Matt Insell
Matt Insell in 2019 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant Coach |
| Team | Middle Tennessee |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 22, 1982 Shelbyville, Tennessee |
| Alma mater | Middle Tennessee |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2013 | Kentucky (Asst.) |
| 2013–2018 | Ole Miss |
| 2018–2022 | Middle Tennessee (Asst.) |
| 2022–present | Middle Tennessee (Associate Head Coach) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2007–2008 | Louisiana Tech (Dir of Ops.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 70–87 (.446) |
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Matthew Ollen Insell (born September 22, 1982) is the current Associate Head Coach of Women's Basketball at Middle Tennessee State University. Insell was the head coach of the Ole Miss women's basketball team from 2013 to 2018 before he was let go by Ole Miss following the 2018 season. Prior to his time at Ole Miss, Insell spent 5 years as an Assistant Coach at the University of Kentucky and one year as the Director of Basketball Operations at Louisiana Tech University. On May 7, 2018, Matt Insell was hired to work as assistant coach at Middle Tennessee State University. September 20, 2022, Matt Insell was promoted to Associate Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State University.
Insell has been a part of twelve teams that have participated in postseason play. Four of his teams at Kentucky advanced to the NCAA Tournament with three reaching the Elite Eight and another falling in the second round. Middle Tennessee State advanced to the NCAA Tournament three times with Matt Insell on staff including making the Final 32 of the NCAA Tournament with a first round win over Louisville in 2024. Insell has also participated in the WNIT five times, once with Kentucky, twice with Ole Miss and twice at Middle Tennessee, including advancing to the final four in 2022.