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The Basketball Podcast

Matt Fletcher on Playing Fast and Conceptual (EP397)

The Basketball Podcast

Chris Oliver

Basketball, Sports

4.3525 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Concordia-St. Paul head coach Matt Fletcher joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on playing fast and conceptual.

Matt Fletcher enters his sixth season as head men's basketball coach at Concordia-St. Paul in 2025-26, where he has quickly become the program's most successful leader. Culminating in the 2024-25 season, he guided the Golden Bears to their first-ever NSIC regular season title, first NCAA Division II Tournament appearance, and first NCAA Tournament win—all in the same year—earning him the 2024-25 NSIC Coach of the Year honor.

Prior to Concordia, Fletcher spent four highly successful seasons as head coach at Bethany Lutheran College, where he compiled a 76–33 record, won the 2017-18 UMAC Coach of the Year award, and led the team to two NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. His overall career head coaching record stands at 120–118 across nine seasons.

Fletcher's extensive assistant coaching experience includes stints at Concordia-Moorhead (2008–09), Kentucky Wesleyan College (2011–12), and three years at Upper Iowa University (where he was promoted to associate head coach). He holds a bachelor’s degree in sport management from Southwest Minnesota State and a master’s degree in education from Upper Iowa.

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0:00.0

Excited to welcome Concordia St. Paul head coach Matt Fletcher to the basketball podcast.

0:06.5

Coach Fletcher enters his sixth season as head men's basketball coach at Concordia, St. Paul, in 2025,

0:12.4

where he has quickly become the program's most successful leader.

0:16.7

Culminating in the 2024-25 season, he guided the Golden Bears to their first ever NSIC regular season title,

0:24.9

first NCAA Division II tournament appearance,

0:27.1

and first NCAA tournament win,

0:29.4

all in the same year, earning him the 2024-25 NSIC,

0:34.5

coach of the year honor.

0:36.0

Prior to Concordia, Fletcher spent four highly successful seasons as head coach at Bethany

0:40.3

Lutheran College, where he compiled a 76 and 33 record, won the 2017-18 UMAC Coach of the

0:47.8

Year Award, and led the team to two NCAA Tournament appearances.

0:52.5

His overall career head coaching record stands at 120

0:55.0

and 18 across nine seasons. Fletcher's extensive assistant coaching experience includes stints at

1:01.0

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1:06.5

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1:12.6

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1:18.6

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1:23.6

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