Matt Doherty Bio
Doherty played for the Tar Heels from 1980-84.
Doherty spent seven years as an assistant coach at the University of Kansas and three years as an assistant at Davidson College.

Doherty spent seven years as an assistant coach at the University of Kansas and three years as an assistant at Davidson College.

July 11, 2000

NAME: Matt Doherty
AGE: 38
EXPERIENCE: Assistant at Davidson, 1989-92, assistant at Kansas, 1992-99, coach at Notre Dame, 1999-2000, North Carolina coach, 2000
HEAD COACHING RECORD: 22-15 in one season at Notre Dame, NIT runner-up
PLAYING EXPERIENCE: The 6-foot-8 forward from Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville, N.Y., played under Dean Smith at North Carolina from 1980-84. Started with Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Sam Perkins and Jimmy Black on the 1982 NCAA title team. During his career, Doherty scored 1,165 points and recorded 446 career assists, No. 9 on UNC's all-time list
FAMILY: Wife, Kelly, is from Concord, N.C., two children
OTHER DETAILS: Born in and drafted by Cleveland in the sixth round of 1984 NBA Draft. When his NBA career didn't pan out, he worked as a bond salesman in New York, an executive search consultant in Charlotte and an analyst for the Davidson radio network before becoming an assistant with the Wildcats.