Matt Bolton enters his second season as head men's basketball coach. He was named to the position May 11, 2022. 

At Ozarks

• His 2022-23 team earned the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
• Four of his players received the NABC Honors Court award
• Two players earned All-Conference (2022-23)
• Coached a 1,000-point scorer
• Opened the 2022-23 with four straight wins
• 2022-23 team ranked second among ASC teams in three-pointers made per game (9.7)
• 2022-23 team ranked second among ASC teams in free throw percentage (76.0)
• Team led the ASC in defensive rebounding per game (30.1)
• Coached four of the top-25 scorers in the ASC (2022-23)

Assistant Coaching Experience

• Assistant coach at Ozarks for the 2021-22 season
• Helped Ozarks rank among the top ASC teams in defensive rebounding and defensive three-point percentage
• Ozarks had two of the ASC's top-15 scorers under Bolton
• Assistant coach at NCAA III Cazenovia College in New York during the 2020-21 season
• At Cazenovia, was responsible for recruiting, designing practice plans, implementing individual player workouts, scouting, game preparation and assisting with the day-to-day operations of the Wildcat program 
• Graduate assistant in the Athletic Department at Ohio University
• Cato-Meridian High School 

Collegiate Playing Career

• Keuka College (2017-19), power forward

Collegiate Playing Accomplishments

• Member of the North Eastern Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete Team  
• Team captain as a senior

Education

• Bachelor's degree in business and sports management from Keuka College (2019)
• Master's degree in coaching education from Ohio University (2020)

Hometown

• Cato, New York