Matt Elkin

Biography

Matt Elkin joined the Columbia men’s basketball program as an assistant coach in April 2025. He previously served as Assistant Recruiting Coordinator at Stanford in 2024-25 under former Columbia head coach Kyle Smith. Elkin helped coordinate all recruiting efforts including official and unofficial visits, off-campus recruiting activities, recruiting databases and scouting services, as well as directed all Stanford youth and elite prospect camps. During his time in Palo Alto, he also played an integral role in the development of All-ACC first team honoree Maxime Raynaud and helped the Cardinal to a 7th place finish in their inaugural season in the ACC conference as well as their first NIT appearance since 2018. Prior to Stanford, Elkin spent four seasons at Yale as Director of Basketball Operations. Responsible for all logistics of the Bulldogs’ program, Elkin was a part of three Ivy League Championship teams in 2022, 2023 and 2024, and helped Yale to the NCAA Tournament in 2022 and 2024. While in New Haven, Elkin coached multiple First Team All-Ivy League honorees including Azar Swain, Matt Knowling, Danny Wolf, as well as three-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year Bez Mbeng. He was a member of the 2023 Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year under head coach James Jones and played a vital role in one of the most successful four-year stretches in Ivy League Men’s Basketball history. Concurrent with his role at Yale, Elkin has served as an assistant coach with Team USA’s

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