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Which team was coached by Kelly Graves from 2014 to 2015?
Kelly Graves Kelly Lee Graves ( born January 14 , 1963 ) is the current head womens basketball coach at the University of Oregon . Previously , Graves was the head womens basketball coach at St . Marys from 1997 to 2000 , as well as Gonzaga University from 2000 to 2014 . He was formerly an assistant coach for the Portland Pilots ( 1994–1997 ) and St . Mary Gaels , where he later got his first head coaching stint with the Gaels from 1997 to 2000 . From the 2004–2005 season to the 2013–2014 season , he guided Gonzaga to ten consecutive West Coast Conference regular season titles . The 2007 team went 13–1 in conference play , and later won the WCC conference tournament . The school also received its first ever NCAA tournament appearance . He was named WCC co-coach of the year for his accomplishments . In 2005 , 2010 , and 2011 , Gonzaga went undefeated in WCC regular season play . Rankings . In 2005 , Gonzaga was ranked 23rd in the nation , which was its highest ranking ever in the polls . At the end of the 2009–2010 season , the Zags was ranked 12th in the final poll , which was their highest ranking ever in the polls . At the end of the 2010–2011 season , the Zags was ranked 8th in the final poll , which is their highest ranking ever in the polls . Regular season by years . St . Marys Gaels ( 1997–2000 ) . Graves led the Gaels to a winning season in the first season of coaching with a 19–9 , 9–4 in WCC play , tied for fourth in the conference . The next year , Graves led the Gaels to their first ever NCAA tournament with a 27–7 record and tied for 1st in the WCC regular season conference . In his final year as coach of the Gaels , Graves led the Gaels to a NIT tournament and lost in the second round . Gonzaga Bulldogs ( 2000–2014 ) . In April 2000 , Graves was named head coach for Gonzaga . In his 14 years as coach for the Bulldogs , Graves turned the program from a last-place finish in the WCC to a national contender . For the past 10 years , Gonzaga have won or co-shared the regular season WCC title and the last six out of seven years , Gonzaga had made it into the NCAA tournament , with the WCC first ever at-large bid in the 2011–2012 basketball season . On April 7 , 2014 , Oregon named Graves as their head coach . On April 14 , 2014 , assistant coach Lisa Mispley Fortier succeeded Graves as head coach . Oregon Ducks ( 2014–present ) . On April 7 , 2014 , Oregon named Graves as their head coach , succeeding Paul Westhead , who was let go at the end of the 2013–14 season . The Ducks finished Gravess first season as head coach with a 13–17 record , 6–12 in the Pac-12 , which was Graves first losing season since his second year as head coach for the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the 2001–2002 season . In his second season , the team achieved a 24–11 record and made it to the WNIT semi-finals , where they lost to eventual champion South Dakota Coyotes 88–54 . The next season , Graves led the Ducks to the Elite 8 , where they lost to the Connecticut Huskies 90–52 . The Ducks also reached the Elite 8 the next year , where they lost to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 84–74 to finish 33–5 , the most wins in program history . The next year , the Ducks reached to the Final Four for the first time in program history and their season ended with a 72–67 loss to Baylor in the national semifinals to finish the season with a 33–5 record . NCAA Tournament runs . 2006–07 season and Gonzagas first NCAA tournament appearance . In the 2006–2007 season in West Coast Conference play , Gonzaga guided to a 13–1 record in conference play . The lone loss was against Pepperdine at McCarthey Athletic Center . In the middle of the season , future All-American Courtney Vandersloot signed with the Zags . In the WCC tournament , Gonzaga defeated Portland , San Francisco , and LMU to go to their first ever NCAA tournament . In the NCAA tournament , Gonzaga played against Middle Tennessee State and they suffered an 85–46 loss at Stanford , where they finished their season with a 24–10 record . 