Danny Manning was one of the all-time great college basketball players at Kansas before being selected as the #1 pick in the 1988 NBA Draft. He played 14 years in the NBA and was a two-time All-Star. Manning is the only player in the NBAto come back from three ACL surgeries. He went on to be an Assistant Coach at Kansas before leading Tulsa to the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Manning went on to become the Head Coach at Wake Forest and led them to the 2017 NCAA Tournament. Three seasons later hewas fired. Manning has rebounded to work for ESPN and is now an Assistant Coach at Maryland

Danny Manning was one of the all-time great college basketball players at Kansas before being selected as the #1 pick in the 1988 NBA Draft. He played 14 years in the NBA and was a two-time All-Star. Manning is the only player in the NBAto come back from three ACL surgeries. He went on to be an Assistant Coach at Kansas before leading Tulsa to the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Manning went on to become the Head Coach at Wake Forest and led them to the 2017 NCAA Tournament. Three seasons later hewas fired. Manning has rebounded to work for ESPN and is now an Assistant Coach at Maryland

Matt was a starter on the 1982 National Championship UNC Tar Heels basketball team, and brought the ball up the court for Michael Jordan, James Worthy, and Sam Perkins.  Matt was drafted by Cleveland, and three days later his contract was voided.  He never played in the NBA.  Matt spent time on Wall Street, then became head coach for Notre Dame for one season, and then went to his alma mater, UNC, where he was named the National Coach of the Year in his first season.  Within two years, he was forced to resign.  Matt is now a Leadership and Executive Coach and a businessman. 

 

Matt recently released his book, Rebound: From Pain to Passion, Leadership Lessons Learned which is now a Best Seller and in its second printing.  As a companion to the book, Matt is producing The Rebound Podcast, with guests including Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Jansen, Former NC Governor and WBT Host Pat McCrory, NFL Quarterback Ryan Leaf, and many others. 

Matt was a starter on the 1982 National Championship UNC Tar Heels basketball team, and brought the ball up the court for Michael Jordan, James Worthy, and Sam Perkins.&nbsp; Matt was drafted by Cleveland, and three days later his contract was voided.&nbsp; He never played in the NBA.&nbsp; Matt spent time on Wall Street, then became head coach for Notre Dame for one season, and then went to his alma mater, UNC, where he was named the National Coach of the Year in his first season.&nbsp; Within two years, he was forced to resign.&nbsp; Matt is now a Leadership and Executive Coach and a businessman.&nbsp;
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Matt recently released his book,&nbsp;Rebound: From Pain to Passion, Leadership Lessons Learned&nbsp;which is now a Best Seller and in its second printing.&nbsp; As a companion to the book, Matt is producing&nbsp;The Rebound Podcast, with guests including Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Jansen, Former NC Governor and WBT Host Pat McCrory, NFL Quarterback Ryan Leaf, and many others.&nbsp;

The Rebound Podcast with Coach Matt Doherty

Matt Doherty has faced difficult battles on the court throughout his career.  Outside of his stops at powerhouse college basketball programs as a coach, the starter on North Carolina’s 1982 National Championship team learned from the legend Dean Smith and played alongside Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and James Worthy. He returned to his Alma Mater to earn national coach of the year honors in 2001. However, two short years later, he was forced to resign from his dream job.  What went wrong? Why did this happen? How do you go from reaching the top of the mountain to falling off the cliff? How do you prepare for your next opportunity? You Rebound!

Matt Doherty has faced difficult battles on the court throughout his career. &nbsp;Outside of his stops at powerhouse college basketball programs as a coach, the starter on North Carolina&rsquo;s 1982 National Championship team learned from the legend Dean Smith and played alongside Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and James Worthy. He returned to his Alma Mater to earn national coach of the year honors in 2001. However, two short years later, he was forced to resign from his dream job. &nbsp;What went wrong? Why did this happen? How do you go from reaching the top of the mountain to falling off the cliff? How do you prepare for your next opportunity? You Rebound!

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