ASSISTANT COACH KELLY CURRY

Kelly Curry enters his 10th season with the Crimson Tide women's basketball team in 2022-23, where he primarily works with the perimeters, while also handling scheduling and scouting.

Last season, he helped guide the Crimson Tide to its third 20-plus win season in the last six seasons, a Southeastern Conference quarterfinals appearance and a Women’s National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals appearance. Alabama won eight of its last 11 games, including six of its last eight games, to conclude the season in 2021-22 . That run was highlighted by a pair of top-25 wins, and it featured a 2-1 record at the SEC Tournament and a 3-1 record in the WNIT.

Curry had a prominent role in developing All-SEC Second Team selection Brittany Davis, who concluded the season leading the league in 3FGM (93) and 3FGPG (2.74). She also broke a three-decade-old school record with her 93 three-point field goals. Davis combined for 603 points on the season, becoming the first Alabama player to eclipse 600 points in a single season since 1998-99 and just the sixth in program records.

In a unique 2020-21 season that brought scheduling challenges because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Curry helped coach the UA program to its first NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament appearance since 1999. In the process, the Crimson Tide recorded a 17-10 record, including its second straight 8-8 mark in the Southeastern Conference. The back-to-back eight league wins marked the first time the Tide achieved that feat since 1996-97 – 1997-98. Working primarily with the guards, including 2021 All-SEC Second Team selection Jordan Lewis, the club averaged 74.6 points per game (fourth in the league and the program's best average since 1998-99), shooting 43.6 percent from the field and 36.1 percent from long range (fourth in the league). Meanwhile, Alabama led the SEC in assists per game, dishing out 15.2 each contest.

The 2019-20 season was the most successful in Curry's tenure as the team's offensive coordinator as the Tide put up 71.7 points per contest which is the most for an Alabama team since 2001-02. The squad also shot at a 33.9 clip from beyond the arc which was the sixth-highest percentage in program history and the highest percentage since the 01-02 campaign. In addition, Curry's scheduling had the Tide in the mix for its first NCAA Tournament bid in 21 years before the COVID-19 pandemic cut the basketball season short, after ending the 2019-20 campaign with the 43-toughest schedule in the country. Curry is also the position coach for the guards on the team which includes Jordan Lewis who led the team in points (13.1) and assists (3.9).

In 2018-19, Curry played a pivotal role in the Tide becoming the first SEC team in history to complete a five-game winning streak over Tennessee as the Crimson Tide downed the 20th-ranked Lady Vols, 86-65, on Jan. 17, 2019. Working with the perimeter players, Curry saw success in first-year standout Cierra Johnson who led the team with 14.7 points (14th in SEC) and 3.1 assists (15th in SEC) per game.

Curry helped Alabama to back-to-back 20-win seasons in 2016-17 and 2017-18, to go along with a pair of Women's National Invitation Tournament quarterfinal appearances. In 2017-18, the Tide picked up its first win in program history in Knoxville against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers and boasted three 1,000-point scorers in Hannah Cook, Meoshonti Knight and Ashley Williams for the first time.

In 2016-17, Alabama collected 22 wins, which was the most since the 1997-98 season and, in addition to reaching the quarterfinals of the WNIT, the Tide also advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament for the first time since 2005.

Under his watch, point guard Jordan Lewis was named 2017 SEC Newcomer of the Year by the Associated Press after earning a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team and being named SEC Freshman of the Week five times. She finished the season ranked fifth in the league in assists per game and 19th in minutes played, the highest of any freshman in those categories. Additionally, Cook ranked No. 1 in every three-point category in the SEC, including percentage, makes, makes per game and attempts.

Curry helped guide Alabama back to the postseason for the first time in five years to cap off the 2015-16 season. The Tide also snapped a 42-game losing streak to women's basketball powerhouse Tennessee, marking the program's first victory over the Lady Volunteers since 1984.

In 2014-15, Alabama collected double-digit wins in non-conference play for the first time since 2010 and had several finish in the final Southeastern Conference rankings, including Ashley Williams, who led the conference in field goal percentage for the entire season.

In his first season with the program, Alabama won seven SEC games marking the most since the 2001-02 season. Included in those victories was the first in Lexington against Kentucky since 2002, the first against Georgia since 2004 snapping a 23-game losing streak to the Lady Bulldogs, and the first in program history at Vanderbilt's Memorial Gym. Overall, the Tide won 14 games, playing one of the most difficult schedules in the nation.

That year, Williams became the first Alabama player in three seasons to be named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. The two-time SEC Freshman of the Week and member of the Cavalier Classic All-Tournament Team, Williams finished as the only freshman in the SEC to rank in the top 20 in scoring and top 15 in rebounding against league opponents. She came in at No. 17 in scoring, averaging 13.8 points, and No. 14 in rebounding with 6.9 boards per contest.

Curry came to Tuscaloosa after serving in the same position at Texas Tech from 2006-13. Throughout his tenure, the Lady Raiders made five postseason appearances and had three 20-plus win seasons.

Prior to his seven-year stint in Lubbock, Curry spent seven seasons at Purdue, where he also coached the post players and was heavily involved in recruiting and scheduling. The Boilermakers advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each of those years, making the national championship game in 2001. In addition, Purdue won three Big Ten Tournament Championships (2000, 03, 04) and two Big Ten regular season titles (2001, 02).

Curry began his coaching career at Louisiana Tech in 1998, where he spent one season on the sidelines under Hall of Famer Leon Barmore. That year, the Lady Techsters posted a 30-3 record and reached the NCAA Final Four.

Curry graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in business administration management in 1990 and received his teaching certification in 1993 from Stephen F. Austin.

Curry and his wife Kristy have two daughters, Kelsey and Kendall.