Matthew Graves
Matthew Graves (born November 9, 1974)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Indiana State Sycamores
Current conference: Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)
South Alabama record: 65-96 (.404)
Indiana State record: 0-0 (.000)
Overall record: 65-96 (.404)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Champion: 0
- Missouri Valley Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2024-present | Indiana State |
| 2021-2024 | 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
- Key part of the Sycamore staff that built the program up from 11 wins in year one to 32 wins and a NIT Runner-up in year three
- Elevated to head coach at Indiana State in April 2024 after Schertz left for Saint Louis
Matthew Graves Coaching Tree
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