Austin Kelly

Austin Kelly (born March 12, 1989) is an American basketball coach. He is an assistant coach for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils from 2007 to 2010; he then played college basketball for the Georgia Southwestern State Hurricanes in 2011.

Early life Kelly was born March 12, 1989, in Mableton, Georgia. He attended South Cobb High School in Austell, Georgia.

College career Kelly played college football for the Duke Blue Devils. A wide receiver, he played at Duke for four seasons. In 2007, he recorded 15 receptions for 186 yards and one touchdown. He caught 13 passes for 142 yards in 2008, adding one rush for five yards. He tallied 54 catches for 625 yards and four touchdowns in 2009, and in 2010, he added 47 receptions for 486 yards and four more touchdowns.

After graduating from Duke University in 2011 Kelly played one season of college basketball for the Georgia Southwestern State Hurricanes.

Kelly began coaching college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team as a graduate assistant and assistant scouting coordinator from 2018 to 2019. He spent 2019 to 2021 as the Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball director of recruiting From 2021 to 2023, Kelly served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team. Fever star Caitlin Clark also missed the game due to injury, but the Fever defeated the Sky, 79–52.

Kelly filled in for White as head coach again when personal reasons forced her to miss the Fever's June 19, 2025 game against the Golden State Valkyries. The Valkyries defeated the Fever, 88–77.

Personal life Kelly is married to fellow Indiana Fever assistant coach Karima Christmas-Kelly, who played basketball in the WNBA for nine years. The couple have a son.