2008–09 season and Gonzagas first NCAA tournament victory . A couple of years later in the 2008–2009 season in WCC play , Gonzaga guided with a 12–2 record in conference play , with a loss to Portland at home and Pepperdine on the road . In the WCC tournament , Gonzaga defeated LMU and San Diego to go to their second NCAA tournament . In the 2009 NCAA Womens Division I Basketball Tournament , Graves guided Gonzaga to its first ever NCAA tournament victory over Xavier 74–59 at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle , WA . They would unfortunately lose to University of Pittsburgh 65–60 in the second round . 2009–10 season and Gonzagas first ever Sweet 16 . In the 2009–10 season in West Coast Conference play , forward Heather Bowman broke the WCC and Gonzaga womens basketball school record of 2,133 points during the 2009–2010 season . Gonzaga went undefeated in West Coast Conference with a perfect 14–0 record and unbeaten in West Coast Conference tournament in Las Vegas , NV . In the 2010 NCAA Womens Division I Basketball Tournament , Graves guided Gonzaga to an 82–76 first round victory over Hall of Fame coach Sylvia Hatchells University of North Carolina Tar Heels womens basketball team and a 72–71 second-round victory over Gary Blairs Texas A&M Aggies womens basketball team on Vivian Friesons game winning shot with 15 seconds left in the game . This marks the first appearance in the Sweet 16 for the Zags . Gonzaga played against Xavier womens basketball team and lost 74–56 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento . 2010–11 and Gonzagas magical run in the NCAA tournament . The next year , Gonzaga went undefeated in West Coast Conference with a perfect 14–0 record for the second year in a row and unbeaten in the WCC tournament in Las Vegas , NV . In the 2011 NCAA Womens Division I Basketball Tournament , Graves guided Gonzaga to a 92–86 victory over Lisa Bluders University of Iowa womens basketball team and an 89–75 victory over Nikki Caldwells UCLA Bruins . Both games were held at the McCarthey Athletic Center . In the UCLA game , senior guard Courtney Vandersloot became the first Division I womens or mens basketball player to score 2,000 points and tally 1,000 assists in their career . The Zags won 76–69 over Jeff Walzs Louisville Cardinals to set up their first ever Elite 8 matchup against Tara Vanderveers Stanford Cardinals . Gonzagas season ended with an 83–60 loss and the loss ended Courtney Vandersloots magical career . At the end of the season , the University of Washington was interested in hiring Graves for head coach , but Graves wasnt interested in the job and he decides to stay with Gonzaga . At the end of March 2011 , Gonzaga signed an extension for Kelly Graves to coach the womens team until the 2020–2021 season . The post-Vandersloot era and 2012 NCAA tournament . The next year , the Zags went through the conference with a 14–2 with their first WCC loss in nearly three years at home to St . Marys and a 30-point loss to Jeff Judkins BYU Cougars , which is their biggest loss in nearly 10 years . The Zags won against the St . Marys Gaels and lost to the BYU Cougars . The Cougars were automatically selected to the NCAA Tournament , while the Zags had to wait and see if they are in the tournament or not . Since Gonzaga is one of 16 locations to host the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament , Gonzaga was picked as a #11 seed in the Kingston region as an at-large bid , the first in WCC womens basketball history . This is Gonzagas fourth consecutive NCAA tournament . The Zags defeated Hall of Fame coach C . Vivian Stringers Rutgers Scarlet Knights 86–73 and a 65–54 victory over Katie Meiers Miami Hurricanes to make their third consecutive Sweet 16 appearance . Both games were held at the McCarthey Athletic Center . Gonzaga lost to Matthew Mitchells Kentucky Wildcats 79–62 to end their season on 28–6 . 2012–13 season and 2013 NCAA tournament . The next year , Gonzaga went 15–1 in conference play with the lone loss at St . Marys by a final of 54–51 . Gonzaga picked up their ninth consecutive regular crown with a 66–55 win over BYU at their homecourt , where the Zags will be the #1 seed in the WCC tournament . Gonzaga defeated BYU 62–43 and defeated San Diego 62–50 to win their fifth WCC Tournament title and they are guaranteed to play at the McCarthey Athletic Center , where they will host Bill Fennellys Iowa State Cyclones . The Zags played against Iowa State in a sold-out crowd of 6,000 ; mostly Zags fans . The Zags lost to the Cyclones 72–60 , which ended their 15-game winning streak , four straight NCAA Tournament victories at McCarthey Athletic Center , and four consecutive first round victories . The Zags ended the year with a 27–6 record . 