Matt Figger
Matt Figger (born January 22, 1970)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: UTRGV Vaqueros
Current conference: Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
Austin Peay record: 76-51 (.598)
UTRGV record: 23-40 (.365)
Overall record: 99-91 (.521)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2018)
- Ohio Valley Regular Season Champion: 0
- Ohio Valley Tournament Champion: 0
Awards:
- Ohio Valley Coach of the Year: 1 (2018)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2021-present | UTRGV |
| 2017-2021 | Austin Peay |
| 2013-2017 | South Carolina (assoc. HC) |
| 2012-2013 | South Carolina (asst) |
| 2007-2012 | Kansas State (asst) |
| 2007 | Arkansas (DBO) |
| 2003-2007 | South Alabama (asst) |
| 2000-2003 | Odessa JC (asst) |
| 1994-2000 | Vincennes (asst) |
| 1993-1994 | Wabash Valley JC (asst) |
Matt Figger Facts
- Robert Matthew Figger
- Born January 22, 1970
- Hometown: Jenkins, Kentucky
- Alma Mater: Eastern Kentucky University (BS, 1995)
- Spent ten seasons coaching at the junior college ranks as an assistant coach from 1993 to 2003
- Was on John Pelphrey‘s staff at South Alabama for three seasons and followed him to Arkansas in 2007 as the Director of Basketball Operations; he was only at Arkansas for about three months
- Joined Frank Martin at Kansas State in 2007, working there for five seasons before following Martin to South Carolina in 2012
- Promoted to associate head coach in 2013; was on staff for the Gamecocks first ever Final Four appearance in 2017
- Hired in April 2017 as the new head coach at Austin Peay
- Led the Governors to a 3rd place finish in the OVC his first season, earning conference COY honors and a 2018 CIT berth
- In March 2021, Figger accepted the head coach position at UTRGV out of the WAC
Matt Figger Coaching Tree
- Rick Cabrera (Northwestern State)
