Matt Elkin serves as Assistant Coach for Stanford University's Men's Basketball program in Stanford. The Stanford source profile places this role in context by noting 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.
The same profile adds more background on Elkin's coaching path and competitive experience. In his one season in New York City, Elkin helped Columbia to 16-12 record in 2025-26, marking the program’s winningest season since 2016 when Smith led the Lions’ program. Elkin helped to guide the development of Ivy League Rookie of the Year Connor Igoe and All-Ivy second team honoree Kenny Noland. As assistant recruiting coordinator at Stanford, Elkin previously helped coordinate all recruiting efforts including official and unofficial visits, off-campus recruiting activities, recruiting databases and scouting services, as well as directing all Stanford youth and elite prospect camps. For the ICDB record, that background gives readers a fuller picture of the experience Matt Elkin brings to the Men's Basketball staff.
