Mike Kelly enters his fourth season at Bryant University in 2011-12 as a member of Tim O'Shea's coaching staff.

Before arriving on the Bryant campus, Kelly spent four years as an assistant coach at James Madison University (CAA) under head coach Dean Keener. Prior to that, he spent three seasons at nearby Rhode Island College, where he served as head men’s basketball coach from 2001-04. He also served as RIC's coordinator of intramurals.

Kelly led Rhode Island College to an 11-15 overall record and a 7-7 (fifth place) mark in the Little East Conference in 2003-04. His ’03-’04 freshman class formed the foundation for RIC's run to the NCAA Elite Eight three years later in 2006-07. The 2003-04 freshman class included 1,000-point scorer and all-conference guard Kinsey Durgin and Kamari Williams.

Kelly led the Anchormen to an unbelievable turnaround in 2002-03, taking a program that posted a 1-24 record the previous year and improving it by 12 wins to finish the campaign with a 13-13 mark, the best improvement in all of New England.

Before his stint at RIC, Kelly was spent two years as an assistant coach at Davidson College. With the Wildcats, Kelly was responsible for practice and game coaching, scouting of opponents, individual workouts and strength and conditioning, as well as coordinating the film exchange program. He assisted in the monitoring of academics and was responsible for all basketball travel and team functions. In addition, Kelly served as the camp director for the Bob McKillop Basketball Camp.

Kelly also served as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech from 1996-99. His duties included coordinating recruiting, monitoring the team's academic progress, assisting in scouting and game preparation and the coordination of film exchange and editing.

Kelly began his coaching career in July 1993 at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy as an assistant men's basketball coach, a position he held until July of 1996. He was responsible for game and practice coaching, as well as recruiting and scouting. During his tenure at the USMMA, he also served as an admissions assistant and was the assistant equipment and facilities manager.

Kelly is an experienced basketball camp clinician and speaker, with basketball travels that include stops throughout Europe. He has coached and conducted camps in several countries, including Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Spain and France.

As an undergraduate, Kelly was a point guard for St. Joseph's College (ME), leading his team to a district championship and berth in the NAIA National Tournament in 1992 and 1993. A 1993 graduate of St. Joseph’s, Kelly earned a bachelor's degree in business administration.

Kelly hails from Yarmouth, Mass. and currently resides in Smithfield, R.I. with his wife, Jill, their son, Ryan (7), and their daughter, Regan (5).