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Matt Mitchell joined the Westminster College athletic staff as men's head basketball coach and golf coach in 1998. In addition to his coaching responsibilities he teaches physical education classes. In 2005 Mitchell relinquished his golf coaching duties to assume responsibilities as director of athletics. Mitchell led the 2008-09 and 2009-10 Blue Jays to SLIAC league titles and was named coach of the year each season. The 2009-10 Blue Jays also won the conference tournament title to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament. The Blue Jays earned a share of the 2010-11 league title.

Mitchell is a Missourian, having grown up in Lexington, Missouri. He played collegiate basketball at Valparaiso University before transferring to the University of Arkansas. He played for Eddie Sutton and Nolan Richardson at Arkansas. He received his undergraduate degree in education from Arkansas in 1987 and then completed a graduate degree in recreation and park administration from Western Illinois University in 1990.

Prior to his appointment at Westminster, Mitchell held assistant coaching positions at Millsaps College, Western Illinois, Rhodes College and Belmont Abbey College.

Mitchell and his wife, Venita, live in Fulton with their two children, daughter Bailey and son Kalin.

The Matt Mitchell Record
1998-99: Westminster (Mo.), 10-14
1999-00: Westminster (Mo.), 9-16
2000-01: Westminster (Mo.), 8-17
2001-02: Westminster (Mo.), 13-12
2002-03: Westminster (Mo.), 12-13
2003-04: Westminster (Mo.), 9-16
2004-05: Westminster (Mo.), 8-17
2005-06: Westminster (Mo.), 13-13
2006-07: Westminster (Mo.), 15-9
2007-08: Westminster (Mo.), 17-8
2008-09: Westminster (Mo.), 20-7
2009-10: Westminster (Mo.), 20-8
2010-11: Westminster (Mo.), 17-10
WC Totals: 171-160 (13 Years)
Career Totals: Same

Championships
2008-09: SLIAC Co-Champions
2009-10: SLIAC Champions
2009-10: * SLIAC Tournament Champions
2010-11: SLIAC Tri-Champions
* NCAA Tournament Qualifier

Honors/Awards
2008-09: SLIAC Coach of the Year
2009-10: SLIAC Co-Coach of the Year

Milestone Wins At Westminster
1st Westminster Win: nt. U. of the Ozarks, W 77-75, Nov. 20, 1998.
1st Career Win: nt. U. of the Ozarks, W 77-75, Nov. 20, 1998.
25th Career Win: at Messenger, W 92-60, Jan. 25, 2001.
50th Career Win: at MacMurray, W 96-76, Feb. 5, 2003.
100th Career Win: vs. Maryville, W 82-61, Dec. 5, 2007.
150th Career Win: at Greenville, W 81-75 (ot), Feb. 6, 2010.