Boys Coaching Staff
We are overjoyed to welcome our new Coach, Willie Braziel! Here is a message from our coaching staff:
BOYS VARSITY HEAD COACH
Hello Spartans!!!!
I am Willie R. Braziel, the new Boys Basketball Head Coach.
I am excited to be here!! Simley
High School has a rich history of being a wonderful academic high school and very competitive
in a variety of sports.
A little about me, I am born, raised and educated here in Minnesota. I am married to Cecily
Spencer (empty nesters) we have a blended family 3 adult children, 3 grandchildren, 1 great
grandchild. I work for HealthPartners; I am the Graduate Medical Education Operations
Manager.
I love basketball, I love teaching basketball. If you were to ask me “can I coach” some else must
make that statement not me. My greatest accomplishment is getting student athletes to compete
and graduate from high school and get a secondary education.
My goals for the Simley Basketball Program is to have fun, be competitive, enjoy the game!!
What’s my plan? I want to get to know the players, the community, the administration, the
boosters.
How do you plan to do that? Be present, support other Spartan sports!!!
I am very excited and looking forward to the future!!
BOYS JV COACH/VARSITY ASSISTANT
"My name is Tyler Chavez, I will be the Simley Boys Basketball Varsity Assistant/JV Coach
I have 18 years of coaching all levels of basketball, football, flag football, softball, baseball for the West Side Boys and Girls club of the Twin Cities, West Side Boosters organization, Muarry Middle school and St. Paul Humboldt high school.Some of my favorite hobbies are spending time with my children(Valentino Chavez, Marcello Chavez, Anacella Chavez) going to professional sporting events or concerts, making music, and traveling the world.
“Hard work pays off”
Coach TC
BOYS B-SQUAD/VARSITY ASSISTANT
My name Is Ben Glover, Head coach of B squad/ Varsity Assistant
I am a former player of coach Willie Braziel from his state runner up team at Columbia Heights (2011). This will be my first year coaching.
My hobbies are spending time with my family (wife Alicia and kids Ava, Benjamin Jr, and Amyla)
BOYS FRESHMAN COACH
Coach Nick
Nick Anderson is the Founder and Head Basketball Coach for The Lab Hoops. He is a highly experienced basketball coach with over 6 years of coaching experience. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in the Twin Cities, Coach Nick is a local basketball star, having graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis in 2013, where he was a 3-time all-conference and all-tournament high school basketball star. He was a starting varsity player all four years.
Nick won a basketball scholarship and attended Murray State in Oklahoma. With his passion for basketball and extensive coaching experience, Nick provides the best support to the athletes and expounds his expertise to the Simley Spartans.
“GO SPARTANS!!”
BOYS VARSITY HEAD COACH
Hello Spartans!!!!
I am Willie R. Braziel, the new Boys Basketball Head Coach.
I am excited to be here!! Simley
High School has a rich history of being a wonderful academic high school and very competitive
in a variety of sports.
A little about me, I am born, raised and educated here in Minnesota. I am married to Cecily
Spencer (empty nesters) we have a blended family 3 adult children, 3 grandchildren, 1 great
grandchild. I work for HealthPartners; I am the Graduate Medical Education Operations
Manager.
I love basketball, I love teaching basketball. If you were to ask me “can I coach” some else must
make that statement not me. My greatest accomplishment is getting student athletes to compete
and graduate from high school and get a secondary education.
My goals for the Simley Basketball Program is to have fun, be competitive, enjoy the game!!
What’s my plan? I want to get to know the players, the community, the administration, the
boosters.
How do you plan to do that? Be present, support other Spartan sports!!!
I am very excited and looking forward to the future!!
BOYS JV COACH/VARSITY ASSISTANT
"My name is Tyler Chavez, I will be the Simley Boys Basketball Varsity Assistant/JV Coach
I have 18 years of coaching all levels of basketball, football, flag football, softball, baseball for the West Side Boys and Girls club of the Twin Cities, West Side Boosters organization, Muarry Middle school and St. Paul Humboldt high school.Some of my favorite hobbies are spending time with my children(Valentino Chavez, Marcello Chavez, Anacella Chavez) going to professional sporting events or concerts, making music, and traveling the world.
“Hard work pays off”
Coach TC
BOYS B-SQUAD/VARSITY ASSISTANT
My name Is Ben Glover, Head coach of B squad/ Varsity Assistant
I am a former player of coach Willie Braziel from his state runner up team at Columbia Heights (2011). This will be my first year coaching.
My hobbies are spending time with my family (wife Alicia and kids Ava, Benjamin Jr, and Amyla)
BOYS FRESHMAN COACH
Coach Nick
Nick Anderson is the Founder and Head Basketball Coach for The Lab Hoops. He is a highly experienced basketball coach with over 6 years of coaching experience. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in the Twin Cities, Coach Nick is a local basketball star, having graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis in 2013, where he was a 3-time all-conference and all-tournament high school basketball star. He was a starting varsity player all four years.
Nick won a basketball scholarship and attended Murray State in Oklahoma. With his passion for basketball and extensive coaching experience, Nick provides the best support to the athletes and expounds his expertise to the Simley Spartans.
“GO SPARTANS!!”