Matt Figger

Matt Figger
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Austin Peay
Conference OVC
Record 19–15
Biographical details
Born Jenkins, Kentucky
Alma mater Eastern Kentucky
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1994 Wabash Valley (assistant)
1994–1999 Vincennes (assistant)
2000–2002 Odessa (assistant)
2003–2007 South Alabama (assistant)
2007 Arkansas (assistant)
2007–2012 Kansas State (assistant)
2013–2017 South Carolina (assistant)
2017–present Austin Peay
Head coaching record
Overall 19–15
Tournaments 1–1 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
OVC Coach of the Year (2018)

Matt Figger is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team.[1]

Coaching career

Figger got his college coaching start at Wabash Valley in 1993 as an assistant coach, before moving on to Vincennes and Odessa College to serve as an assistant coach. Figger also had assistant coaching stops at South Alabama, and Arkansas before landing on Frank Martin's staff at Kansas State. Figger followed Martin as an assistant coach to South Carolina.[2] Figger was a part of the Gamecocks Final Four appearance in the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

On April 6, 2017, Figger was named the 12th head coach in Austin Peay history, taking over for longtime coach Dave Loos.[1]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Austin Peay Governors (Ohio Valley Conference) (2017–present)
2017–18 Austin Peay 19–1512–63rdCIT Quarterfinal
2018–19 Austin Peay 0–00–0
Austin Peay: 19–15 (.559)12–6 (.667)
Total:19–15 (.559)

References

  1. 1 2 "Figger introduced as APSU head men's basketball coach".
  2. ↑ "Matt Figger Bio University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site".
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