On this episode of Be Unexpected Wyatt and Jake interview  one of the best High School basketball coaches in Nebraska history, Kelly Flynn.  Kelly Flynn built a girls basketball dynasty at South Sioux City, ruling Class B for more than a decade, winning 11 state championships – 10 in the 11 years from 1995 to 2005. The Cardinals finished second in 1999. Flynn coached at South Sioux City for 27 years, piling up 508 career wins and 17 state tournament appearances. The Cardinals were nationally ranked for eight years, earning a No. 1 ranking in USA Today in 2001. Flynn was named national Coach of the Year in 2012 and was a national Coach of the Year runner-up in 2003. He coached in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-American Game in 2003 in Atlanta and the McDonald’s All-American Game in 2005 in Indiana.
    In 2018 Coach Flynn became the Head Coach of the Fremont High School girls basketball team. In his five seasons at Fremont, he guided the Tigers to 98 wins and the school’s first Class A championship in 2022. He was named the Omaha World-Herald’s coach of the year for a second time after that 27-2 season.
    We dive into Kelly's story and talk about Flynn growing up and playing four sports at Parker High School before moving on to college at South Dakota. He got the opportunity to student teach and coach at South Sioux City before graduating with a physical education and health degree. First He was a boys basketball assistant for four years before taking over the girls basketball program for the 1984-85 season. It definitely worked out as Coach Flynn turned the school into a girls basketball powerhouse. The first state tournament appearance came in 1987 and eight years later, the Cardinals won their first of 11 championships under his guidance.
    Flynn, a member of the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame, said he is excited for this next stage of life. A lot of family time with his kids and grandchildren is what he is looking forward to! 

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