Matthew Graves

On April 1, former Butler players Ronald Nored and Darnell Archey joined Miller's staff. Graves expects South Alabama to be competitive from day one. "We're here next year to compete for a championship," he told his players upon accepting the job. "This is a process where we’re going to have sustained success, starting next year. That is the goal from Day 1."

On March 8, 2018, South Alabama fired Graves after five seasons, which saw the team not making a postseason appearance in his time as head coach. A month later, on April 14, Graves was hired as an assistant coach for the Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team under head coach Walter McCarty. Graves was joined on the staff by his former head coach at Butler, Todd Lickliter, who also became an assistant at Evansville.

On March 25, 2013, Graves was named as the new head coach of the South Alabama Jaguars. Explaining his decision to take the job, Graves remarked "When I came down to look at campus, I was sold right away ... I understood there was history here. Good tradition. The Mitchell Center is a phenomenal facility to recruit to." Stevens said Graves was a "perfect fit" for the Jaguars and that he was "thrilled" for Graves. Graves had previously turned down Division II head coaching offers, saying he was waiting for the right job to come along.

In 2008, Fox Sports listed Graves as one of the Top 10 Mid-Major Assistants. In 2009, College Insider listed Graves as number 2 on its list of Top 25 Mid-Major Assistants.

After college, Graves served as an assistant coach at North Central High School for two years and at Ben Davis High School for one. In 2001, he joined the Butler coaching staff as coordinator of basketball operations under Todd Lickliter. He spent two seasons in the position before being promoted to assistant coaching in 2003. He continued to work his way up the coaching ranks at Butler, becoming associate head coach under Brad Stevens in 2010. In addition to coaching, Graves' duties at Butler included recruiting and non-league scheduling.

Graves was named to the GTE Academic All-District team for the 1997-98 season. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education, specialization chemistry, in 1998. He received a master's degree in education administration from Butler in 2003.

Graves grew up playing basketball with his three brothers in the small town of Switz City, Indiana. He played college basketball for the Butler Bulldogs from 1993 to 1998. Graves was selected as the team's most valuable player for the 1997-98 season after leading Butler to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year. He also made the All-Horizon Tournament team and GTE Academic All-District team that year. After college, Graves served on the coaching staff of two high school teams before joining the Butler staff in 2001. In 2010, he was promoted to associate head coach under Brad Stevens. Graves was listed as one of the top assistant coaches in college basketball on multiple occasions prior to his promotion to head coach.

Graves played college basketball for Butler from 1993 to 1998. In 1997, he was part of the first Butler team to make the NCAA Tournament in 35 years. During the 1997-98 season, Graves was selected as the team's most valuable player after leading the Bulldogs to their second consecutive league title and NCAA Tournament appearance. That season, he led the Horizon League in free throw shooting and was named to the All-Horizon Tournament team after scoring 18 in the championship game.

Matthew Graves (born November 9, 1974) is an American college basketball coach and former player, who is currently an assistant coach for the Xavier University's men's basketball program. He was previously the head coach at the University of South Alabama.