Matthew Crenshaw (born July 19, 1978) is an American

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coach and former

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who is currently the head coach of

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' men's basketball team, a role he has held since 2021.

Military career

Crenshaw enlisted in the

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out of high school and spent six years in the service, assigned to posts such as the USS Kansas City, Navy Cargo Handling Port Group (NAVCHAPGRU), and in

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Coaching career

IUPUI

IUPUI hired Crenshaw as an assistant coach in 2006, and promoted him to associate head coach in 2011.

Ball State

Crenshaw joined the coaching staff at

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as an assistant coach on October 19, 2018.

IUPUI (second stint)

Crenshaw was named the head coach at IUPUI on April 13, 2021, the program's tenth in school history.

Head coaching record

References

External links

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