Matt Keeley Explained

Matt Keeley
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Northwest Missouri State
Current Conference:MIAA
Player Years1:2000–2004
Player Team1:MidAmerica Nazarene
Coach Years1:2004–2005
Coach Team1:MidAmerica Nazarene (GA)
Coach Years2:2007–2009
Coach Team2:Washburn (assistant)
Coach Years3:2009–2017
Coach Team3:MidAmerica Nazarene (assistant)
Coach Years4:2017–2024
Coach Team4:Ottawa (AZ)
Coach Years5:2024–present
Coach Team5:Northwest Missouri State
Tournament Record:2–1 (NCCAA)
6–2 (NAIA)
Championships:2 GSAC tournament (2022, 2023)
Awards:As a player:
  • NAIA Division II All-American (2003, 2004)
  • HAAC Player of the Year (2004)

As a coach:

  • NCCAA National Coach of the Year (2023)

Matt Keeley is the men's basketball head coach at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri.

Life

Keeley was raised in Great Bend, Kansas. He played college basketball at MidAmerica Nazarene University under head coach Rocky Lamar, where the school made 4 NAIA Division II tournament appearances during his playing career, including 2 quarterfinal runs and a national championship appearance in 2001. Keeley was a 2-time All-American at MNU and led the NAIA in assists in 2004 on his way to winning HAAC player of the year honors.

After a decade of assistant coaching stops at Washburn and MNU, Keeley became the head coach at Ottawa University Arizona in 2017, where he took them to 3 straight tournament appearances, including a NCCAA national championship appearance in 2021 and NAIA Fab Four appearance in 2023. During this time, he was named the NCCAA National Coach of the Year in 2023.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Keeley named Northwest's 21st head men's basketball coach . April 13, 2024 . April 13, 2024.