Sport(s) | Basketball |
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Current position | |
Title | Head coach |
Team | Austin Peay |
Conference | OVC |
Record | 0-0 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Jenkins, Kentucky |
Alma mater | Eastern Kentucky |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1993–1994 | Wabash Valley (asst.) |
1994–1999 | Vincennes (asst.) |
2000–2002 | Odessa (asst.) |
2003–2007 | South Alabama (asst.) |
2007 | Arkansas (asst.) |
2007–2012 | Kansas State (asst.) |
2013–2017 | South Carolina (asst.) |
2017–present | Austin Peay |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 0-0 (–) |
Matt Figger is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team.
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. 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.
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion