Coaching Staff
Michael Kelly
Head Coach
This season marks Coach Michael Kelly’s 28th as a head basketball coach and his third leading the Woodinville High School Falcons. Coach Kelly is proud to be part of the Falcon Family, not only as the basketball coach but also as the school’s Activities Director. In this role, he has the privilege of contributing to the many experiences that make high school so memorable for students.
Basketball at Woodinville is truly a family affair for Coach Kelly and his wife, Megan. Their sons Liam, a senior, and Rowan, a freshman, are both members of the basketball program, competing on the varsity and freshman teams, respectively. Their oldest son, Declan, serves as the assistant coach for the Falcons’ 7th-grade select team, and their daughter, Bevin, is a senior at the University of Oregon pursuing her teaching credential.
For Coach Kelly, the heart of basketball lies in the opportunity to shape and transform young athletes both on and off the court. He values the positive growth of players through the sport as the most rewarding aspect of his coaching journey. Of course, the chance to compete at a high level adds to the excitement and energy that makes basketball so special.
Having spent his entire coaching career in the greater Seattle area, Coach Kelly feels fortunate to have developed meaningful relationships with players, families, and the basketball community. He considers it a blessing to have watched so many great players from his front-row seat on the sidelines.
As the Falcons prepare for another exciting season, Coach Kelly looks forward to continuing to build a program rooted in Excellence and Playing Hard.
Bob Nicol
Assistant Coach
Bob grew up on Orcas Island and played college basketball at WWU. The Vikings finished fifth in the NAIA National Championship in his Junior year. During his Senior year, he broke the school record for assists in a season and was voted to the All-League Team.
After college, Coach Nicol played AAU basketball, winning the National Championship and the William Jones Cup in Taiwan. He spent three years in Australia, coaching and playing in Brisbane and Mackay. He ran clinics for Australia’s Junior Program and coached the Queensland Under-16 State Team to 2nd place in the Australian Championship.
Coach Nicol has spent the last 20 years coaching youth basketball - the Select program and at WHS. Bob and his wife, Janine, have three boys, Tyler, Cory, and Tanner who have all played Select Basketball and at WHS. In his spare time, you’ll find Bob playing golf and tennis.
Logan Schilder
Assistant Coach
Logan graduated high school from Bellingham high school where he played tennis, soccer and basketball. He then went to Whatcom Community college to play basketball. After one season at WCC he got the opportunity to play for Western Washington University. He played there for three seasons and graduated with a degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in sports psychology.
Post-college, Logan traveled for three seasons to play basketball in Europe. His rookie season was for St. Poelten in the top league in Austria. The second season he went to Spain and played for Hestia Menorca who is in the second league of Spain. His third and final year he played in the Netherlands where his family is from and lives for Yoast United.
When Logan returned to the states he got his job at Woodinville High School where he works in special education. Logan is now finishing up his Masters degree in Sports Administration with an emphasis in educational leadership.
Cory Smith
JV Team Head Coach
Cory grew up in the Northshore community and graduated from Inglemoor High School in 1994, lettering & earning All KingCo Honors in Football, Basketball, & Baseball. After high school, he played shortstop for Edmonds Community College and received All NWAAC honors and a full scholarship to Oklahoma State University, where he played in the 1996 College World Series. Coach Smith transferred to New Mexico State University where he led the Aggies in several offensive categories during his junior & senior seasons and was selected to the All Big West Conference team as a utility player and centerfielder respectively.
Recently, Coach Smith was the head baseball coach at Sammamish High School where he helped the Totems to a State Playoff appearance in 2015. He was also the head coach at Mercer Island High School from 2009-2012 where he led the Islanders to a KingCo 3A championship and the first State Playoff win in over 10 years.
Cory was also voted KingCo 3A Coach of the Year in 2010. Coach Smith has been a part of the Woodinville community for many years now, coaching Football since 2002 & Basketball since 2014.
He is currently teaching Health & P.E. at Timbercrest Middle School. Coach Smith has coached with Woodinville baseball team since 2016 & has coached the JV basketball team at WHS for a total of nine years. Cory has been married to his lovely wife Elizabeth for eight years, traveling when they can, and living the dream.
Kevin McFarlan
Freshman Team Head Coach
Kevin has been a local Eastside resident for 35 years and been coaching for 15. He went to Issaquah High and played for Sam Moscatel, who is the varsity girls assistant head coach. Kevin takes family seriously and was humbled to get to coach with Sam.
Starting in AAU, Kevin coached 6/7/8th grade boys. Kevin also coached the girls JV team at Skyline. Kevin ended up parlaying that basketball coaching experience into corporate consulting, building teams for finance and real estate companies.
Kevin understands teams, how each player within that team plays a part and how each team member is motivated and discouraged by internal and external influences that are rarely the same.
NIKOLA TRIFUNOVIC
Freshman Team Assistant Coach
