Coach Thomas Kelley's Story:
In this episode, you’ll hear from Thomas Kelley. Coach Kelley is simply known as TK. TK is currently an assistant coach for Clayton Bates at Western Michigan University. Coach Kelley fell in love with the game of basketball at the age of seven. On a trip to Michigan State as a 6th grader, TK knew that he wanted to be a Spartan. Battling through injuries his entire career at MSU, Thomas stayed in the gym and played a role in helping Coach Izzo get to his first Final Four in 1999. After a successful 15 year professional career, Coach Kelley came back to MSU to start his coaching career. TK started as a graduate manager and prepared himself for Coach Steve Hawkins to give him first Division I full time coaching assistant opportunity. As you will soon find out, the WMU Broncos are so fortunate to have Coach TK. Coach Kelley coaches with a positive energy that is simply contagious. He calls this his “Vibe & Energy” which is at the core of who he is as an assistant coach. If you need to find Coach Kelley, look no further than the gym. Most likely, he is, as he says, “in the trenches” with the players. These lessons of hard work, sacrifice, consistency that Coach Izzo and his staff gave to Coach Kelley resonates in the type of coach that TK strives to be. Tom Izzo built his first Final Four team on Everyday Guys. No doubt, that Coach Kelley is an Everyday Coach. Warning, after hearing Coach Kelley, you might have to get a quick 5 mile run in!
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