Matt Figger
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | UMass Minutemen |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 22, 1970[1] Jenkins, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 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) |
| 2012–2017 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 2017–2021 | Austin Peay |
| 2021–2024 | UT Rio Grande Valley |
| 2024–present | UMass (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 105–116 (.475) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| OVC Coach of the Year (2018) | |
Robert Matthew Figger (born January 22, 1970)[1] is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the UMass Minutemen. He previously served as the head coach at Austin Peay and at UT Rio Grande Valley.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]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.[3] 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.[2]
In March 2021, Figger left Austin Peay to become the head coach at UT Rio Grande Valley.[4]
On May 21, 2024, Figger was officially named as an assistant coach for the UMass Minutemen under head coach Frank Martin.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay Governors (Ohio Valley Conference) (2017–2021) | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Austin Peay | 14–13 | 10–10 | T–5th | |||||
| Austin Peay: | 76–51 (.598) | 49–25 (.662) | |||||||
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros/UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (WAC) (2021–2024) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 8–23 | 3–15 | T–11th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 15–17 | 6–12 | T–10th | |||||
| 2023–24 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 6–25 | 2–18 | 11th | |||||
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley: | 29–65 (.309) | 11–45 (.196) | |||||||
| Total: | 105–116 (.475) | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Matt Figger". coachesdatabase.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Figger introduced as APSU head men's basketball coach". April 6, 2017.
- ^ "Matt Figger Bio University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site".
- ^ Backus, Will. "Report: Austin Peay basketball coach Matt Figger leaving for UT Rio Grande Valley". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "Figger Officially Named Massachusetts Basketball Assistant Coach".
External links
[edit]- South Carolina Gamecocks profile
- Austin Peay Governors profile
- UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros profile
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