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Head Coach
Matt Dennis




Hometown:
Charlevoix, MI

Position:
Head Coach

Experience:
2nd Year

Alma Mater:
Kalamazoo Valley C.C. ‘03
Western Michigan University ‘07

Bio:
Prior to being hired as the KVCC men’s basketball coach, Coach Dennis did a stint in the KVCC Admissions Office overseeing new student recruitment. He was also the men’s assistant basketball coach from 2003-2008 and helped lead the Cougars to a 99-51 record while winning a share of the Michigan Community College Athletic Association Western Conference championship in 2004. Coach Dennis was a player at KVCC during the 2001-2003 seasons and helped the Cougars to a 38-21 overall record and a Michigan Community College Athletic Association Western Conference championship in 2003.

He currently works as a teacher at Kalamazoo Central High School and resides in Kalamazoo, MI with his wife, Adrienne, and their two children, Olivia and Wyatt.


Coach Dennis' Comments:
“I am honored to have the opportunity to coach once again at KVCC. Playing and working under legendary Coach Dick Shilts has given me a great understanding of how to lead a successful college basketball program. I am looking forward to coaching the great game of basketball and helping to mold quality young men who are committed to bettering themselves on and off the court.”