Keith Buderus entered his first season at the head of the William Jewell College men's soccer program in the fall of 2026. Spent four years as the Associate Head Men's Soccer Coach where he saw the Mountain Lions take three consecutive trips to the NCAA DII Tournament, including a third round appearance in 2025.
Collected a 55-28-19 record as the Associate Head Coach, while winning the 2025 Rocky Mountain Athetic Conference (RMAC) regular season and postseason tournament championships. Mentored 25 athletes to All-RMAC honors, four RMAC major award winners including the 2024 Player of the Year, 13 All-Region honorees, and a pair of D2CCA All-Americans. Was the head coach at Northeastern Junior College for four years, getting the Plainsmen ranked as high as No. 12 in the NJCAA while producing 24 Academic All-Americans. In his time at NJC Buderus had a 45-22-6 record that included a 14-4-2 record in the month of October and a .750 home winning percentage.