| Intro | Merican basketball player-coach |
| Is |
Athlete Sports coach Basketball coach Basketball player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 11 February 1970, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, U.S.A. |
| Age: | 50 years |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
Matt Matheny (born February 11, 1970) is an American college basketball coach and the current men’s head coach at Elon University. He replaced Ernie Nestor in March 2009.
Prior to accepting the job at Elon, Matheny spent 16 seasons, beginning in 1993, as an assistant coach at Davidson College, 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
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elon Phoenix (Southern Conference) (2009–2014) | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | Elon | 9–23 | 5–13 | T–5th (North) | |||||
| 2010–11 | Elon | 14–17 | 5–13 | 4th (North) | |||||
| 2011–12 | Elon | 15–16 | 9–9 | 2nd (North) | |||||
| 2012–13 | Elon | 21–12 | 13–5 | 1st (North) | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Elon | 18–14 | 11–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| Elon Phoenix (Colonial Athletic Association) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Elon | 15–18 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Elon | 16–16 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Elon | 12–9 | 4–4 | ||||||
| Elon: | 120–125 (.490) | 61–71 (.462) | |||||||
| Total: | 120–125 (.490) | ||||||||
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National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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