Kellie Jolly Harper is a women's basketball head coach. She currently coaches the Missouri Tigers. Before coaching at Missouri, she was the head coach at Western Carolina, NC State, Missouri State, and Tennessee.
On May 3, 1977, Kellie Jolly Harper, who later became a successful women's basketball coach, was born.
In 1994, Cheryl Burnett won the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year award before Kellie Harper won it in 2019.
In 1996, Kellie Harper was a starting point guard for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, beginning their run of three consecutive NCAA women's national championships.
In 1997, Kellie Harper was named to the Final Four All Tournament team as a player for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.
In 1998, Kellie Harper was a starting point guard for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, during their third consecutive NCAA women's national championship.
In 1999, Kellie Harper married Jon Harper, who was a member of her coaching staff at multiple universities.
On January 28, 2008, Kellie Harper achieved her 66th win as coach, surpassing Beth Dunkenberger to become the second-winningest women's basketball coach in Western Carolina history, with a 60–49 victory over College of Charleston.
On March 26, 2013, Debbie Yow, the athletic director for NC State, fired Kellie Harper after she had a four-year record of 70-64 overall, but only 23-39 within the Atlantic Coast Conference.
On April 10, 2013, Kellie Harper was appointed as the head coach of the Missouri State Lady Bears, a team in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Starting in 2014, Kellie Harper led the Missouri State Lady Bears to the first of five consecutive top-three finishes in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In 2016, Kellie Harper led the Missouri State Lady Bears to the NCAA Tournament.
In 2018, the Lady Bears finished the regular season with a 20-9 record (16-2 in the MVC) after starting the season 1-7.
On April 8, 2019, Kellie Harper was hired as the next coach of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.
In 2019, Kellie Harper led the Missouri State Lady Bears to another berth in the NCAA Tournament.
In 2019, Kellie Harper was named the Kay Yow Coach of the Year award winner.
On April 1, 2024, Kellie Harper was fired as the Tennessee Lady Volunteers head coach after five seasons.
Following her firing from Tennessee, in 2024, Kellie Harper served as a women's basketball analyst on the SEC Network and provided analysis at the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament.
On March 18, 2025, Kellie Harper was hired by the Missouri Tigers.
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