| Matt Figger | |
| Current Title: | Assistant coach |
| Current Team: | UMass Minutemen |
| Current Conference: | Atlantic 10 |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1970[1] |
| Birth Place: | Jenkins, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Eastern Kentucky |
| Coach Years1: | 1993–1994 |
| Coach Team1: | Wabash Valley (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1994–1999 |
| Coach Team2: | Vincennes (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2000–2002 |
| Coach Team3: | Odessa (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2003–2007 |
| Coach Team4: | South Alabama (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2007 |
| Coach Team5: | Arkansas (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 2007–2012 |
| Coach Team6: | Kansas State (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 2012–2017 |
| Coach Team7: | South Carolina (assistant) |
| Coach Years8: | 2017–2021 |
| Coach Team8: | Austin Peay |
| Coach Years9: | 2021–2024 |
| Coach Team9: | UT Rio Grande Valley |
| Coach Years10: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team10: | UMass (assistant) |
| Tournament Record: | 1–1 (CIT) |
| Awards: | OVC Coach of the Year (2018) |
Robert Matthew Figger (born January 22, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the UMass Minutemen. He previously served as the head coach at Austin Peay and at UT Rio Grande Valley.[2]
Figger got his college coaching start at Wabash Valley in 1993 as an assistant coach, before moving on to Vincennes and Odessa College to serve as an assistant coach. Figger also had assistant coaching stops at South Alabama, and Arkansas before landing on Frank Martin's staff at Kansas State. Figger followed Martin as an assistant coach to South Carolina.[3] Figger was a part of the Gamecocks Final Four appearance in the 2017 NCAA tournament.
On April 6, 2017, Figger was named the 12th head coach in Austin Peay history, taking over for longtime coach Dave Loos.[2]
In March 2021, Figger left Austin Peay to become the head coach at UT Rio Grande Valley.[4]
On May 21, 2024, Figger was officially named as an assistant coach for the UMass Minutemen under head coach Frank Martin.[5]