2013–14 regular season/final season at Gonzaga and 2014 NCAA tournament . The next year , Gonzaga went 10–2 in non-conference . The biggest highlight in non-conference was the Ohio State game at Value City Arena , where Shaniqua Nilles scored the final four points of the game for the Zags , including the game winning jumper as time expired , where the Zags escaped with a 59–58 win . The Zags went 16–2 in conference play with both losses on the road at St . Marys by a final of 79–78 in overtime on December 28 , which was the start of West Coast Conference and at BYU on February 15 by a final of 62–52 . Gonzaga picked up their tenth consecutive regular season crown with a 75–65 win over Saint Marys at McCarthey Athletic Center on February 27 , where the Zags will be the #1 seed in the WCC tournament . Gonzaga defeated San Francisco 81–68 , defeated Saint Marys 68–60 , and defeated BYU 71–57 to win their sixth WCC Tournament title . Gonzaga was selected as a #6 seed , where they played against James Madison University at Reed Arena at the University of Texas A&M campus , where they lost to the Dukes 72–63 to end their season at 29–5 and Graves 14 years run as head coach for the Zags . 2014-2015 season and rebuilding project at Oregon . Kelly Graves was introduced as the head coach of the Oregon Ducks womens basketball on April 7 , 2014 . The Oregon Ducks opened up the Kelly Graves era with a 100–77 win over Utah State . The Ducks finished non-conference with a 7–4 record . Graves picked up his first career Pac-12 victory with a 62–46 over the UCLA Bruins at the Pauley Pavilion . The Ducks finished their season with a 13–17 record , Graves first losing season since his second year at Gonzaga back in the 2001–2002 season . Graves finished Pac-12 Conference with a 6–12 record . 2015–16 season and 2016 WNIT . The Ducks finished non-conference season undefeated , which featured a 79–77 upset over #22 North Carolina , Kelly Graves 400th career win against North Dakota State , and the Ducks largest margin of victory ( 122–59 ) since the 1978–79 season . The Ducks finished with a 9–9 record in Pac-12 play to finish sixth place . The Ducks lost to the Arizona Wildcats 74–68 in the opening game of the Pac-12 Tournament at KeyArena in Seattle on March 3 . The Ducks were selected to the WNIT , where they hosted the Long Beach State 49ers . The Ducks defeated the 49ers 84–76 to play at Fresno State on March 21 . The Ducks defeated Fresno State 84–59 to play against their Pac-12 rival Utah Utes , who defeated Graves former team , the Gonzaga Bulldogs , 92–77 . The Ducks defeated the Utah Utes 73–63 to advance to the WNIT quarterfinals to play against UTEP . The next game , the Ducks defeated the UTEP Miners 71–67 after trailing 27–9 with approximately 8 minutes left in the first half against the Miners . The next game , the Ducks trailed throughout the game and lost to the South Dakota Coyotes in the WNIT semifinals 88–54 to end their season at 24–11 . The 24 wins is the most in a season since 2001–2002 , where former Oregon coach Bev Smith led the Ducks to a 22-win season . 2016–17 : The Ionescu era begins . Graves led his youngest Ducks team in their womens basketball program history by starting three freshmen , most notably future Ducks icon Sabrina Ionescu . They finished non-conference with a 10–2 record , and finishing in sixth place for Pac-12 play with an 8–10 record . The Ducks received an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament as a #10 seed , their first bid since the 2005 season . The Ducks defeated #7 Temple 71–70 and #2 Duke 74–65 at Cameron Indoor Stadium to advance to their first ever Sweet 16 in program history . The Ducks continued making history , playing against Brenda Freses Maryland Terrapins by winning 77–63 to advance to their first ever Elite 8 appearance . This was the second time Graves led a double digit seed team to an Elite 8 appearance , where he led the Zags to one six years earlier . The Ducks ended their season at 23–14 with a 90–52 loss to the UConn Huskies . 