It’s unclear how exactly they met. However, their connection does trace back to Duke University, where Smalley was a star athlete. Between 2015 and 2019, he claimed multiple All-ACC honors from the university. Groves also spent her time there building her future. She currently works in sports media as the Director of Social Media at the university.
We assume that’s how they met. But the couple prefers to keep their personal life private. So we wouldn’t pry into that territory much. What we do know is that Groves has studied at Butler University. She shared her student ID from the university on Instagram. That also told us her complete name, which is Chelsea Morgan Groves.
Coming back to the couple, Groves had appeared on the golf course to cheer for Smalley a few times in the past. But the couple were only rumored to be dating until a few months ago. They confirmed their relationship after they shared a picture of themselves against the backdrop of a beautiful meadow on Instagram back in November 2025.
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Having said that, let’s get to know Smalley’s girlfriend a little better as a person.
Getting to know Alex Smalley’s girlfriend, Chelsea Groves, better
Being the Director of Social Media for Duke Athletics might be Chelsea Groves’ current job. But that’s not all that Alex Smalley’s girlfriend is passionate about. There are many more things about her that we learned while going through her social media.
While she is excelling in a career on social media, there was a time she may have wanted to pursue journalism. In many of her pictures from Butler University, she is seen holding a microphone, conducting interviews with athletes and her fellow college mates. In fact, she was seriously pursuing the profession well into 2019, when Smalley was still at Duke University.
Other than that, Groves herself could have been an athlete. She is also seen on the court playing basketball for her university. And no, we’re not talking about just having fun with her friends. She is actually seen geared up in her university uniform as if she were representing the team. That shows that she had serious talent. Seems like she had multiple career paths to choose from coming out of college, and ended up going for a job in marketing.
