Kelly won the 1982 Wade Trophy and the 1982 Honda Sports Award for basketball, awards presented annually to the best women's basketball player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

She was enshrined as a charter member into the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984, and her #41 jersey was retired.

[2] Kelly is married to Nathan Flowers Sr., and the couple has two sons.

Her son John Flowers is a professional basketball player.

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