Tianni Kelly was named Associate Head Coach for Chattanooga Women’s Basketball on April 26, 2024.
Start Date: April 26, 2024
All-Time Coaching Positions
- Chattanooga, Associate Head Coach, 2024-Present
- University of Charleston (WV), Head Coach, 2020-24
- Valdosta State, Assistant Coach, 2019-20
- Florida Southern College, Assistant Coach, 2017-19
- University of Charleston (WV), Assistant Coach, 2014-17
All-Time Coaching Highlights (as a Head Coach)
- Overall record of 85-32
- 59-21 record in the Mountain East Conference
- 1x NCAA Divsision II Elite Eight appearance (2021)
- 2x NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen appearances (2022, 2021)
- 3 consecutive NCAA Division II Tournament appearances (2023, 2022, 2021)
- 3x Mountain East Conference Tournament title game appearances (2023, 2022, 2021)
- 2x Mountain East Conference Tournament champion (2022, 2021)
- 1x Mountain East Conference regular season champion (2021)
- 1x Mountain East Conference Women’s Sports Coach of the Year (2021)
- 1x Mountain East Conference Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year (2021)
- 1x Furfari West Virginia College Coach of the Year (2021)
- 8 MEC All-Conference selections
- 2 NCAA Atlantic Region All-Tournament Team honorees
- 3 MEC All-Tournament Team players
- 1 MEC Tournament MVP
- 1 MEC Female Athlete of the Year
- 1 MEC Player of the Year
- 1 WBCA NCAA Division II All-American
- 13-0 start to the 2020-21 season marks the best start to a season in program history
All-Time Coaching Highlights (as an assistant)
- Overall record of 157-89 as an assistant
- 100-54 in league play as an assistant
- 1x NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen appearance (2019)
- 2 NCAA Division II Tournament appearances (2019, 2018)
- 1 WBIT appearance (2026)
- 1 WNIT appearance, making the second round (2025)
- 1 Southern Conference Regular Season Championship (2026)
- 2x Sunshine State Conference Regular Season champion (2019, 2018)
- 2x Sunshine State Conference Tournament champion (2019, 2018)
- Held a 12-game winning streak in her second season at UTC
- WBCA Thirty Under 30 honoree (2018)
- 4 WBCA NCAA Division II All-Americans
- 1 DCCA Region Player of the Year
- 2 Sunshine State Conference Tournament MVPs
- 3 Southern Conference All-Tournament Team selections
- 3 Sunshine State Conference All-Tournament Team selections
- 2 Sunshine State Conference Players of the Year
- 2 NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team honorees
- 1 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American
- 1 SoCon Player of the Year
- 4 SoCon All-Conference selections
- 2 SoCon All-Freshman Team selections
- 2 SoCon All-Defensive Team selections
- 5 SoCon All-Tournament selections
- 6 MEC All-Conference selections
- 5 SSC All-Conference selections
- 1 GSC All-Conference selection
- 7 CSC Academic All-District honorees
Playing Career
- University of Charleston, 2009-14
Playing Career Highlights
University of Charleston (2009-14):
- 2x NCAA Division II Tournament appearances (2014, 2011)
- 1x WVIAC regular season champion (2011)
- Played in 88 total games for the Golden Eagles
- Ended her playing career with 433 points, 430 rebounds, 139 assists, 64 steals and 54 blocks
- Had a career scoring averaged of 4.9 points/game and a career rebounding average of 4.9 rebounds/game
Education
Alma Mater: University of Charleston ’14
Bachelors: Business and Sport Administration (UC)
Masters: Business and Leadership (Georgia State)
Personal
Hometown: Pickerington, Ohio
