Eli Foy - Head Strength and Conditioning Coach/Chief of Staff - Staff Directory

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Eli Foy

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Head Strength and Conditioning Coach/Chief of Staff
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Eli Foy enters his second season at the University of Louisville as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach/Chief of Staff for men's basketball under Pat Kelsey in 2025-26.

In Foy's first season at UofL, the Cardinals produced a 27-8 record finishing second in the ACC with an 18-2 league record. UofL also finished runner-up in the league at the ACC Tournament, making the program's first-ever appearance in an ACC Championship game. The Cards earned an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament as an eight-seed, returning to the Big Dance for the first time since 2019.

Foy spent the previous three seasons (2021-24) with Kelsey as Director of Sports Performance at College of Charleston, he oversaw all 19 sports while working primarily with men’s basketball and beach volleyball. During that time, men’s basketball won back-to-back conference titles.

Foy also worked with Kelsey as the head sports performance coach for men’s basketball for three seasons at Winthrop as they won back-to-back conference titles. He was responsible for all facets of strength, conditioning and nutrition. Foy also served as the strength and conditioning coach for softball and track & field, working with sprinters and jumpers.

Prior to Winthrop, Foy spent three years on the University of Arizona men’s basketball strength and conditioning staff. The Wildcats won back-to-back Pac-12 Conference regular season and tournament championship titles and made a NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.

He worked closely with Arizona center Deandre Ayton, the No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick by the Phoenix Suns in 2018. Foy also worked with top-10 draft pick and NBA All-Star Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz along with multiple other NBA and overseas pros.

A native of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the former track & field student-athlete (jumps) earned his bachelor’s degree in nutrition sciences and biochemistry from the University of Arizona in 2014. After graduation, he spent four years as a head strength coach for SWAT Performance Training in Tucson, Ariz.