Longtime Manhattan High School girls’ basketball coach and mathematics teacher Scott Mall has retired, effective immediately, new MHS athletics director Shad Spilski confirmed to The Mercury on Tuesday.
“Scott has made the decision to retire from both teaching and coaching,” Spilski said. “We are going to miss him. For many years, he has served Manhattan High School, our community and our students well. He leaves enormous shoes to fill.”
Mall spent more than three decades helping shape Manhattan High’s girls basketball program, starting as an assistant coach before guiding the Indians to more than 500 victories during his tenure as head coach. His teams captured the 2017 Class 6A state championship while establishing one of the state’s most consistent programs.
In addition to coaching, Mall spent 36 years as a mathematics teacher at Manhattan High, part of a 48-year career in education.
