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Matt Hower
Matt Hower
  • Title:
    Chief of Basketball Strategy and Roster Management/Director of Operations, Assistant Coach
  • Email:
  • Phone:
    303-492-2798
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  • At Colorado
    • Hower joined the Buffs in December 2021
    • Named Colorado's Basketball Strategy and Roster Management, Assistant Coach ahead of the 2025-26 season
    • Started as of Director of Basketball Operations  
    • Elevated to assistant coach before the 2023-24 season
    • Assisted Colorado to a 104-52 (.667) record
    Before Colorado
    • He comes to CU from Fort Collins High School, where he was head coach of the Lambkins’ girls’ varsity basketball team from 2016-21. 
    • Also helped develop some of the top basketball players in northern Colorado as the head coach of the State 38 U17 Elite in 2020. 
    • Coaching resume also includes time with USA Basketball (U19 men’s and women’s team training camps)
    • Also served as a varsity assistant coach for the Fort Collins boys’ basketball team
    • JV boy’s head coach from 2012-16. 

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