Matt Figger is an American

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coach and current head coach for the

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team. He previously served as the head coach at

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Coaching career

Figger got his college coaching start at

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in 1993 as an assistant coach, before moving on to Vincennes and Odessa College to serve as an assistant coach. Figger also had assistant coaching stops at South Alabama, and

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before landing on Frank Martin's staff at Kansas State. Figger followed Martin as an assistant coach to

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. Figger was a part of the Gamecocks Final Four appearance in the 2017 NCAA tournament. On April 6, 2017, Figger was named the 12th head coach in Austin Peay history, taking over for longtime coach

Dave Loos David Henry Loos (born March 5, 1947) is a retired American college basketball coach who most recently served as head coach of the men's team at Austin Peay State University, where he is also a former athletic director. He was head coach from 1990 ...

. In March 2021, Figger left Austin Peay to become the head coach at UT Rio Grande Valley.

Head coaching record

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