Shenendehowa

Coaching Staff

Varsity Team

Paul Yattaw, Head Coach
Coach Yattaw is in his 17 th season as a coach at Shenendehowa. He has coached at the Freshman, 
Junior Varsity, and Varsity levels. This year marks his fourth year as the Head Coach of the Varsity
Team. He teaches 4 th -grade at Tesago Elementary School.
At Waterford-Halfmoon High School, he was the first basketball player to score 1,000 points and
was elected into the school’s athletic hall of fame. Going into his senior season, he was selected
to play in a New York State all-star game.
He went on to play basketball at Hudson Valley Community College where he was awarded the Otto
Guenther Award for Excellence in Academics and Athletics.
After Hudson Valley, Coach Yattaw attended Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute where he also
played basketball. He was elected into the school’s Olympia Society for Athletics.

Brandon Miller, Assistant Coach

Coach Miller returns in his second season as Assistant Coach for the Varsity team. He played for Shenendehowa’s Varsity Basketball
Team for three seasons (2010-2012), twice leading as Captain. His understanding of the game
and deep ties to the program drive his enthusiasm to mentor and shape the next generation
of players. Coach Miller has been teaching at Shenendehowa for four years, and teaches
special education at Gowana Middle School. He currently resides in Schenectady with
his wife, Krista.

Junior Varsity Team

Andy Guilz, Head Coach
Coach Guilz is beginning his seventh season as the JV Head Coach, and his ninth season with
Shen Basketball. During his time with Shen Basketball, Coach Guilz has been blessed with the
opportunity to have an Assistant Coach role with the Varsity team for two Section 2 championship
teams. He also led the 2018-2019 JV team to a 20-0 record.

Andy lives with his wife, April, and their children, Avery and Mason. They are all very excited
to be a part of Shen Basketball. Coach is in his twelfth year as a math teacher at Shen
High School East.

Freshman Team

Scott Smith, Head Coach
Coach Smith is back for his fourth year with the Boys Freshman Team. 
"It has been very fun and rewarding being a part of Shenendehowa's player development at the Freshman level. 
I thrive on being a leader by example and being a strong role model for the boys both on and off the court."

Coach Smith was previously a part of the Galway Central School's JV and modified programs 
for 4 years before getting hired at Tesago in 2018 as a third-grade teacher. 
He took some time off to get married to his wife, Juliet, and had two kids, Lincoln (age 5) and Penelope (age 3). 
Coach Smith is very excited to be back in the gym and helping young student athletes learn and grow the game of basketball. 
Coach Smith is from Newburgh, is a die heart Brooklyn Nets fan, 
and spends his mornings checking box scores and listening to the Ringer Podcast Network.

"The most important thing is to try and inspire people so they can be great at whatever they want to do - Kobe Bryant

Modified Team

Michael Spulnick, Head Coach
Coach Spulnick graduated from Shenendehowa in 2017. While there, he played basketball, baseball and football. 
His basketball and baseball teams each won a State championship. Following high school, Coach Spulnick 
attended SUNY Brockport, where he was part of the baseball team for five years. He studied to become 
a physical education teacher/coach, with a masters in Adapted PE. 
This is his second year coaching the modified basketball team and teaching PE at the High School.