Matt Matheny (born February 11, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as the men's head coach at
Elon University. He replaced
Ernie Nestor in March 2009.
Matheny led the Phoenix to a 21-12 record in 2012-13, the most victories in a single season by the program at the Division I level and most since the 1973-74 season. Matheny helped Elon win the Southern Conference North Division title in 2013, the program's first division crown since 2006. Matheny also helped Elon to its first postseason appearance at the Division I level, as the team earned an invitation to the
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) in 2013. He was a finalist for the
Hugh Durham Award
The Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Award (formerly called the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award from 2005 to 2009) is an award given annually to the most outstanding mid-major men's college basketball head coach in NCAA ...
, which is presented annually to the nation's top mid-major coach by CollegeInsider.com. Matheny was named the 2012-13 Southern Conference Coach of the Year.
Prior to accepting the job at Elon, Matheny spent 16 seasons, beginning in 1993, as an assistant coach at
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan� ...
, his
alma mater. In 1992, Matheny graduated from Davidson College. He attended
North Iredell High School and lived in
Statesville,
North Carolina.
Head coaching record
References
1970 births
Living people
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from North Carolina
Basketball players from North Carolina
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Davidson Wildcats men's basketball coaches
Davidson Wildcats men's basketball players
Elon Phoenix men's basketball coaches
People from Shelby, North Carolina
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