Kelly Sheffield Explained

Kelly Sheffield
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Wisconsin
Current Conference:Big Ten
Birth Date:14 July 1970
Birth Place:Muncie, Indiana
Alma Mater:Ball State
Coach Years1:1997
Coach Team1:Houston (assistant)
Coach Years2:1998–1999
Coach Team2:Virginia (assistant)
Coach Years3:2000
Coach Team3:Clemson (assistant)
Coach Years4:2001–2007
Coach Team4:Albany
Coach Years5:2008–2012
Coach Team5:Dayton
Coach Years6:2013–present
Coach Team6:Wisconsin
Championships:NCAA national champions (2021)
3x America East regular season champions (2004-2006)
4x Atlantic 10 regular season champions (2009-2012)
5x Big Ten regular season champions (2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Awards:Zimbrick Honda Madison Sportsman of the Year (2014)
3x Big Ten Coach of the Year (2014, 2019, 2022)
Volleyball Magazine National Coach of the Year (2013)
3x Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2010-2012)
2x America East Coach of the Year (2004, 2006)
6x AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023)

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.[1] [2] [3] In 2021, Sheffield coached the Badgers to the program's first ever National Championship, defeating No. 10 Nebraska in 5 sets.

Head coaching record

On January 20, 2017, the University of Wisconsin announced that Sheffield had signed a contract extension through January 31, 2022.[4]

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AVCA All-Americans Coached

*Denotes AVCA National Player of the Year

First Team

Second Team

Third Team

Honorable Mention

Coaching Awards

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wisconsin shocks No. 1 Texas. Associated Press. ESPN.com. 20 December 2013. 12 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Karp. Sam. Volleyball: Sky's the limit for coach Kelly Sheffield. The Daily Cardinal. 29 April 2014 . Madison.com. 12 May 2014.
  3. Web site: Penn State beats Wisconsin for NCAA volleyball title. A Gannett Company. USA Today. 12 May 2014.
  4. Web site: Keith. Braden. Wisconsin Extends Head Coach Kelly Sheffield Through 2022. VolleyMob. 20 January 2017. 21 January 2017.
  5. Web site: Kelly Sheffield named Wisconsin volleyball coach. uwbadgers.com. 12 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513122157/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/122812aaa.html. 13 May 2014. dead.
  6. Web site: Postseason Volleyball Honors Big Ten Conference Official Site . 2015-01-10 . 2015-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150110053912/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/120214aaa.html . dead .
  7. Web site: Hernandez. Rob. Madison Sports Hall of Fame: Final Four coaches Bo Ryan, Kelly Sheffield to receive Madison Sportsman Award . Madison.com. 24 May 2014 . 5 June 2014.

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