Matt Braeuer

Matt Braeuer (born April 23, 1986) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball team.

Matt Braeuer

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Stephen F. Austin
Conference	Southland Conference
Biographical details
Born	(1986-04-23) April 23, 1986 (age 38) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
2004–2008	Wichita State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2010	Wichita State (graduate assistant)
2010–2011	Midland College (assistant)
2013–2016	Sam Houston State (assistant)
2018–2023	North Texas (assistant)
2023–2025	Texas Tech (assistant)
2025–present	Stephen F. Austin
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2011–2013	Maryland (video coordinator)
2016–2018	Charleston (DBO)

Early life and playing career

Braeuer grew up in Belton, Texas and attended Belton High School, where he played baseball, basketball, and ran cross country.^[1] As a senior, he averaged 22.6 points per game and was named the District 13-5A MVP first-team All-State.^[2] He played college basketball at Wichita State, where he was a three-year starter at point guard.^[3]

Coaching career

Braeuer began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Wichita State after graduation in 2008. He then spent one season as an assistant coach at Midland College.^[4] Braeuer then took a position as a video coordinator with Maryland Terrapins men's basketball under his former head coach at Wichita State, Mark Turgeon, in 2011.^[5] He was hired as an assistant coach at Sam Houston State after 2 seasons working for the Terrapins in 2013.

Braeuer left Sam Houston State after 3 seasons to become the director of basketball operations at Charleston.^[6] In 2018 he joined Grant McCasland's staff at North Texas. Braeuer was hired as an assistant by McCasland when he became the head coach at Texas Tech.^[7]

Braeuer was hired as the head coach at Stephen F. Austin on March 7, 2025.^[8]