ˈæftɚɹ ɐsˈɪstɪŋ fˈɔːɹmɚ wˈaɪldkæt plˈeɪɚ ænd ɐsˈɪstənt kˈoʊtʃ dʒˈeɪsən zˈɪmɚmən æɾ ˈɛmɚɹi jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn ɐtlˈæntə, mˈæt wʌz nˈeɪmd ɐsˈɪstənt kˈoʊtʃ tə hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ æt dˈeɪvɪdsən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, wʌz ˈɛlɪvˌeɪɾᵻd tʊ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, ænd səksˈiːdᵻd hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ æz wˈaɪldkæts hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː.
After assisting former Wildcat player and assistant coach Jason Zimmerman at Emory University in Atlanta, Matt was named assistant coach to his father at Davidson in 2008, was elevated to associate head coach in 2016, and succeeded his father as Wildcats head coach in 2022.