2017-2018 season and 2018 NCAA tournament . Graves led the Ducks to a record of 27–4 and their first Pac-12 title for womens basketball in 18 years with a 16–2 record in Pac-12 play . As a sophomore , Ionescu set a record for most career triple-doubles in NCAA womens basketball , ending the season with 10 . The Ducks won their first ever Pac-12 Tournament title with wins over Colorado , UCLA , and Stanford . The Ducks were selected as the #2 seed in the Spokane region . The Ducks defeated the Seattle Redhawks 88–45 and the Minnesota Golden Gophers 101–73 at Matthew Knight Arena . The Ducks made it to the regional round for the second consecutive year , which marked a homecoming for Graves , who was head coach for the Zags from 2000 to 2014 . The Ducks defeated Central Michigan 83–69 to advance to the Elite 8 for the second year in a row , facing against the top-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish . The Ducks season came to a close with an 84–74 loss to eventual national champion Notre Dame to finish the season with a 33–5 record . The 33 wins were the most in program history . 2018-2019 season and Kelly Graves/Oregon Ducks womens basketball first ever appearance in the Final Four . Graves led the Ducks to their second consecutive Pac-12 regular season title with a 16–2 Pac-12 record and 27–3 overall . The Ducks advanced to their second consecutive Pac-12 tournament title game , where they lost to Stanford 64–57 . The Ducks advanced to their third consecutive NCAA tournament appearance as an at-large bid . The Ducks defeated Portland State and Indiana at Matthew Knight Arena to advance to their third consecutive Sweet 16 and travel to Portland for the regionals . Oregon advanced to their first ever Final Four berth with wins over South Dakota State and Mississippi State . The Ducks magical season ended short with a 72–67 loss to Baylor in the national semifinals to finish the season with a 33–5 record . 2019–20 : Victory over U.S . WBB and 2K/1K/1K . The Ducks started off the 2019–2020 season with a 93–86 exhibition win over the U.S . Womens Basketball Team . The Ducks became only the second team to beat the U.S . after the Tennessee Lady Volunteers defeated them 20 years earlier . During the season , Ionescu became the first NCAA basketball player ( male or female ) to record 2,000 points , 1,000 assists , and 1,000 rebounds in a career . She had previously joined former Gonzaga great and current Chicago Sky player Courtney Vandersloot as the only NCAA players to reach said totals in points and assists . Ionescu reached the rebounding milestone on February 24 , 2020 at #4 Stanford on what ESPN journalist Mechelle Voepel called a highly emotional day for her ; hours before the game , Ionescu had been a featured speaker at the memorial service for mentor and close personal friend Kobe Bryant . Despite battling the flu , she extended her NCAA career record for triple-doubles to 26 while leading the Ducks to a 74–66 win that secured the top seed in the 2020 Pac-12 tournament . The Ducks won the Pac-12 Tournament title by defeating the Stanford Cardinals in the title game . The Ducks season abruptly comes to an end , due to the coronavirus issue and the cancellation of postseason play , including NCAA basketball tournaments . USA Basketball assistant coach . In April 2012 , Graves was named as one of two assistant coaches for the USA U-18 basketball team , coached by Miami Hurricanes womens basketball coach Katie Meier and LSU womens basketball coach Nikki Caldwell is the other assistant coach . The U-18 basketball won gold medal against Brazil , 71–47 , which was their sixth straight gold medal . For the second straight year , Graves was named assistant coach , but this time for the USA U-19 womens basketball team . The USA U-19 team won their seventh straight gold medal with a 61–28 win over France . Personal life . Graves is married to Mary ( née Winters ) since 1994 and they have three sons : Max , Jackson , and Will . Max graduated from University of Oregon in 2017 and is currently a high school teacher/basketball coach in Arizona . Jackson is currently a womens basketball assistant coach for Lane Community College in Eugene . Will is currently a walk-on basketball player for Mark Fews Gonzaga Bulldogs mens basketball team . Notable former players . - Jillian Alleyne- Oregon womens basketball all-time double-doubles record holder ( 2014–2016 ) under Graves . Currently playing for the Phoenix Mercury . - Heather Bowman- Gonzaga womens basketball all-time leading scorer ( 2006–2010 ) . Inducted into the WCC Hall of Fame in 2020 for womens basketball . Currently a financial advisor for a banking industry in Spokane . - Ruthy Hebard- Oregon player ( 2016-2020 ) . #8 pick in the 2020 WNBA draft , selected by the Chicago Sky . - Sabrina Ionescu – Oregon player ( 2016–2020 ) . Selected as the #1 pick in the 2020 WNBA draft by the New York Liberty . Was selected USBWA National Freshman of the Year in 2017 ; Pac-12 Player of the Year from 2018-2020 Nancy Lieberman Award recipient from 2018–2020 . set NCAA all-divisions womens record for career triple-doubles in December 2017 ; set NCAA all-divisions record for triple-doubles in a season in 2018–19 and equaled this record in 2019–20 ; recipient of the Wooden Award and Wade Trophy in 2019 and 2020 . Only player in NCAA history with 2,000 points , 1,000 assists , and 1,000 rebounds in their career . - Tracy ( Johnston ) Sanders– Saint Marys womens basketball player ( 1997–2000 ) . Currently the head coach for the Southern Utah Thunderbirds after serving assistant coach for the Saint Marys Gaels from 2006 to 2018 . - JR Payne- Saint Marys womens basketball player ( 1997–1999 ) . Currently head coach for fellow Pac-12 rival Colorado Buffaloes womens basketball . - Katelan Redmon- Gonzaga womens basketball player ( 2009–2012 ) . Transferred to Gonzaga from University of Washington during the offseason in 2008 . Currently owns a business called Unique You Fitness in the Spokane area . - Satou Sabally- Oregon womens basketball player ( 2017-2020 ) . Selected as the #2 pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings . - Elle Tinkle- Gonzaga womens basketball player ( 2012–2014 ) under Graves . Daughter of Oregon State Beavers mens basketball coach Wayne Tinkle . - Courtney Vandersloot- Gonzaga womens basketball all-time assists leader and second-all-time leading scorer ( 2007–2011 ) . She became the first player ( either male or female ) to score 2,000 points and 1,000 assists in their college basketball career . Currently a WNBA player for the Chicago Sky and UMMC Ekaterinburg , during the off-season . Former assistants as head coaches . - Lisa Fortier – Gonzaga director of basketball operations ( 2004–2006 ) , then assistant coach ( 2007–2014 ) . Currently head coach for Gonzaga womens basketball , succeeding Graves . - Jennifer Mountain – Gonzaga assistant coach ( 2001–2008 ) . Formerly head coach for Santa Clara womens basketball from 2008 to 2014 , assistant coach for Portland State womens basketball from 2014 to 2015 , and head coach for Pacific University womens basketball from 2015 to 2017 . Now Coach Jmo BSN Womens Sports Specialist in Camas , Washington . - JR Payne – Gonzaga assistant coach ( 2000–2005 ) . Formerly head coach for Southern Utah University womens basketball from 2008 to 2014 and Santa Clara University womens basketball from 2014 to 2016 . Currently head coach for Colorado Buffaloes womens basketball . - Nicole Powell - Gonzaga assistant coach ( 2013–2014 ) , then Oregon assistant coach ( 2014–2017 ) . Later Grand Canyon head coach ( 2017–2020 ) and now head coach at UC Riverside . - Julie Shaw – Gonzaga assistant coach ( 2011–2013 ) . Formerly head coach for La Verne womens basketball from 2013 to 2017 . Awards and honors . - WCC Head Coach of the Year- 8 times ( 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , 2010 , 2011 , 2013 , and 2014 ) - WCC Regular Season and Tournament Champs- 6 times ( 2007 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2013 , and 2014 ) - WCC Regular Season Champs- 10 times ( 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , and 2014 ) - Pac-12 Regular and Tournament Season Champs- 2 time ( 2018 and 2020 ) - Pac-12 Regular Season Champs- 3 times ( 2018 , 2019 and 2020 ) Milestones . As Gonzaga head coach - 100th career win- March 1 , 2003 against the San Diego Toreros - 100th win at Gonzaga- November 21 , 2006 at Portland State University - 200th career win- January 26 , 2008 against the Portland Pilots - 100th WCC win- February 28 , 2008 at Santa Clara Broncos - 200th win at Gonzaga- March 20 , 2010 against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the NCAA Tournament at the Bank of America Arena in Seattle . - 300th career win- November 17 , 2011 at University of Idaho - 300th win at Gonzaga- January 11 , 2014 against the San Diego Toreros As Oregon head coach - 400th career win – November 28 , 2015 against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks - 100th win at Oregon – December 2 , 2018 against the Long Beach State 49ers . - 500th career win- February 24 , 2019 against the USC Trojans External links . - Kelly Graves bio