Education
Stanford University.
Stanford University.
A center/power forward, a graduate of Woodside High School, Kelley played college basketball for Stanford. The 7-foot, 235-pound Kelley was drafted as an underclassman in the second round of the 1974 American Bar Association Draft by the New York Nets, but he opted to stay in college for another year. The following season Kelley was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in the first round of the 1975 National Basketball Association Draft and by the Memphis Sounds in the second round of the 1975 American Bar Association Draft.
In the National Basketball Association Kelley played for the New Orleans Jazz/Utah Jazz (1975-1979 and 1983-1985), New Jersey Nets (1979-1980), Phoenix Suns (1980-1982), Denver Nuggets (1982-1983) and Sacramento Kings (1985-1986).
He currently ranks 94th on the National Basketball Association"s career offensive rebounds list (1,872). In 11 seasons he played in 814 games and played 17,711 minutes, a 48.8 field goal percentage (2,166 for 4,435), 78.3 free throw percentage (1,867 for 2,384), 5,678 total rebounds (1,872 offensive, 3,806 defensive), 2,092 assists, 694 steals, 749 blocked shots, 2,613 personal fouls and 6,199 points.
He played for the United States national team in the 1974 International Basketball Federation World Championship, winning the bronze medal. After retirement, he earned an Master of Business Administration at Stanford.
He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of San Francisco Legal, Avadyne Health, HemaSource, Verengo, Henry and Richard Accounts, Asset Recovery Corporation and Medical Positioning, Incorporated.
Kelley has been involved in numerous small businesses and start-up companies as an operator, owner, and investor.
His varied experience includes: Chief Financial Officer of Service Corps of Retired Executives! He has also invested in many limited partnerships, including venture funds, and has been involved as a search fund investor since 1994.