Matt Keeley

Matt Keeley
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorthwest Missouri State
ConferenceMIAA
Record0–0 (–)
Playing career
2000–2004MidAmerica Nazarene
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2005MidAmerica Nazarene (GA)
2007–2009Washburn (assistant)
2009–2017MidAmerica Nazarene (assistant)
2017–2024Ottawa (AZ)
2024–presentNorthwest Missouri State
Head coaching record
Overall113–89 (.559)
Tournaments2–1 (NCCAA)
6–2 (NAIA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 GSAC tournament (2022, 2023)
Awards
As a player:
  • 2× 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.[citation needed]

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]

Head coach record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ottawa (AZ) (Independent) (2017–2018)
2017–18 Ottawa (AZ) 15–13
Ottawa (AZ) (Golden State Athletic Conference) (2018–2024)
2018–19 Ottawa (AZ) 5–23 2–16
2019–20 Ottawa (AZ) 11–17 6–12 T–7th
2020–21 Ottawa (AZ) 13–6 6–4 5th NCCAA Runner-Up
2021–22 Ottawa (AZ) 25–9 11–7 T–3rd NAIA Second Round
2022–23 Ottawa (AZ) 25–10 11–8 4th NAIA Fab Four
2023–24 Ottawa (AZ) 19–11 8–6 T–4th
Ottawa (AZ): 113–89 (.559) 44–53 (.454)
Northwest Missouri State (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2024–present)
2024–25 Northwest Missouri State 0–0 0–0
Northwest Missouri State: 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 113–89 (.559)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Keeley named Northwest's 21st head men's basketball coach". April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.