The University of Montana Western

Head Coach Steve Keller

683-7341 or s_keller@umwestern.edu

Steve Keller is in his third year as head men's basketball coach. Keller is a 1974 graduate of Custer High School of Custer, Mont. and a 1978 graduate of Rocky Mountain College. He received his Masters from Northern Montana College.

His coaching career began in Opheim, Mont. where he coached boys and girls teams for seven years before beginning a 19 year stint at Helena High School where he coached both the boys and girls programs. Keller coached teams have played in 12 state championship games, winning the title six times. three in Opheim and three at Helena High. Keller's overall varsity coaching record was 610-180, He was inducted into the Montana Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2005. Before coming to Montana Western, Keller was an assistant for three years at Carroll College. Two of those seasons Carroll qualified for the national tournament advancing to the Fab Four and Elite Eight.

Steve and his wife Mary Kay have two sons Wes, an assistant at Rocky Mountain and Josh who resides in Dillon, Mont. Both Wes and Josh played basketball and received their degress from Montana Western. They have three daughters, Shandi, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot stationed in Afghanistan, and Hayley and Nicole who reside in the family home.

Assistant Coach Matt Luedtke

Matt Luedtke is in his third year on the Bulldog staff. He is head jv coach.

Luedtke is a 2000 graduate of Ronan High School of Ronan, Mont. He was Montana's Gatorade Player of the Year, the Associated Press Player of the Year and was selected to play in the Montana-Wyoming All-Star game.

He transferred to Montana Western from Colorado School of Mines. As a Bulldog, he earned first team All-Conference honors and was the league's scoring champion.

Luedtke played professionally for the Jacksonville Jam, the San Jose Skyrockets and for the Butte Daredevils. He was the first player signed by the Daredevils.

He and his wife Kristen are the parents of Maddy and Hudson. Kristen plays for the the Montana Western women's basketball team. He received his degree in business administration in 2008.

Asst. Coach Kellen Palmer

683-7300 or k_palmer@umwestern.edu

Kellen Palmer is in his first year on the Bulldog staff.

He is a 2005 graduate of Fairfield High School of Fairfield, Mont.

Palmer was an assistant for girl's basketball for the 2008-09 season and was named the MCA Class B Girl's Assistant of the Year.

He is completing his degree in secondary education with majors in health and human performance and a minor in math.

Palmer and his wife Kari are the parents of Jezzy.

Asst. Coach Travis Williams

683-7300 or t_williams@umwestern.edu

Willimas is in his first year as an assistant. He is a 2001 graduate of Three Forks High School of Three Forks, Mont. and a 2006 graduate of Carroll College.

During his playing career at Carroll, he earned all-conference and All-American honors. Williams played on the Carroll teams that advanced to national tournament twice. Advancing to the Elite-8 one year and the Fab-4 the other.

In addition to his athletic honors, he also earned academic all-conference honors.

His coaching resume includes a stint with the Mill Creek AAU team of Bothell, Wash.

Williams is currently pursuing a teaching certificate in secondary business education.