Interview w/ Matt Doherty (Former NCAA Head Coach & 2000-2001 AP National Coach of the Year)

Coach Doherty talks about growing up in New York and playing HS basketball under Bob McKillop and then playing basketball at North Carolina under the legendary Dean Smith alongside players such as Michael Jordan, James Worthy, and Sam Perkins. He's a member of the 1982 NCAA Championship team and had a successful career with the Tar Heels. After being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers he experienced adversity being cut and he wanted nothing to do with basketball. He went on to work on Wall Street for three years before moving to Charlotte and slowly getting involved with basketball. Coach McKillop offered him an AC position at Davidson and for three years he was on staff at Davidson. In 1993 Roy Williams offered him an AC job at Kansas and Coach Doherty was a part of some very successful Jayhawk teams during his seven years in Lawrence. Notre Dame names him their HC in 1999 and he led them to a 22-15 record - including an appearance in the NIT Championship game. He was named the HC at North Carolina - his alma mater in mid-July and in his first season was named the Associated Press National Coach of the Year after winning the ACC regular season championship and finishing 26-7. Although his tenure at UNC didn't go as well as he hoped it would, he took his year out of coaching to take courses at Darden School and the Wharton School of Business so that he could better prepare himself to be a more effective coach. Florida Atlantic named him HC in 2005 and he led them to a 15-13 record - including a 14-6 mark in Atlantic Sun play. He took over at SMU and coached their for six seasons before stepping away from coaching to do some NBA scouting, ESPN play-by-play, and a two year stint as the Atlantic 10 Conference's Associate Commissioner for Men's Basketball. Coach Doherty is one of the most humble coaches I know and while he's had his share of adversity during his life - he's found his calling doing Executive Coaching, Public Speaking and Consulting with the "Doherty Coaching Practice". He shares plenty of advice for coaches of all ages and talks openly about his experiences and how he's learned from them.

www.CoachMattDoherty.com