With March Madness in full swing former Clemson basketball player Merl Code will not be watching. That’s because Code, who played point guard for Clemson in the 1990s and later worked as a sneaker rep for Nike and Adidas, was betrayed by the game he loved. His love of the game led him to a jail cell. Merl Code is now working on his “Rebound”.

With March Madness in full swing former Clemson basketball player Merl Code will not be watching. That’s because Code, who played point guard for Clemson in the 1990s and later worked as a sneaker rep for Nike and Adidas, was betrayed by the game he loved. His love of the game led him to a jail cell. Merl Code is now working on his “Rebound”.

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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