Matt Bollant
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Illinois |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 43-50 (.462) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 13, 1971 |
| Alma mater | Winona State University, B.A., 1994 American InterContinental University, M.A. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2000 | Evansville (assistant) |
| 2000–2002 | Indiana (assistant) |
| 2002–2007 | Bryan |
| 2007–2012 | Green Bay |
| 2012–present | Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 317–92 (.775) |
| Tournaments | 5–4 (NCAA) 3–2 (WNIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 1 - AAC Coach of the Year (2007) 3 - Horizon Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2011) 1 - Kay Yow National Coach of the Year (2011) | |
Matt Bollant (born March 13, 1971)[1] is the current head women's basketball coach at the University of Illinois. Previously, he served as head coach of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team. In 2011, he led the Phoenix to its first Sweet Sixteen appearance.[2] He came to the Phoenix after serving as the head coach at Bryan College for five seasons and as an assistant coach at Indiana and Evansville for two and one seasons, respectively.[3] Bollant is currently being sued by seven former University of Illinois student athletes who allege a pattern of racial discrimination and abuse.[4]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lions (Appalachian Athletic Conference) (2002–2007) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Bryan | 29–7 | – | – | NCCAA Mid-East Region Champions | ||||
| 2003–04 | Bryan | 28–5 | – | – | NAIA | ||||
| 2004–05 | Bryan | 26–8 | – | – | NAIA | ||||
| 2005–06 | Bryan | 26–8 | 17–3 | 1st | NAIA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2006–07 | Bryan | 25–8 | 16–2 | 1st | NAIA | ||||
| Bryan: | 134–36 (.788) | ||||||||
| Green Bay Phoenix (Horizon League) (2007–2012) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Green Bay | 26–6 | 17–1 | 1st | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2008–09 | Green Bay | 29–4 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Green Bay | 28–5 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Green Bay | 34–2 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2011–12 | Green Bay | 31-2 | 17-1 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| Green Bay: | 148–19 (.886) | 85–5 (.944) | |||||||
| Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Illinois | 19-14 | 9-7 | T-5th | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2013–14 | Illinois | 9-21 | 2-14 | 12th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Illinois | 15-16 | 6-12 | 10th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Illinois | 9-21 | 2-16 | 14th | |||||
| Illinois: | 52-73 (.416) | 19-44 (.302) | |||||||
| Total: | 334–127 (.725) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Horizon League Record Book, retrieved 2011-Aug-18
- ^ Matt Bollant - The Official Site of Green Bay Athletics, retrieved 2011-Aug-18
- ^ Sports Illustrated, retrieved 2015-July-15
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Official Site". www.bigten.org. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- ^ "Big Ten Women's Basketball Statistics". www.bigten.org. Retrieved 2016-05-02.