Staff Profile


 
 

Matt Watson, Board Member and Coach
Matt Watson
Coach
Board Member
2007 Hall of Fame Inductee

Matt Watson


 
 
 
 
 
 

Matt has over 14 years experience coaching basketball, ranging from Coaching Pee-Wees through consulting at a Division II College. Matt coaches basketball because he has always lived, breathed and slept basketball. In addition, he loves kids and is tired of seeing our minority men not given a fair chance in society. "I feel that by giving our young men an avenue through basketball they can achieve a higher status in society. I want them to attain a better life, not by going to the NBA which is a pipedream, but by getting a higher education, thus achieving a better livelihood. If I can keep one young person in high school and get them to graduate and go on to college, I will be very ecstatic." Matt hopes to someday create a Scholarship fund for outstanding student-athletes.


  • 1983 - 1985: Played Basketball for Elizabeth Seton Junior College - Iona College.
  • Graduated with a Associated Applied Science in Data Processing - Computer Programming.
  • 1992 - 2000: Junior Knicks League - West Side YMCA
  • 1995 - 1998: Safe Haven Basketball League
  • 1995 - Present: Co-Founder and Assistant Director of Bombsquad Basketball Inc. a Non-Profit organization created to help teach youths basketball in the summer, and to help some young men by achieve scholarships by introducing them to College Coaches and taking them on field trips to various colleges.
  • Summer 2003: worked as a Consultant for St. Thomas Acquinas teaching Basketball players Low-Post skills and Life Skills.
  • 2003 - 2004: Started working as a Basketball Referee with the B-Ball Referee Organization.
  • 2002: Graduated from Brooklyn College attaining a Bachelors Degree in CPA Qualified Accounting.

Matt currently works for Intimate Beauty Corp. / The Limited as a Junior Accountant. We at Gladiator Sports are honored to have him as part of our coaching team.