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]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Kentucky |
Conference | SEC |
Record | 37–21 (.638) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1978-08-17) August 17, 1978 (age 44) 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 | 37–21 (.638) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
SEC tournament (2022)
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Awards | |
Maggie Dixon Award winner (2021) | |
Elzy attended Tennessee between 1996 and 2001, sitting out the 1998 – 99 season due to an injury. Under acclaimed coach Pat Summitt, 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.[3] She was named the winner of the Holly Warlick defensive player of the year award in 1997.[4][5]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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2020–21 | Kentucky | 18–9 | 9–6 | T–5th | NCAA second round | ||||
2021–22 | Kentucky | 19–12 | 8–8 | 7th | NCAA first round | ||||
Kentucky: | 37–21 (.638) | 17–14 (.548) | |||||||
Total: | 37–21 (.638) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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