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An Arkansas native and University of Arkansas graduate, Matt Zimmerman returns to the Razorbacks for the 2011-12 season, this time as a member of the coaching staff. A 17-year basketball coaching veteran at both the high school and collegiate ranks, Zimmerman has been with Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson for each of the past nine seasons as an assistant with stops at Missouri and Alabama-Birmingham. Known for his tireless work ethic and recruiting, Zimmerman is a high energy coach whose personality is infectious on the court. Working with both the guards and the posts, he takes great pride in the individual development of his players and has watched some of his recent protégés at Missouri, Matt Lawrence, Kim English and Marcus Denmon become some of the best players in Tiger history. Denmon completed his Missouri career as the No. 2 three-point shooter in school history while English earned All-Big 12 honors and was joined by Denmon in the back court to create one of the most feared guard tandems in recent memory in the Big 12 conference. Prior to joining Anderson at Arkansas, Zimmerman was an assistant at Missouri and helped the Tigers compile a 111-57 record in Columbia. While just 34-28 in his first two seasons, the individual improvements of the Tigers were evident in year three as Missouri was credited with the best turnaround in the nation in 2008-09, going 31-7 overall, winning the Tigers’ first Big 12 Tournament Championship and advancing to the NCAA Elite 8. That 2008-09 team’s trip to the NCAA Tournament was the first of three straight post-season appearances for the Tigers. Zimmerman’s first collegiate coaching position was at Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) when he joined Anderson for his first season with the Blazers in 2002-03. In four seasons, UAB advanced to four post season tournaments including three straight NCAA bids and a dramatic Sweet 16 run in 2004. That year the Blazers knocked off the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament and No. 2 ranked Kentucky after defeating Southeastern Conference Western Division Champion LSU in the first round. Along with its postseason accomplishments, UAB also won a share of the Conference USA championship in 2004 with its impressive 12-4 C-USA record. Zimmerman’s coach career began in the high school ranks in Arkansas where he spent seven years as a head coach at both Dardanelle and Planview-Rover high schools. He amassed an impressive 74-46 record as the head coach at Dardanelle over four seasons and guided his team in 2000 to the quarterfinals of the state’s Class AAA tournament. The Sand Lizards ended the 2000 season with a record of 24-11 and a No. 7 ranking. After a 17-10 record and state tournament appearance in 2001, Zimmerman led his team to a District 4A tournament championship in 2002 with an 18-12 record. He earned District Coach of the Year honors in each of his final three seasons and was named the KARV Dream Team Coach of the Year and River Valley Radio Coach of the Year in 2000. As the head coach and athletics director at Planview-Rover, Zimmerman led the Panthers to three conference championships and was selected as the South Conference’s Outstanding Boys Coach in 1996. His girls’ team competed in the 1997 state tournament and finished with a state ranking of No. 10. A veteran of the “Fastest 40 Minutes of Basketball” style that Anderson employs, Zimmerman learned the basics of the system when he was a manager for his alma mater and then head coach Nolan Richardson. In his three years working with the Razorbacks, Arkansas won two Southwest Conference Championships, two SWC Tournament titles and made three NCAA Tournament appearances. He was a part of Arkansas’ 1990 Final Four team which ended the year 30-5 and also assisted with Razorback Basketball Camps throughout his tenure as manager and high school coach. A 1990 graduate of Arkansas with a degree in physical education, Zimmerman joined the United State Army after he earned his degree. He would spend five years in the military, earning the rank of captain and graduating from Airborne School in 1991 and serving with the 1st Infantry Division (The Big Red One) between 1991-95. His other experiences in the military included Platoon Leader, Shop Officer, Company Executive Office and Battalion S-1. |
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