University of Minnesota Athletics
Women's Basketball
Curry, Kelly
Kelly Curry
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- kellyr@umn.edu
- Phone:
- 612-624-3563
A former standout player and assistant coach at Minnesota, Kelly Curry (née Roysland) was named assistant coach at Minnesota on April 23, 2018.
In her current role, Curry works with Minnesota's wing players, is the liaison with the Lindahl Academic Center and helps prepare scouting reports and game strategies.
In her four seasons at Minnesota, she has helped the Maroon and Gold reach the postseason twice and coached one WNBA draft pick, one All-American, seven All-Big Ten honorees, two members of the Big Ten All-Freshman team and one Big Ten All-Defensive Team player and countless Academic All-Big Ten honorees.
She returned to the Golden Gophers after spending four seasons as the Macalester (St. Paul) head women's basketball coach. In 2016-17, the Scots went 11-14, the program's highest win total in five years. Curry went to Macalester prior to the 2014-15 campaign after serving as the interim head coach (2014) and an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota for four seasons (2010-14).
While in her first stint at Minnesota, Curry worked with the Gophers' guards, as well as having responsibilities with scouting and recruiting. She aided Minnesota in securing the 17th-ranked recruiting class in the nation in 2011 and the 34th-ranked recruiting class nationally in 2010. She also helped guide the team's guards to numerous accolades, including All-Big Ten honors six times, as well as earning WBCA All-Region and WBCA Honorable Mention All-America honors.
Prior to returning to Minnesota, Curry was an assistant coach at North Dakota State University. She was hired at NDSU in June of 2008 and helped the Bison post back-to-back 16-13 records, including a combined mark of 23-13 in the Summit League.
A native of Fosston, Minn., Curry was a four-year letterwinner in basketball for the Gophers from 2004-07, joining Whalen on the team's run to the 2004 Final Four and serving as a team captain as a senior. Curry also played one year of volleyball as a fifth-year senior in 2007.
Curry finished her basketball career at Minnesota ranked 12th (currently 19th) on Minnesota's all-time scoring list with 1,074 career points. She averaged 8.5 points per game over 126 contests for the Gophers, including a team-high 13.2 points per game during her senior season in 2006-07.
Curry, whose father is the head women's basketball coach at Division II Minnesota-Crookston, earned her bachelor's degree in sport management from Minnesota in 2007. She went on to receive a master's degree in exercise science from Minnesota in 2009. She married Eric Curry in August of 2014, and the couple has two sons, Brekken and Hayes.
COACHING HISTORY
2018-Present: Minnesota (Assistant Coach)
2014-18: Macalester College (Head Coach)
2010-14: Minnesota (Assistant Coach)
2008-10: North Dakota State (Assistant Coach)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
2003-07: Minnesota
PLAYING HONORS
All-Big Ten Third Team -- Media (2007)
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention -- Coaches (2007)
Minnesota Team MVP (2007)
Academic All-Big Ten (2005, '06, '07)
In her current role, Curry works with Minnesota's wing players, is the liaison with the Lindahl Academic Center and helps prepare scouting reports and game strategies.
In her four seasons at Minnesota, she has helped the Maroon and Gold reach the postseason twice and coached one WNBA draft pick, one All-American, seven All-Big Ten honorees, two members of the Big Ten All-Freshman team and one Big Ten All-Defensive Team player and countless Academic All-Big Ten honorees.
She returned to the Golden Gophers after spending four seasons as the Macalester (St. Paul) head women's basketball coach. In 2016-17, the Scots went 11-14, the program's highest win total in five years. Curry went to Macalester prior to the 2014-15 campaign after serving as the interim head coach (2014) and an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota for four seasons (2010-14).
While in her first stint at Minnesota, Curry worked with the Gophers' guards, as well as having responsibilities with scouting and recruiting. She aided Minnesota in securing the 17th-ranked recruiting class in the nation in 2011 and the 34th-ranked recruiting class nationally in 2010. She also helped guide the team's guards to numerous accolades, including All-Big Ten honors six times, as well as earning WBCA All-Region and WBCA Honorable Mention All-America honors.
Prior to returning to Minnesota, Curry was an assistant coach at North Dakota State University. She was hired at NDSU in June of 2008 and helped the Bison post back-to-back 16-13 records, including a combined mark of 23-13 in the Summit League.
A native of Fosston, Minn., Curry was a four-year letterwinner in basketball for the Gophers from 2004-07, joining Whalen on the team's run to the 2004 Final Four and serving as a team captain as a senior. Curry also played one year of volleyball as a fifth-year senior in 2007.
Curry finished her basketball career at Minnesota ranked 12th (currently 19th) on Minnesota's all-time scoring list with 1,074 career points. She averaged 8.5 points per game over 126 contests for the Gophers, including a team-high 13.2 points per game during her senior season in 2006-07.
Curry, whose father is the head women's basketball coach at Division II Minnesota-Crookston, earned her bachelor's degree in sport management from Minnesota in 2007. She went on to receive a master's degree in exercise science from Minnesota in 2009. She married Eric Curry in August of 2014, and the couple has two sons, Brekken and Hayes.
COACHING HISTORY
2018-Present: Minnesota (Assistant Coach)
2014-18: Macalester College (Head Coach)
2010-14: Minnesota (Assistant Coach)
2008-10: North Dakota State (Assistant Coach)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
2003-07: Minnesota
PLAYING HONORS
All-Big Ten Third Team -- Media (2007)
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention -- Coaches (2007)
Minnesota Team MVP (2007)
Academic All-Big Ten (2005, '06, '07)
Coach Plitzuweit Previews First Practice
Tuesday, September 23
CHS Home Grown Gophers: Mallory Heyer
Tuesday, September 23
Gopher Players Preview First Practice
Tuesday, September 23
The Story Behind The Photos | Episode 7
Friday, September 05
