Matt Doherty (born February 25, 1962) is the head men's basketball coach at Southern Methodist University. Doherty accepted the job in April 2006 after a year as head coach at Florida Atlantic University. He is best known for his tumultuous three-year stint as the head basketball coach at North Carolina from 2000 to 2003.
Doherty played high school basketball on his native Long Island at Holy Trinity High School before being recruited to North Ca...
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Matt Doherty (born February 25, 1962) is the head men's basketball coach at Southern Methodist University. Doherty accepted the job in April 2006 after a year as head coach at Florida Atlantic University. He is best known for his tumultuous three-year stint as the head basketball coach at North Carolina from 2000 to 2003.
Doherty played high school basketball on his native Long Island at Holy Trinity High School before being recruited to North Carolina by legendary coach Dean Smith in 1980. Doherty was a four-year starter for North Carolina, and in those four seasons the Tar Heels amassed a record of 117 wins and 21 losses and won the NCAA National Championship in 1982.
Doherty was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the sixth round, with the 119th overall pick, of the 1984 NBA Draft. After a very short stint in the NBA, Doherty worked on Wall Street for several years.
In 1989 Doherty was hired as an assistant basketball coach at Davidson College by head coach Bob McKillop, who...
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