Will Spradling
Director & Coach

Mission: To help young men and women reach their full potential both on and off the court.
Will Spradling grew up in Overland Park, Kansas where he attended Shawnee Mission South High School. He then attended Kansas State University on a full ride scholarship where he received his degree in Business Management. While at K-State he was a part of a program that reached the NCAA Tournament all 4 years and won a Big 12 regular season title. He is 1 of 4 players in K-State history to produce 1,000 points, 300 assists, 300 rebounds, and 100 steals. Will is now in his third year as teacher and the head boys basketball coach at St. Marys High School.
With Will's love and passion for the game he began Spradling Skills Academy in 2014 with the goal to help young men and women reach their full potential on and off the court. Will is consistently seen throughout the program running clinics and helping with the teams.
Matt Simmons
Academy Director
Mission: To develop attitude and skills while also helping young athletes reach their dreams of playing basketball at a high level.
Matt was part of back-to-back 5A State Championship teams at Great Bend High School in 2005 and 2006. During that time he was named to the Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital Journal's First Team All-Classes. He was named the WAC player of the year and First Team All-5A in 2007. Matt is also Great Bend's all time leading rebounder and shot blocker. Matt was a two year starter at Barton Community College and part of a team that won the Jayhawk Conference in 2009. He finished his collegiate career at Fort Hays State University where he earned his Bachelor's Degree and was part of team that won the MIAA Tournament Championship in 2011. Matt was named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year and Second Team All-Conference in 2012. After college, Matt joined the Great Bend High School basketball staff until he moved to Topeka in 2017. He is currently the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Perry Lecompton High School and a PE Teacher.
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Kelly Moylan
Coach & Skills Instructor

Mission: To impact young people's lives on and off the court. I will develop/encourage high character, selflessness, passion and energy. I will try my hardest to get the most out of the young people that I coach.
Kelly Moylan is from Emmett, Kansas and attended high school at St. Marys High. There, she was named an honorable mention All-American by USA TODAY and a consensus all-state selection as senior. She was also honored as the 1989 Kansas Sports Magazine Player of the Year and recorded 1,841 career points at St. Marys.
Kelly then went on to play at Kansas State University 1989-93. She was a four-year letterwinner in her playing career. She finished her career while ranking 11th all-time in both career 3-pointers made (108) and 3-pointers attempted (281) in Kansas State program history. She also ranks seventh all-time in career 3-point field goal percentage (38.4).
Kelly served as head girls basketball coach at Junction City, KS High School for two seasons and at Hiawatha, KS High School for two seasons. She earned a co-Coach of the Year honors at JCHS.
After 4 years of High School coaching, she completed 8 seasons (2006-2014) as an assistant coach at Kansas State University. In her years there, KSU qualified for the NCAA tournament or WNIT each season. She also got to be part of a Big 12 Championship!
From Kansas State, she went to Northern Colorado (2014-2018). In her four seasons with the Bears she helped in guiding the team to a historical season, including breaking the school's record for most wins (22) by the womens basketball program, helped guide to be the top defensive team in the Big Sky. The team advanced to the third round of the WNIT. The Bears won a Big Sky Champion regular season and Big Sky Champions!
Currently, Kelly is an assistant coach at Manhattan High girls basketball, and a Physical Education teacher at Susan B Anthony Middle School.