Kelly Finley, a 2008 graduate of Colorado State University, begins her first season as an assistant coach with the Harvard women's basketball team after spending 2008-09 as a volunteer with the Crimson. Finley is in charge of the recruiting efforts for the Crimson and will serve as the head coach for the junior varsity team.

Finley, the Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award winner as a senior, won two varsity letters at CSU and one at Northwestern. She started eight of 13 games as a freshman for the Wildcats before an injury sidelined the rookie for the rest of the season. She appeared in 20 games in her first season with the Rams, making three starts. In her final season, she played in 24 contests, averaging 1.4 points per game. Finley was part of a CSU team that upset Utah, a top 10 program, in the Mountain West Tournament in 2008.

She was involved with Boys and Girls Club of Fort Collins and Chicago, she was representative on the Student Athletic Advisory Committee and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).

Highly recruited out of high school, Finely finished her high school career second in assists in the state of Minnesota after playing six years of varsity basketball. Her high school won the 2A state title in 2004, while her AAU team, the Minnesota Metro Stars, won the overall championship at the Nike Showcase in Chicago in 2003.

Other coaching positions include basketball camp director for Minnesota Hardball, camp counselor for Todd Park Basketball and an assistant coach for Minnesota Metro Stars.

Finley graduated cum laude from CSU with a degree in human development and family studies.