Lake Kelly (October 3, 1933 – March 5, 2009) was an American college basketball coach. He served as head coach of the Austin Peay Governors and Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.[1]
 Kelly at APSU during the 1972–73 season. | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1933 Flemingsburg, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 2009 (aged 75) Flemingsburg, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1952–1956 | Georgia Tech |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1959–1960 | Amelia HS |
| 1960–1961 | Morehead State (GA) |
| 1962–1963 | Morehead State (assistant) |
| 1963–1964 | Florida State (assistant) |
| 1964–1965 | Loyola (LA) (assistant) |
| 1965–1968 | Morehead State (assistant) |
| 1969–1970 | Lexington HS |
| 1970–1971 | Austin Peay (assistant) |
| 1971–1977 | Austin Peay |
| 1977–1979 | Oral Roberts |
| 1979–1983 | George Rogers Clark HS |
| 1983–1985 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1985–1990 | Austin Peay |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 219–146 (.600) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 OVC regular season (1973, 1974, 1977) OVC Tournament (1987) | |
| Awards | |
| OVC Coach of the Year (1973) | |
Following his coaching career, Kelly became a school administrator in Fleming County, Kentucky.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay Governors (Ohio Valley Conference) (1971–1977) | |||||||||
| 1971–72 | Austin Peay | 10–14 | 5–9 | T–6th | |||||
| 1972–73 | Austin Peay | 21–5 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1973–74 | Austin Peay | 17–10 | 10–4 | T–1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1974–75 | Austin Peay | 17–10 | 10–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1975–76 | Austin Peay | 20–7 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1976–77 | Austin Peay | 24–4 | 13–1 | 1st | |||||
| Austin Peay: | 109–50 (.686) | 59–25 (.702) | |||||||
| Oral Roberts Titans (Independent) (1977–1979) | |||||||||
| 1977–78 | Oral Roberts | 13–14 | |||||||
| 1978–79 | Oral Roberts | 17–10 | |||||||
| Oral Roberts: | 30–24 (.556) | ||||||||
| Austin Peay Governors (Ohio Valley Conference) (1985–1990) | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | Austin Peay | 14–14 | 8–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1986–87 | Austin Peay | 20–12 | 8–6 | T–4th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 1987–88 | Austin Peay | 17–13 | 10–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1988–89 | Austin Peay | 18–12 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1989–90 | Austin Peay | 10–19 | 2–10 | 7th | |||||
| Austin Peay: | 79–70 (.530) | 36–30 (.545) | |||||||
| Total: | 219–146 (.600) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Former Govs basketball coach Lake Kelly dies". letsgopeay.com. March 5, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ "Lake Kelly dies at 75". maysville-online.com. March 5, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2021.