Jonathan Mattox

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Jonathan Mattox
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Morehead State
Conference OVC
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born (1989-04-27) April 27, 1989 (age 35) [1]
Playing career
2007–2009 Anderson
2009–2011 Emmanuel
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2013 Emmanuel (assistant)
2013–2015 Morehead State (GA)
2016–2017Morehead State (interim assistant)
2017–2021Morehead State (assistant)
2021–2022Morehead State (AHC)
2022–2024 Murray State (assistant)
2024–presentMorehead State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2015–2016 Morehead State (DBO)
Head coaching record
Overall0–0

Jonathan Matthew Mattox (born April 27, 1989) [1] is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team. He played college basketball for the Anderson Trojans and Emmanuel Lions and has previously coached at Emmanuel and Murray State.

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Early life

Mattox attended Oconee County High School in Georgia where he played basketball for four years, being a two-time second-team All-Northeast Georgia selection while helping the team have a regional championship as a senior. [2] He played college basketball for the Anderson Trojans in South Carolina before transferring to the Emmanuel Lions in Georgia, helping the latter win 26 games with a Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) title in his last year. [2] Mattox received a bachelor's degree from Emmanuel in 2011 and a master's degree from Concordia University Irvine in 2013. [3]

Coaching career

Mattox coached as an assistant for two seasons at Emmanuel following his graduation, helping them go 49–21 from 2011 to 2013. [2] He then served as a graduate assistant for the Morehead State Eagles from 2013 to 2015, was their director of basketball operations from 2015 to 2016, and was an interim assistant coach in the 2016–17 season, before receiving a promotion to full-time assistant coach in 2017. [2] [4]

After having served from 2017–18 to 2020–21 as an assistant, Mattox was promoted to associate head coach for the 2021–22 season. [5] He helped them win the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) title in 2021 with a runner-up position in 2022. [6] After one season as associate head coach, Mattox was hired away to be an assistant for the Murray State Racers. [6] [7]

Following two seasons at Murray State, Mattox was named the head coach of Morehead State on April 5, 2024. [8] [9]

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