Matt Matheny is an American

United States

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 college basketball

College basketball

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 coach and the current head men's basketball

Basketball

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 coach at Elon University

Elon University

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. He replaced Ernie Nestor

Ernie Nestor

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 in March 2009.

Prior to accepting the job at Elon, Matheny spent 16 seasons, beginning in 1993, as an assistant coach at Davidson College

Davidson College

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, his alma mater

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. In 1992, Matheny graduated from Davidson College. He attended North Iredell High School and lived in Statesville

Statesville, North Carolina

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, North Carolina

North Carolina

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