Matt Doherty (basketball)

Matt Doherty
Biographical details
Born (1962-02-25) February 25, 1962 (age 62)
East Meadow, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1980–1984North Carolina
Position(s)Small forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1992Davidson (assistant)
1992–1999Kansas (assistant)
1999–2000Notre Dame
2000–2003North Carolina
2005–2006Florida Atlantic
2006–2012SMU
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2017–2019Atlantic 10 (assoc. commish.)
Head coaching record
Overall170–180
Tournaments1–1 (NCAA Division I)
6–2 (NIT)
3–1 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As player:

NCAA champion (1982)
As coach:

ACC regular season (2001)
Awards
AP Coach of the Year (2001)

Matthew Francis Doherty (born February 25, 1962)[1] is an American former college basketball coach best known for his time as head coach of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team. Prior to accepting the head coaching position at UNC, he spent one season as head coach of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball program.

As a college player, Doherty started on the 1981–82 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, which on March 29, 1982, won the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, defeating the University of Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team by a score of 63–62. At UNC, Doherty played under the legendary college coach Dean Smith, and started alongside future National Basketball Association stars James Worthy, Sam Perkins, Kenny Smith, Brad Daugherty and Michael Jordan.

Prior to being named the head coach at Notre Dame, Doherty served as an assistant coach first at Davidson, then at Kansas. After leaving UNC, Doherty would go on to become head coach of the Florida Atlantic Owls, and the SMU Mustangs.

Outside of coaching, Doherty has also served as a college basketball commentator and as an NBA scout. His broadcast roles have included serving as a color commentator for various high school and college programs including Davidson. Doherty was most recently the Atlantic 10 Conference's associate commissioner for men's college basketball, resigning in April, 2019.[2] Doherty went on to his current role as an executive coach, keynote speaker and author of the book REBOUND: From Pain to Passion - Leadership Lessons Learned.

  1. ^ "Player Bio: Matt Doherty". GoHeels.com. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 May 2017. [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ @DohertyMatt (April 1, 2019). "I have left the A-10. I want to thank Commissioner McGlade for providing me with the opportunity to work at the Conference office. I look forward to exploring other opportunities in the industry" (Tweet) – via Twitter. [better source needed]