While leading the Gillette College men’s basketball program, Coach Neary’s teams have won 268 games in eleven seasons for an average of 24 wins a year and a 75% winning percentage (480 total college career wins as a head coach).  Two Region IX Championships and three NJCAA National Tournament appearances.  The Pronghorns highest finish at the National Tournament was a third-place finish in 2016.  The third-place finish is the highest for a Region IX team since 1963.  The Pronghorns were the last Region IX team to win a game at the National tournament in 2017.  Coach Neary has been named Region IX and District IX Coach-of-the-Year twice (2016 and 2017) since being the head coach at Gillette College.  Coach Neary’s Pronghorns have a winning record (4-3) at the NJCAA National Tournament.  The Pronghorns were ranked in the NJCAA National Poll from 2013-2018 In 48 of the 60 polls.  Coach Neary had five All-Americans (Ryan Aaron, Muhamed Ahmed, Lorenzo Bonam, Kavell Bigby-Willams, and Abdul Mohamed), in his eleven seasons at the helm. 

Eighty-eight percent of all the sophomores who have played for Coach Neary have graduated with an Associate of Arts Degree. Eighty-eight percent of all the sophomores who have played for Coach Neary have continued their basketball career and education at the four-year level.  Coach Neary has also had a number of former players play professionally in the NBA G-League, CBA, Australia, Asia, and Europe.

In 2019-2020 The Pronghorns finished the season with a 26-6 overall record.  The Pronghorns advanced to the semifinals of the Region IX tournament.  Post season honors for the Pronghorns included Region IX second team Mason Archambault (Rapid City, SD.), and third team Bradley Akhile (Houston, TX.).  Being named to the Region IX all-tournament team Isaac Mushila (Congo), Mason Archambault, and Jayden Coke (Toronto).  Mason Archambault signed at the University of South Dakota, Bradley Akhile signed at the University of the Incarnate Word, and Tarig Eisa (Toronto) signed at Lamar University. 

In 2018-2019 the Pronghorn finished 15-16 with an all-freshman team.  DreShawn Allen (Detroit, MI.) signed at Western Illinois University. 

In 2017-2018, the Pronghorns finished the season 27-5.  The Pronghorns were ranked in the top 15 in the national polls most of the season.  The Pronghorns won 22 games in a row to start the season.  Abdul Mohamed (Ottawa) was first team all-Region and the Region IX North player-of-the-year.  Trent Williams (Houston, TX.) was named to second team all-region, and Edwin Jeudy (Montreal) was named to the third team.  Abdul Mohamed, signed with the University of North Texas; Edwin Jeudy, signed with Lamar University; Trent Williams, signed with the University of Tennessee-Martin; and Richard Brown (Houston), signed with the University of Mary.

In 2016-2017, the Pronghorns finished the season 32-4.  The Pronghorns were ranked in the NJCAA National poll every week of the season.  The Pronghorns won the Region IX tournament, and the North Sub -Region.  The Pronghorns won one game and lost the second game in the Sweet 16 of the National Tournament.  Coach Neary was named Coach of the Year in Region IX and the District 9 coach of the year as well.  Abdul Mohamed (Ottawa) was named to Third Team All-American.  He was also first team All-Region.  Trent Williams (Houston, TX.) was named second team all-region, and Edwin Jeudy (Montreal) was named to the third team.  All-Tournament team Daniel Regis (Grenada), Jared Evans (Houston, TX.) and Trent Williams (Houston, TX.) were named to the Region IX All-Tournament team.

In 2015-2016 the Pronghorns had another record setting year.  The Pronghorns finished the season 35-2 and Third Place at the NJCAA National Tournament.  The Pronghorns won the Region IX Tournament and the North Sub-Region.  Coach Neary was named Coach of the Year in Region IX and the District 9 coach of the year as well.  The Pronghorns were led by Kavell Bigby-Williams (London); Kavell was named the NJCAA Player-of-the-Year, First team All-American, and NJCAA D1 NABC Coaches All-American Basketball Team, First team All-Region, Region IX All-Tournament team, and National Tournament All-Tournament team.  Marqueese Grayson (Tomball, TX.) was named Second Team All-Region and to the National Tournament All-Tournament team.  Cameron Oluyitan (Houston), TX.) was Second Team All-Region and Region IX All-Tournament Team.  Derrick Farquharson (Charlotte, NC.) earned All-Region IX Tournament.  Kavell Bigby-Willams signed at the University of Oregon, Marqueese Grayson signed at Albany State University, and Cameron Oluyitan signed at Boise State University.  The Pronghorns third place finish at the National Tournament is the highest finish for a Region IX team since 1963.

In 2014-2015 the Pronghorns made history again, qualifying the NJCAA National Tournament for the first time.  The Pronghorns finished the season with an overall record of 27-8.  The Pronghorns finished second in the North Sub-Region in the regular season and played in the Region IX Tournament championship for the second season in a row.

