Matthew Graves

Matthew Graves
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIndiana State
ConferenceMVC
Record0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born (1974-11-09) November 9, 1974 (age 49)
Playing career
1993–1998Butler
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2010Butler (assistant)
2010–2013Butler (associate HC)
2013–2018South Alabama
2018–2019Evansville (assistant)
2019–2021Xavier (sp. assistant to the HC)
2021–2024Indiana State (associate HC)
2024–presentIndiana State
Head coaching record
Overall65–96 (.404)

Matthew Graves (born November 9, 1974) is an American college basketball coach and former player, who is currently the head coach at Indiana State University. He was previously the head coach at the University of South Alabama.

Graves grew up playing basketball with his three brothers in the small town of Switz City, Indiana. He played college basketball for the Butler Bulldogs from 1993 to 1998. Graves was selected as the team's most valuable player for the 1997–98 season after leading Butler to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year. He also made the All-Horizon Tournament team and GTE Academic All-District team that year. After college, Graves served on the coaching staff of two high school teams before joining the Butler staff in 2001. In 2010, he was promoted to associate head coach under Brad Stevens. Graves was listed as one of the top assistant coaches in college basketball on multiple occasions prior to his promotion to head coach.