Matthew Graves (born November 9, 1974)

Current position: Associate head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Indiana State Sycamores (Head coach: Josh Schertz)
Current conference: Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)
Teams coached: South Alabama Jaguars
South Alabama record: 65-96 (.404)
Overall record: 65-96 (.404)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2021-present	Indiana State (assoc. HC)
2019-2021	Xavier (special asst)
2018-2019	Evansville (asst)
2013-2018	South Alabama
2010-2013	Butler (assoc. HC)
2000-2010	Butler (asst)

Matthew Graves Facts

• Matthew Graves
• Born November 9, 1974
• Hometown: Switz City, Indiana
• Alma Mater: Butler University (BS, 1998 & M.Ed, 2003)
• Grew up with his two brothers – Andrew and A.J. – in Switz City, IN; all three Graves brothers would go on to play at Butler
  • Matthew played from 1993-98 for head coach Barry Collier; part of two NCAA Tournaments and one Horizon League title
• First coaching hobs were as an assistant at North Central HS and Ben Davis HS, both in Indianapolis
• Returned to Butler in 2000 and spent the next thirteen years on staff there, the last three as associate head coach; coached his younger brother, A.J.
  • Worked under head coaches Thad Matta (2000-01), Todd Lickliter (2001-07) and Brad Stevens (2007-13)
  • Part of eight more NCAA Tournaments, including the Bulldogs’ back-to-back NCAA Runner-up finishes in 2010 and 2011
• Hired in 2013 to be the head coach at South Alabama, leading the Jaguars for five seasons
  • Went 65-96 and did not finish above .500 in any season; he and his staff were let go in March 2018
• Was an assistant under for Walter McCarty for one year at Evansville and under Travis Steele for two years at Xavier
• Hired in April 2021 to be the associate head coach at Indiana State by new head coach Josh Schertz

Matthew Graves Coaching Tree

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