- Matthew Driscoll (basketball)
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Matthew Driscoll Sport(s) Basketball Current position Title Head coach Team North Florida Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1988–90
1990–91
1991–93
1993
1993–97
1997–98
1998–2003
2003
2003–09
2009–presentNorthgate HS
Butler County (PA) CC (asst.)
Seneca Valley (PA) HS (asst.)
Slippery Rock (asst.)
LaRoche College
Wyoming (asst.)
Clemson (asst.)
Valparaiso (asst.)
Baylor (asst.)
North FloridaMatthew Driscoll is an American college basketball coach who is currently head coach of the University of North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team.[1] Before coming to UNF, Driscoll spent twelve years as an assistant at Baylor University, Valparaiso University, Clemson University and the University of Wyoming. In a 2008 Fox Sports survey of his peers, Driscoll was rated as one of the top 10 assistants in the country.[1]
Career
At Baylor from 2003 to 2009, he served under head coach Scott Drew. In his six years there, he helped revive Baylor's program from tragedy and NCAA sanctions. Baylor went from struggling under NCAA sanctions for his first several years, to making the NCAA tournament for the first time in twenty years in 2008. In 2009, Baylor lost in the Big 12 Tournament Finals to Missouri, and won four games in the NIT before losing to Penn State at Madison Square Garden in the NIT finals. After one of the toughest rebuilding projects in college basketball history, Baylor finished with 21 wins in 2007–08 with wins over Notre Dame, South Carolina and Texas A&M, and 24 wins in 2008–09 with wins over defending national champion Kansas, Texas and Georgetown.[2] At Baylor, Driscoll's primary responsibilities included on-court development, scouting, recruiting, and administrative duties.[3]
Prior to coming to Baylor, Driscoll spent seven weeks with Scott Drew at Valparaiso University before Drew accepted the job at Baylor.[3] At Clemson, Driscoll served as an assistant for five years under head coach Larry Shyatt. While at Clemson, Driscoll help lead the Tigers to the 1999 NIT finals and three wins over the North Carolina Tar Heels, including one when the Heels were ranked number 1 in the country.[3] Driscoll's first stint as a Division I assistant was the 1997–98 season under Larry Shyatt at the University of Wyoming, which resulted in a trip to the NIT.[3] From 1993 to 1997, Driscoll was the head coach at LaRoche College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a board member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and a former president.[1] A native of Pittsburgh, Driscoll is a 1992 graduate of Slippery Rock University.[1][3]
In 2009 Driscoll was hired as head coach of the North Florida Ospreys, succeeding Matt Kilcullen. He is the team's first coach since the University of North Florida completed its transition into NCAA Division I sports. In the 2010-2011 he led the Ospreys to their first appearance in the Atlantic Sun Conference playoffs, in their second season of tournament eligibility. They upset Jacksonville University and East Tennessee State University to advance to the championship game, but were defeated 87-46 by Belmont University.[4][5][6]
Driscoll and his wife, Carrie, have two sons.[1][3]
Head coaching record
Season School Record Conference Standing Postseason 2009–10 North Florida Ospreys 13–18 8–12 7th 2010-11 North Florida Ospreys 15-19 10-10 6th Atlantic Sun Tournament Runner-Up Overall North Florida Ospreys 28–39 18–22 References
- ^ a b c d e http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2009/4/4/MBB_0404094958.aspx
- ^ http://www.jacksonville.com/sports/college/north_florida_ospreys/2009-04-05/story/baylors_driscoll_accepts_unf_job
- ^ a b c d e f http://baylorbears.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/driscoll_matthew00.html
- ^ http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/400617/gene-frenette/2011-03-03/unf-basketball-takes-huge-step-finally-beating-dolphins
- ^ http://jacksonville.com/sports/basketball/2011-03-05/story/unf-men-one-upset-big-dance-after-victory-over-east-tennessee
- ^ http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/400617/gene-frenette/2011-03-05/gene-frenette-unf-needs-more-horses-hang-belmont
North Florida Ospreys men's basketball head coaches Rich Zvosec (1991–1997) • Sidney Green (1997–1999) • Matt Kilcullen (1999–2009) • Matthew Driscoll (2009– )
Current men's basketball head coaches of the Atlantic Sun Conference Rick Byrd (Belmont) • Murry Bartow (East Tennessee State) • Andy Enfield (Florida Gulf Coast) • Cliff Warren (Jacksonville • Lewis Preston (Kennesaw State) • Scott Sanderson (Lipscomb) • Bob Hoffman (Mercer) • Matthew Driscoll (North Florida) • Casey Alexander (Stetson) • Eddie Payne (South Carolina Upstate)
Athletics Atlantic Sun Conference • North Florida Ospreys • UNF Arena • Hodges Stadium • Harmon Stadium • Hayt Golf Learning CenterCampus Thomas G. Carpenter Library • Student Union • Housing • Fine Arts Center • Coggin College of Business Administration Building • J. Brooks Brown HallStudent life People Categories:- University of North Florida
- American basketball coaches
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball coaches
- North Florida Ospreys men's basketball coaches
- People from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Living people
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