Kyle Keller

Kyle Keller
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Stephen F. Austin
Conference Southland
Record 46–22 (.676)
Biographical details
Born (1968-01-16) January 16, 1968
Dallas, Texas
Alma mater Oklahoma State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1994 Louisiana Tech (asst.)
1994–1996 Tyler JC (asst.)
1996–1997 UTSA (asst.)
1997–1999 Tyler JC
1999–2008 Oklahoma State (asst.)
2008–2011 Kansas (asst.)
2011–2016 Texas A&M (asst.)
2016–present Stephen F. Austin
Head coaching record
Overall 46–22 (.676)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Southland Tournament champions (2018)

Kyle Keller (born January 16, 1968) is an American basketball coach, currently the head coach for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team. Previously, he served as an assistant coach at Texas A&M, Kansas, Oklahoma State, UTSA, Louisiana Tech and head coach at Tyler Junior College.

Early coaching career

Keller started his coaching career as an assistant at Louisiana Tech. After a four-year stint, Keller joined the staff at Tyler Junior College before taking a position as an assistant at Texas-San Antonio for one season. In 1997, Keller returned to Tyler Junior College and accepted his first head coaching job. Keller joined the staff of head coach Eddie Sutton at Oklahoma State in 1999, where he would remain until 2008. Keller's time in Stillwater was marred by the plane crash that killed 10 players and staffers in early 2001, including Keller's cousin, Nate Fleming, who replaced Keller on the plane during a last-minute switch. Keller's experience and that of Fleming's family in the aftermath of the crash was documented by ESPN's Outside The Lines in 2011.[1] Following the resignation of then-head coach Sean Sutton in 2008, Keller relocated to Kansas where he served as an assistant to Bill Self. After three seasons, Keller became an assistant to Billy Kennedy at Texas A&M. In 2016, Keller accepted the head coaching position at Stephen F. Austin following the departure of Brad Underwood to Oklahoma State.[2]

Head coaching career

Stephen F. Austin

On April 4, 2016, Keller was hired as the head coach at Stephen F. Austin. He replaced Brad Underwood who left after 3 seasons to become the head coach at Oklahoma State. SFA athletic director Robert Hill said in a statement, "Kyle brings a wealth of experience having worked for great coaches like Eddie Sutton, Bill Self and Billy Kennedy. This experience will fit well to continue our SFA basketball culture of winning championships and making NCAA tournament appearances. He cares deeply for his players and is a wonderful husband and father. We are so happy he has agreed to become a Lumberjack. I look forward to having our fans and students get to know him."[2]

Keller won his first game as a Division I head coach against the Longwood Lancers on November 15th, 2016.[3]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Southland Conference) (2016–present)
2016–17 Stephen F. Austin 18–1512–6T–2ndCIT First Round
2017–18 Stephen F. Austin 28–714–43rdNCAA First Round
2018–19 Stephen F. Austin 0–00–0
Stephen F. Austin: 46–22 (.676)26–10 (.722)
Total:46–22 (.676)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal

A native of Dallas, Texas, Keller attended Oklahoma State University where he played baseball. He is married to Chaunsea Keller and has two children: Kenzie and Kemper.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "OTL: Story of OSU plane crash, 10 years later". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  2. 1 2 3 "Stephen F. Austin Official Athletic Site Kyle Keller Bio - Stephen F. Austin Official Athletic Site". www.sfajacks.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  3. ↑ "First-year coach Kyle Keller gets 1st victory with SFA". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
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