Matt Corkery - Women's Basketball Coach

Matt Corkery

Title:
Associate Head Coach

Matt Corkery enters his fourth season as the associate head coach for Texas Tech women’s basketball.

Main responsibilities include recruiting, defense, guard play, scheduling and scouting.

Was instrumental in the development and growth of Tech’s guards, including All-Big 12 selection Amber Battle, who led the team in scoring for the first time in 2013-14. His experience as a head coach and recruiter helped the Lady Raiders land one of its most promising recruiting classes after just his first season at Tech.

Battle only improved under Corkery’s tutelage during the 2014-15 season, becoming the 31st Lady Raider in program history to eclipse the 1,000-point scoring mark. Corkery was also a key cog in the process of bringing in not only the talented crop of transfers waiting to take the Big 12 by storm in 2016-17, but also the two freshmen ranked in ESPN’s top 110 coming out of high school who are looking to contribute right away during the 2015-16 season.

Came to Tech after five successful seasons in Washington, D.C. at American University.

American won three Patriot League Regular Season Championships, two appearances in the Patriot League Postseason Championship and three WNIT berths.

He was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2012. Left American with a .656 career winning percentage (101-53), which is second best all-time in conference history.

Coached a Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, two-time Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year, two Patriot League Players of the Year, four Patriot League All-Rookie Team honorees, eight All-Patriot League selections, and 23 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll picks.

Became the second-fastest coach in Patriot League history and fastest in American program history to reach 100 career wins.

In 2011-12, American recorded the first-ever 14-0 Patriot League regular season. Their 23-8 overall record matched a program record for most wins in a single season.

Spent three seasons as the associate head coach at Division II Emporia State (Kan.) where he helped guide the squad to a 63-25 record and No. 2 national ranking twice.

Served as an assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin University from 1999-2001. During his tenure, the Ladyjacks won consecutive Southland Conference titles and made successive appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

Head coach at Howard College (Texas) from 1996-99 where he led the Lady Hawks to three top 10 rankings in the National Junior College Athletic Association polls and an overall record of 90-12.

Named the NJCAA Region V Coach of the Year in 1998, as his squad compiled a 34-3 record and finished in third-place in the NJCAA National Tournament.

In 1995-96 he was an assistant at West Texas A&M after two seasons as a student assistant and grad assistant.

Corkery mentored a Buffs squad that went 28-3, won the Lone Star Conference title and was ranked as high as No. 4 in the NCAA Division II national rankings.

Earned a Bachelor’s degree in education in 1993 and a Master’s of sports and exercise sciences in 1996 from West Texas A&M University.