Matt Zimmerman (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Arkansas |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | St. Vincent, Arkansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1998 | Plainview-Rover HS |
| 1999–2002 | Dardanelle HS |
| 2002–2006 | UAB (asst.) |
| 2006–2011 | Missouri (asst.) |
| 2011–present | Arkansas (asst.) |
Matt Zimmerman is the current director of operations and a former assistant basketball coach at the University of Arkansas and a former Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team manager. A member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity, Zimmerman graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1990. He went on to serve in the United States Army until 1995 reaching the rank of Captain. He then went on to serve as an athletic director and coach at the high school level before joining Mike Anderson's staff at UAB and Missouri. He is well known for his work ethic and commitment to coaching. Zimmerman headed up the walk-on tryouts while at both UAB and Missouri.
Zimmerman was a standout basketball player for Wonderview High School from 1981–1985, where his team had a combined 133-19 record in four years capped off by a 36-4 record and a state runner-up finish his junior season.
After high school, Zimmerman worked as a student manager for the Arkansas Razorbacks for three seasons (1987–88, 1988–89 and 1989–90) under head coach Nolan Richardson and assistant coach Mike Anderson. During those three seasons Arkansas had an overall record of 76–21, a conference record of 42–6, two conference titles, and three National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament appearances including a final four in 1990.
After college, Zimmerman served in the United States Army from 1990 to 1995. He graduated from the Army Airborne School in 1991 and served as Platoon Leader, shop officer, company executive officer and Battalion S-1 on his way to achieving the rank of Captain.
Upon completing his time in the military, Zimmerman entered the basketball coaching ranks in his home state of Arkansas. From 1995 to 1998, Zimmerman served as the Athletic Director and Head Basketball Coach for the now defunct Plainview-Rover High School. While there he led the team to three conference titles and was selected as the conference coach of the year in 1996.
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