Kelly Lee Graves (born January 14, 1963)[1] is the current head women's basketball coach at the University of Oregon.

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 14 years as coach for the Bulldogs, Graves turned the program from a last-place finish in the WCC to a national contender.

[8] 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.

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 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.

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.

In the 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Graves guided Gonzaga to an 82–76 first round victory over Hall of Fame coach Sylvia Hatchell's University of North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team and a 72–71 second-round victory over Gary Blair's Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team on Vivian Frieson's game winning shot with 15 seconds left in the game.

Gonzaga played against Xavier women's basketball team and lost 74–56 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento.

In the UCLA game, senior guard Courtney Vandersloot became the first Division I women's or men's basketball player to score 2,000 points and tally 1,000 assists in their career.

[12] At the end of March 2011, Gonzaga signed an extension for Kelly Graves to coach the women's team until the 2020–2021 season.

The Zags defeated Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer's Rutgers Scarlet Knights 86–73 and a 65–54 victory over Katie Meier's Miami Hurricanes to make their third consecutive Sweet 16 appearance.

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 picked up their tenth consecutive regular season crown with a 75–65 win over Saint Mary's at McCarthey Athletic Center on February 27, where the Zags will be the #1 seed in the WCC tournament.

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 Frese's Maryland Terrapins by winning 77–63 to advance to their first ever Elite 8 appearance.

[33] As a sophomore, Ionescu set a record for most career triple-doubles in NCAA women's basketball, ending the season with 10.

[39][40] 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.

[40][41] 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.

[50] 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.

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 season abruptly comes to an end, due to the coronavirus issue and the cancellation of postseason play, including NCAA basketball tournaments.

[55] For the second straight year, Graves was named assistant coach, but this time for the USA U-19 women's basketball team.

Jackson is currently a women's basketball assistant coach for Lane Community College in Eugene.