Jonathan Mattox - Men's Basketball Coach - Murray State University Athletics

Jonathan Mattox

At Murray State

Is in his second season with the Racers as assistant coach for the 2023-24 season.
Was part of the Racers' successful first season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference in 2022-23.
The Racers scored a win over eight MVC opponents and finished with a winning season (11-9) and had a winning season overall (17-15).
The Racers scored a win at Arch Madness when they defeated Valparaiso 78-50.
MSU opened MVC play with overtime wins over Illinois State and Valparasio, which marked the first instance of MSU playing back-to-back games in overtime in records that begin in 1983.
MSU's 2-0 start made them just the sixth first-year MVC member since WWII to win its first two conference games and the Racers were the first to win both of them in overtime.
MSU saw its first MVC weekly award when Jacobi Wood was named Newcomer of the Week after the Racers played at the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
Rob Perry became the Racers' first All-MVC pick at the end ofd the season when he was named to the Third Team.
MSU led the MVC in attendance with an average of 5218 per game.

Before MSU

Spent five seasons with Coach Preston Spradlin at Morehead State and nine seasons total with the Eagles.
Helped the Eagles win 23 games in 2020-21 and the program's first Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship in 10 years.
Joined the Eagles as Director of Operations in 2016.
Was elevated to Associate Head Coach in 2021.
Worked in the development of Johni Broome into OVC Freshman of the Year and eventually OVC Player of the Year.
Coached All-OVC players Ta'Lon Cooper, Xavier Moon, DeJuan Marrero and Lamontray Harris.
Started his coaching career at Emmanuel College (Ga.) in 2011 where the team went 49-21 in two years.

Personal

Graduated from Emmanuel in 2011 with a degree in business.
Earned a master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia (Calif.) in 2013.
Started his playing career at Anderson (S.C.) and finished at Emmanuel.
As a senior, he helped the Lions to a 26-8 overall record and Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament championship.
He married the former Katie Harvill on Aug. 23, 2014.