Matt Figger
Matt Figger is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team.[1] He previously served as the head coach at Austin Peay.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UTRGV |
| Conference | WAC |
| Record | 23–40 (.365) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 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) |
| 2013–2017 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 2017–2021 | Austin Peay |
| 2021–present | Texas–Rio Grande Valley |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 99–91 (.521) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| OVC Coach of the Year (2018) | |
Coaching career
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]
Head coaching record
| 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 (WAC) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 8–23 | 3–15 | T–11th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 15–17 | 6–12 | T–10th | |||||
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley: | 23–40 (.365) | 9–27 (.250) | |||||||
| Total: | 99–91 (.521) | ||||||||
References
- "UTRGV Taps Matt Figger to Lead Men's Basketball Program". UTRGV Athletics.
- "Figger introduced as APSU head men's basketball coach".
- "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.