Coach Matt Keeley started coaching as a Pioneer Assistant during the 2009-2010 season. A 2004 graduate of MNU, Keeley spent the two seasons prior as a full time assistant at Washburn University. Before Washburn, he taught and coached at Manhattan High School.

As a player Keeley was the starting point guard for Coach Lamar from 2000-2004. The Pioneers qualified for the national tournament in each of his four years, advancing to the Elite Eight three times and finishing Runner Up in 2001. Keeley earned All-American honors his junior and senior year, leading the NAIA in assists as a senior. He was named the HAAC Player of the Year in 2004, a Champion of Character Award winner and was an Academic All-American. He was elected to the MNU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.

Keeley will be in charge of recruiting as well as help with scheduling, travel, and on-floor coaching duties. He and his wife Jana, a teacher, live in Olathe with their children: Cade, Reese, and Cam.