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

Current position
Title	Assistant Coach
Team	Davidson
Conference	Atlantic 10
Biographical details
Born	(1970-02-11) February 11, 1970 (age 55) Shelby, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1991–1993	Davidson
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–2009	Davidson (asst.)
2009–2019	Elon
2022–present	Davidson (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall	151–168 (.473)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SoCon 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	9–23	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) (2014–2019)
2014–15	Elon	15–18	6–12	8th
2015–16	Elon	16–16	7–11	8th
2016–17	Elon	18–14	10–8	T–4th
2017–18	Elon	14–18	6–12	T–7th
2018–19	Elon	11–20	7–11	T–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