013–14	Missouri State	14-17	8-10	T-6th
2014–15	Missouri State	18-15	13-5	3rd	WNIT First Round
2015–16	Missouri State	24-10	14-4	T-2nd	NCAA First Round
Missouri State:		56-42 (.571)	35-19 (.648)
Total:		224–172 (.566)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 23 Sep 2015.
^ Kellie Harper Bio on Catamountsports.com, accessed January 12, 2011
^ Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

External links

[NCAA_Coaches-1] "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 23 Sep 2015.

[2] Kellie Harper Bio on Catamountsports.com, accessed January 12, 2011

[FF_Record_book-3] Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

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