Morehead State Extends Mattox

Co-OVC Champions Extends Its Coach

Editor: The following is part of a press release from msueagles.com.

(Morehead, KY) –  Following an Ohio Valley Conference championship season, Morehead State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jonathan Mattox has earned a contract extension through the 2029-30 season.

Mattox, the 15th head coach in MSU men’s basketball program history, led the Eagles to a 20-13 mark and a 15-5 record in the OVC this season. He guided the 2025-26 Eagles to their most league wins for a coach in his first two years with the program. He earned OVC co-Coach of the Year as well as was named to the Ben Jobe Coach of the Year Watch List.

Mattox’s Comments

“I want to thank our President Dr. Jay Morgan and our Director of Athletics Kelly Wells for their belief in me and sharing the same vision,” said Mattox. “My family and I love Morehead, we are thankful for the great support from our community. I’m extremely appreciative of this and look forward to having continued success at Morehead State University.”

Mattox began his career at MSU in 2013-14 as a graduate manager and eventually earned his way up to associate head coach for the 2021-22 season. He spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Murray State before taking the lead job back here at Morehead State for the 2024-25 season. The Eagles won 15 games in his first campaign.

As the associate head coach, Mattox assisted in leading the Morehead State program to prominence in 2020-21, winning the school’s first Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship in 10 years and leading the Eagles to the NCAA Tournament with a 23-8 record.

Working primarily with the big men, Mattox helped in the development of Johni Broome, who was named OVC Freshman of the Year and made First Team All-OVC. Broome was the OVC Defensive Player of the Year in 2021-22. Broome is now with the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers.

Mattox was named one of the top assistants in the Ohio Valley Conference and in the nation by multiple media organizations. In 2020-21, he was named the Assistant Coach of the Year by Embrace Us. In 2020, Mattox was named the top assistant coach in the OVC by Jeff Goodman, and also earned a spot on the top 50 list of most impactful assistant coaches at low-major programs by Silver Waves Media.

Editor: Mattox has a career mark of 35-30 during his two head coaching seasons.