Jonathan Mattox
Mattox attended Oconee County High School in Georgia where he played basketball for four years, being a two-time second-team All-Northeast Georgia selection while helping the team have a regional championship as a senior.[2] He played college basketball for the Anderson Trojans in South Carolina before transferring to the Emmanuel Lions in Georgia, helping the latter win 26 games with a Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) title in his last year.[2][4] After having served from 2017–18 to 2020–21 as an assistant, Mattox was promoted to associate head coach for the 2021–22 season.[5] He helped them win the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) title in 2021 with a runner-up position in 2022.[6] After one season as associate head coach, Mattox was hired away to be an assistant for the Murray State Racers.