Matt Matheny

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.[1]

Matt Matheny
Biographical details
Born (1970-02-11) February 11, 1970
Shelby, North Carolina
Playing career
1991–1993Davidson
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–2009Davidson (asst.)
2009–2019Elon
Head coaching record
Overall151–168 (.473)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Southern North Division Championship (2013)

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, 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, his alma mater.[2] In 1992, Matheny graduated from Davidson College. He attended North Iredell High School and lived in Statesville, North Carolina.[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Elon Phoenix (Southern Conference) (2009–2014)
2009–10 Elon 9–235–13T–5th (North)
2010–11 Elon 14–175–134th (North)
2011–12 Elon 15–169–92nd (North)
2012–13 Elon 21–1213–51st (North)CIT First Round
2013–14 Elon 18–1411–5T–3rd
Elon Phoenix (Colonial Athletic Association) (2014–2019)
2014–15 Elon 15–186–128th
2015–16 Elon 16–167–118th
2016–17 Elon 18–1410–8T–4th
2017–18 Elon 14–186–12T–7th
2018–19 Elon 11–207–11T–6th
Elon: 151–168 (.473)79–98 (.446)
Total:151–168 (.473)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. "Elon names Matheny new hoops coach". The Sports Network. 2009-03-29. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  2. Powell, Camille (2008-03-28). "'Businesslike' Davidson Plays On". The Washington Post. Washington Post Company. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  3. Richter, Pam (2009-03-31). "Davidson's Matheny hired as new men's head basketball coach". The Pendulum. Elon University. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.


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