Kelly Finley, a 2008 graduate of Colorado State, finished her third season as an assistant coach with the Harvard women's basketball team in 2010-11. Finley is in charge of coordinating all aspects of recruiting for the Crimson as well as player development and scouting opponents’ offenses.

Finley, the Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award winner, 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 with the Rams, Finley played in 24 contests while battling chronic stress fractures. She was part of the CSU team that upset Utah, then ranked No. 8 in the national polls, in the Mountain West Tournament in 2008.

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

Finley was a highly recruited shooting guard out of high school, having played on the varsity team since seventh grade. Finley finished her high school career with over 1,700 career points as well as ranked second in assists for the state of Minnesota. Her high school won the 2A state title in 2004 after having placed second in 2003 and third  in 2002. Finley’s AAU team, the Minnesota Metro Stars, competed nationally, winning 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.