&sq=&lang=&file=File:Mike_Kelly_Perth_Wildcats.jpg) Kelly with the Perth Wildcats in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 November 1967 |
| Nationality | American / Australian |
| Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1989: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1989–2006 |
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1989 | Lucky Cement Basketball Team |
| 1990 | Griffith Demons |
| 1991–1993 | North East Melbourne Arrows |
| 1993 | Hobart Devils |
| 1994–1995 | Nunawading Spectres |
| 1994; 1996–1998 | S.E. Melbourne Magic |
| 1998–1999 | Victoria Titans |
| 1999–2004 | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 2004–2006 | Wollongong Hawks |
| As coach: | |
| 2005–2006 | Wollongong Hawks (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Vanguard (assistant) |
| 2008–2013 | Utah Valley (assistant) |
| 2013–2015 | Townsville Crocodiles (assistant) |
| 2015–2018 | Melbourne United (associate HC) |
| 2018–2021 | Cairns Taipans |
| 2021–2023 | Perth Wildcats (associate HC) |
| 2023–2024 | S.E. Melbourne Phoenix |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Mike Kelly (born 20 November 1967) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player. He played college basketball for Orange Coast College and Westmont College before playing professionally in Australia. He played 13 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL) between 1993 and 2006, winning an NBL championship with the South East Melbourne Magic in 1996 while earning grand final MVP honours. In 1997 and 1998, he earned back-to-back NBL Best Defensive Player selection. He moved into coaching after retiring as a player, where he served as a college assistant for seven years before returning to the NBL in 2013. In 2018, he won an NBL championship as an assistant with Melbourne United. Two years later, he won NBL Coach of the Year as head coach of the Cairns Taipans. He was appointed head coach of the South East Melbourne Phoenix in 2023 but left in October 2024 after starting the 2024–25 NBL season with a 0–5 record.