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Drake Alum Matt Woodley Joins Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

DES MOINES, Iowa – Matt Woodley, a Des Moines native and former Drake men's basketball standout, has joined the Drake men's basketball coaching staff, head coach Darian DeVries announced Wednesday, April 4.

"Matt is a guy with an unbelievable passion for the game and teaching," DeVries said. "He has extensive basketball knowledge and experience from various levels of the game and has worked with some tremendous influences. We're excited to have him back at Drake."

Woodley boasts extensive and diverse experience at the professional, collegiate and high school levels. He has coached 21 future NBA players including Klay Thompson and Hassan Whiteside in addition to serving as the head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies D-League and an assistant for the franchise's summer league teams.