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This resolution celebrates Pat Kelsey, the University of Louisville men's basketball coach, who was named the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Coach of the Year. The resolution highlights Kelsey's impressive basketball background, including his high school and collegiate playing career, and his coaching experience at various institutions like Winthrop University and the College of Charleston. It details his significant achievement at the University of Louisville, where he took over a struggling program in March 2024 and quickly rebuilt the team, winning 25 games in a season that matched the total wins of the previous three seasons combined. The resolution emphasizes how Kelsey reinvigorated the Louisville basketball program with his passionate coaching style, infectious personality, and ability to assemble and motivate a competitive team. The Kentucky Senate formally congratulates Kelsey on his Coach of the Year award, applauds his remarkable turnaround of the Cardinals basketball program, and wishes him and the team success in the upcoming ACC and NCAA tournaments. The resolution also directs the Senate Clerk to provide a copy of the resolution to Senator Keturah Herron for presentation to Coach Kelsey.

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/sr241.html