The Pronghorns started the season nationally ranked at #9 and were nationally ranked most of the season.  The Pronghorns were led by sophomores Rickey Suggs (Minneapolis), Renard Suggs (Minneapolis), Quinton Everett (Lakeland, FL.) , Sarp Gobeloglu (Turkey), Lorenzo Bonam (Detroit), and Ben Glover (Minneapolis).  Lorenzo Bonam was third team All-American, first team All-Region, and all-tournament.  Brandon Jones (Houston) , third team all-region, and Kavell Bigby-Williams (London), third team all-region, and Renard Suggs, all-tournament.

Bonam signed at the University of Utah, Renard Suggs signed at Washington State University, Quinton Everett and Sarp Gobeloglu signed at Montana State University, and Rickey Suggs signed at the University of Mary.

The 2013-2014 Pronghorns ended the 2013-2014 season with a school record 29 wins to only 4 losses and finished the season ranked on the #9 team in the nation in the final NJCAA national poll.  The Pronghorns were the North Sub-Region champions with a record of 15-1.  The Pronghorns played for the Region IX title but lost in the championship game in overtime.  The Pronghorns had a school record 19 game win streak and finished the season ranked in the 10 nationally in a number of statistical categories.  The Pronghorns were led by sophomores Muhammed Ahmed (Bronx), Dwight Anderson (Minneapolis) and Jayden Walsh (Australia).  Post season awards included Muhammed Ahmed, Third All– American, first team all-region, and all-tournament.  Renard Suggs was second team all-region; Dwight Anderson was third team all-region, and all-tournament.  Lorenzo Bonam was second team all-region and all-tournament.  Ahmed signed at the University of North Texas, and Anderson signed at Georgia State College and University.

The 2012-2013 Pronghorns finished the season with an overall record of 17-13.  The 2012-2013 Pronghorns won a game at the Region IX Tournament for the first time in the young history of the program.  That season the Pronghorns also beat a number of nationally ranked teams and had an eight-game conference road win streak.

Sophomores Lucas Reller (Lead, South Dakota) signed at the University of Minnesota-Crookston, Andre Marquez (Denver) signed at Biola University and Myles Henry (Milwaukee) signed at Black hills state University.

2011-2012 saw the Pronghorns finish with an overall record of 18-13.  The Pronghorns were led by sophomores Kalen Foreman (Detroit) Reece Maxwell (Perth, Australia), Kashuane McKinney (Chicago) and Matt Strickland (Los Angles).

Freshman George Edwards (Chicago) was an all-region choice and freshman red-shirt James Hunter (Australia) signed at Washington State.  Hunter finished his career at the University of South Dakota and is currently playing professional in Australia.  Foreman continued his career at Saginaw Valley State University (MI.), McKinney continued his career at Lon Morris (IL.), and Strickland continued his career Rocky Mountain College (MT).

The 2010-2011 Pronghorns finished the season with 24-7 overall record.  The Pronghorns were led by Sophomore NJCAA All-American Ryan Aaron.  Aaron was named the Wyoming Community College Athletic Association MVP, was a third team All-American and led the nation in scoring, averaging 27 points a game.  Aaron continued his college career at Southern Nazarene University.  Patrick Webb (Bozeman, MT.) continued his college career at Montana State University. 

In the inaugural season of 2009-2010, the Pronghorns finished with a 18-12 overall record and a second-place finish in the Region IX Central Sub-Region.  Coach Neary was named the Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference Co-Coach of the Year that season.  Sophomore star DeJuan Wright (Detroit, MI.) was named Region IX All-Region, MVP of the Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference and was nominated for NJCAA All-American.  Sophomore Darnell Maze (Zwolle, LA.) was named to the Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference All-Defensive team.  DeJuan Wright transferred to Florida International University and played for former NBA great Isiah Thomas.  After a very successful run at FIU, DeJuan continued his playing career in Europe.  He continues to play professional in Sweden and France.  Nik Mandic continued his career at Montana State University-Billings.  

Coach Neary began his college head coaching career at Miles Community College (Miles City, Montana) in 1996-97.  He served as the head coach at MCC for twelve and a half seasons.  During his tenure as the head coach of the Pioneers, his teams won 204 games which placed him as the all-time career leader in wins at MCC.  His Pioneer teams won the MonDak Conference regular season title once, tied for the Region IX Sub-Region regular season conference once.  Neary was also named MonDak Coach of the year in 2000.  His last three seasons at Miles, they averaged 19 wins a year, and had a 20 win season for only the second time in school history.  In 2005-2006 the Pioneers were ranked nationally for the first time in school history.  The Pioneers were ranked for five weeks and were ranked as high as #14 in the nation.  The Pioneers were named the NJCAA Academic Team-of-the-Year five times and had the highest team gpa averaged in the nation among all men’s basketball programs, three times.

Coach Neary has had a number of articles published for national magazines such as Scholastic Coach, Winning Hoops, and Juco Review.  In 1996, Coach Neary was nominated to serve on the national advisory board of the publication Winning Hoops. 

Neary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education with a major in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from Eastern Montana College and a Master of Education degree in Counseling and Development.

Shawn and his wife Ann have four children, Tyler (22), Jefferson (20), Abi (18), and Kaylie (16).