Nashua North alum Kelsey Hogan's UNH coaching career came to an end on Wednesday, as she stepped down after four seasons at the helm of the Wildcats women's basketball team. (Photo courtesy of UNH Athletics)

Kelsey Hogan’s X account has a saying at the top:

“Once a Wildcat, Always a Wildcat ’14”.

That refers to being a player , coach and alum (Class of 2014) of the University of New Hampshire.

“It’s a place I’m beyond passionate about and want to continue to grow with,” the former Nashua High School North standout said back in April of 2020 when she was named interim women’s basketball coach , a position she was later eleveated to permanent status a couple of months later.

Unfortunately for Hogan, Wednesday was the first day in 16 years that she was no longer officially a Wildcat. Hogan stepped down after four seasons at the Wildcat helm, an outcome likely directly related to the 28-77 cumulative record of the four seasons she was the Wildcats’ head coach.

The parting of the ways, UNH insiders say, was not completely mutual, given the results, and thus not surprising. Hogan’s Wildcats went 5-15, then 7-21, 7-21, and this year 9-20. Two more wins was not enough to keep her on the job, not with the athletic director who elevated her to head coach, Marty Scorano, retired, and a new AD, Allison Rich, in her second year.

“I want to thank Kelsey for her decade of leading our team and mentorng our women’s basketball student-athletes,” Rich said in the release announcing the move, “especially the last four seasons as our head coach. Kelsey is a true Wildcat for Life, and I wish her well in her future endeavors.”

The school said a national search for Hogan’s successor will begin immediately.

After the three-time UNH captatin graduated in 2014, she immediately became a member of the coaching staff under then-coach Maureen Magarity, and was promoted to associate head coach in August of 2019. Then, a year later, when Magarity left to take the head job at Holy Cross, Hogan took over.

Her playing career was fabulous. Hogan scored 1,000 points at both playing levels, 1,181 at UNH and 1,032 at Nashua North, where she graduated in 2018 after a career in which she was an All-Stater all four Titan seasons. She was the first 1,000 point scorer at North.

At UNH, she overcame injuries and medical redshirt years of 2008-09 and 2009-10 to become a three-time captain and an All-America East First Team selection in her senior year.

She approached the job as head coach with the ultimate work ethic and enthusiasm.

“I’m ready for it,” she said four years ago of the UNH job. “It’s a dream of mine.”

For better or worse, Hogan will now begin to chase a new dream.

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