Matt Matheny

Biography

Davidson graduate, longtime Wildcats assistant coach and former Elon University head coach Matt Matheny returned to his alma mater in May of 2022. He rejoined the Davidson basketball coaching staff, on which he served from 1993-2009. He is entering his 20th season as a member of the program. During his tenure at Elon (2009-19), Matheny guided the Phoenix to 151 wins, a SoCon North Division Regular Season Crown, and the first-ever postseason berth and 20-win season as a Division I program. In 2013, he was named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year and a Hugh Durham Award finalist after leading Elon to a 21-14 mark. Under Matheny's guidance, the Phoenix garnered two Scholar-Athletes of the Year, a Freshman of the Year, almost 20 all-conference recognitions, 24 all-academic selections and four CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. Prior to taking over at Elon, the former Wildcat football and basketball team captain was an assistant coach on McKillop's Davidson staff for 16 years.