Matt Elkin - Stanford University Men's Basketball Assistant Coach - Episode 1264

Matt Elkin - Stanford University Men's Basketball Assistant Coach - Episode 1264

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June 11, 2026 · 1h 38m · Episode 1264

About this episode

Matt Elkin discusses his coaching journey and experiences in basketball, including his role at Stanford University.

Matt Elkin is in his second season with the Stanford men's basketball program and his first as assistant coach. Elkin spent 2024-25 as assistant recruiting coordinator at Stanford before spending one season at Columbia in 2025-26 as an assistant coach. Elkin arrived at Stanford in 2024 after spending the previous four seasons at Yale as director of basketball operations. Concurrent with his role at Yale, Elkin has served as an assistant coach with Team USA with the under-18 team. He helped lead the American delegation to a gold medal at the 2022 World Maccabiah Games. Matt is also the Executive Director of the Jewish Coaches Association. Prior to his time in New Haven, Elkin served as an assistant coach at the Windward School in Los Angeles, where he helped the program to a 53-15 record over two seasons. He also spent two seasons at Vermont Academy as a varsity assistant coach from 2016-18. Elkin began his coaching career as a student manager at the University of Wisconsin and later served as head manager and student assistant for two seasons at Division III Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. While earning a Master’s degree in Sports Leadership from Northeastern in 2016…

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Host: Mike

Guest: Matt Elkin

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Organizations: Stanford University, Columbia, Yale, Team USA, Jewish Coaches Association

Books & works: World Maccabiah Games

Places: Los Angeles, Vermont Academy, Wisconsin

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