Kellie Harper

Biography

Kellie Harper Career 1995-99 Tennessee Player 1999-00 Auburn Admin. Asst. 2000-01 Auburn Asst. Coach 2001-04 Chattanooga Asst. Coach 2004-09 Western Carolina Head Coach 2009-13 NC State Head Coach 2013-19 Missouri State Head Coach 2019-2024 Tennessee Head Coach 2025-Present Missouri Head Coach Team Accomplishments • Three Sweet 16 appearances • Nine NCAA Tournament appearances • 17 postseason appearances • Four conference tournament championships • 15 top-three league finishes • Players earned All-SEC honors nine times • Players earned SEC All-Freshman recognition three times • Players earned SEC All-Defensive Honors twice • Produced four straight first-round picks in the WNBA Draft Individual Awards • 2022 Tennessee Sports Writers Association Women's College Coach of the Year • 2022 Werner Ladder Naismith National Women's Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List • 2019 Kay Yow Coach of the Year • 2019 MVC Coach of the Year • 2007 SOCON Coach of the Year Academic Awards • Coached 26 SEC Academic Honor Roll Selections A proven winner with a deep-rooted history of success in high-major college basketball, Kellie Harper was hired as head coach of Missouri women's basketball on March 18, 2025. Harper has a championship pedigree at the sport’s highest level, including 17 postseason appearances in 21 seasons as a Division I head coach, including nine appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Harper, the fifth coach in Mizzou program history, is a decorated leader with extensive experienc