The University of Tampa
NCAA DII • SSC
Date: September 22, 2026
Would Recommend
Only cares about bringing D1 players
Private, not-for-profit, Four or more years • NCAA DII, SSC • Tampa, FL
Four or more years, Private, not-for-profit • Tampa, FL
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The University of Tampa Spartans
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The University of Tampa
NCAA DII • SSC
Date: September 22, 2026
Would Recommend
Only cares about bringing D1 players
The University of Tampa
NCAA DII • SSC
Date: September 21, 2026
Would Recommend
She left a player at the hotel and had to go back and get her Left a player at the airport and wouldn’t answer her phone Avoids meeting with athletes when asked Has favorites Doesn’t give all information like what to wear on travel trips then wants to yell at player that didn’t wear the correct attire Let’s captains belittle the underclassman Does not know how to coach games Practice consists of Passing patterns every day
The University of Tampa
NCAA DII • SSC
Date: May 5, 2026
Would Recommend
This sums up everything that is Coach Kelly… She yelled at the sideline of players who have barely seen the field all season (if at all) when we lost the SSC championship this week. She said we weren’t supportive enough. Of course the loss had nothing to do with the large number of turnovers, losing the draw, forcing shots that shouldn’t have been taken, etc…. It was the sidelines fault. This isn’t the first time Coach Kelly has blamed the sideline for a loss. The players on this team truly do support each other and get along. We cheer on our teammates and hope for success for all of us. Playing for Coach Kelly these past few years has really taken a toll on many players mental health. Coach Kelly has gotten worse with the pressure of 2 consecutive national championship wins. You never know what you will be dealing with from Coach Kelly on the daily (truly bipolar) and there are a lot of mind games played. This is an overall theme in her past reviews and completely true. She plays favorites and once you are no longer on that list, it doesn’t matter how hard you practice or improve. The roster is so large now that not everyone travels. When she recruited me she made a point of stating that all players traveled to away games because she thought that was fair since all players have a role and contribute during practices. That only occurred my freshmen year and it’s embarrassing when only a handful of players don’t get to travel to the away games with the rest of the team. Non-motivating for sure! I really don’t know how these college coaches that continue to preach that mental health matters continue to get away with being the main reason a player has mental health issues. Winning team only because they attract top players (and an active transfer portal) due to popularity of the school and it’s Florida location. It’s such a shame they have such a terrible head coach! I think it’s time for a change but hard to justify with leadership at the university when they are having winning seasons. Karma will prevail!
The University of Tampa
NCAA DII • SSC
Date: April 25, 2026
Would Recommend
Very old school. Plays a 1970's-80's style of basketball which is awful to watch (and play) and not effective in today's game. Doesn't get the most out of his players. Hasn't changed his style and philosophy as the game has changed and evolved. Doesn't understand effective field goal percentage at all. Incorrectly compares 2 PT shooters and 3 PT shooters efficiency using straight FG percentage rather than eFG percentage (which gives the accurate comparison taking into account that a 3 PT shot gives you 1.5 times more points than a 2 PT shot.) Still plays a boring, half-court game with way too much dribbling and very little passing and ball movement.
The University of Tampa
NCAA DII • SSC
Date: April 11, 2026
Would Recommend
what the coach was like: childish the coaches style: fade a memorable story: chuzz the team culture: lovveellllly overall review: fade