Kelly Sheffield
Kelly Sheffield (born July 14, 1970) is an American college volleyball coach and the current head coach for the women's volleyball team at the University of Wisconsin. He is also a former head coach of Dayton and Albany. In his rookie season coaching the Badgers' Sheffield took his team to the NCAA championship match, he is one of only three head coaches to lead their teams to the final match in their first seasons. The 12th-seeded Badgers upset the No. 1 seeded and defending national champion Texas Longhorns only to fall in the championship match to No. 2 Penn State in the 2013 NCAA championships. In 2021, Sheffield coached the Badgers to the program's first ever National Championship, defeating No. 10 Nebraska in 5 sets.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Wisconsin |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 294–61 (.828) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 14, 1970 Muncie, Indiana |
| Alma mater | Ball State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997 | Houston (assistant) |
| 1998–1999 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 2000 | Clemson (assistant) |
| 2001–2007 | Albany |
| 2008–2012 | Dayton |
| 2013–present | Wisconsin |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 567–173 (.766) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA national champions (2021) 3x America East regular season champions (2004-2006) | |
| Awards | |
| Zimbrick Honda Madison Sportsman of the Year (2014) 3x Big Ten Coach of the Year (2014, 2019, 2022) | |