Matt Figger
Matt Figger is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Austin Peay |
| Conference | OVC |
| Record | 61–37 |
| 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 | 61–37 |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| OVC Coach of the Year (2018) | |
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 | 19–15 | 12–6 | 3rd | CIT Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2018–19 | Austin Peay | 22–11 | 13–5 | 4th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Austin Peay | 21–12 | 14–4 | 3rd | |||||
| Austin Peay: | 62–38 (.620) | 39–15 (.722) | |||||||
| Total: | 62–38 (.620) | ||||||||
References
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