Philip Mathews
Philip Mathews (born November 27, 1950)
Teams coached: San Francisco Dons
San Francisco record: 138-124 (.527)
Overall record^: 138-124 (.527)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1998)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- WCC Tournament Champion: 1 (1998)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2013-present | Riverside CC |
| 2010-2013 | UCLA (asst) |
| 2006-2010 | Nebraska (asst) |
| 2004-2006 | San Bernardino Valley CC |
| 1995-2004 | San Francisco |
| 1985-1995 | Ventura CC |
| 1981-1985 | Cal State Fullerton (asst) |
| 1974-1978 | UC Irvine (asst) |
| 1972-1973 | UC Irvine (asst) |
Philip Mathews Facts
- Philip Mathews
- Born November 27, 1950
- Hometown: Riverside, California
- Alma Mater: University of California, Irvine (BA, 1972 & M.Ed, 1975)
- Started out at Riverside CC (CA) before finishing his career playing for Tim Tift at UC Irvine
- Stuck around for one year as an assistant, then coached JV for one year at Santa Ana Valley HS (CA)
- Returned to UCI in 1974 and spent four seasons as one of Tift’s assistant coaches
- Spent three years as the varsity head coach at Santa Ana Valley HS (1978-81), winning two Century League titles
- Joined George McQuarn’s staff at Cal State Fullerton in 1981, working with the Titans for four seasons
- Became the head coach at Ventura CC (CA) in 1985, going 298–56 in ten seasons at the helm
- Won two CCCAA titles (1987 and 1995); also served as athletic director for one year at the school (1994-95)
- Moved back to the D-I level in 1995, spending nine seasons as the head coach at San Francisco
- Was 138-124 overall, highlighted by the 1997-98 season when the Dons won the WCC Tournament and went to the NCAA Tournament; that was Mathews’ only postseason appearance at USF
- Fired in 2004 after a 17-14 (7-7) season; was .500 six times but ultimately had just an average tenure as head coach
- Spent two seasons as the head coach San Bernardino Valley CC (CA), finishing as CCCAA Runner-up in 2005
- Hired by Doc Sadler to be an assistant at Nebraska in 2006, working with the Cornhuskers for four seasons
- Headed back out West in 2010, spending the next three years on Ben Howland‘s staff at UCLA
- Since 2013, Mathews has been the head coach at Riverside CC (CA)
- Inducted into the California CC Men’s Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1997
Philip Mathews Coaching Tree
- Larry Reynolds (Stanislaus State, Long Beach State, Cal State San Bernardino)
- Ime Udoka (Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only
