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Matthew Mitchell (basketball)
American college basketball coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the basketball player, see Matt Mitchell (basketball).
Matthew LaMont Mitchell (born December 16, 1970)[1] is an American former college basketball coach, who was most recently head coach for University of Kentucky women's basketball.[2] On November 12, 2020, Mitchell announced his retirement from coaching.[3]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1970-12-16) December 16, 1970 (age 53) Louisville, Mississippi |
Alma mater | Mississippi State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1995–1996 | Winston Acad. (MS) (asst.) |
1996–1998 | Central Holmes Acad. (MS) |
1998–1999 | Manchester Acad. (MS) |
1999–2000 | Tennessee (grad. asst.) |
2000–2003 | Florida (asst.) |
2003–2005 | Kentucky (asst.) |
2005–2007 | Morehead State |
2007–2020 | Kentucky |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 309–143 (.684) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
2× SEC Coach of the Year (2010, 2012) | |
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