Matt Wallis, who has more than two decades of experience in collegiate athletics (including 12 years at Concordia Texas), was named as the Director of Athletics in October 2025. Since joining the University in 2013, he has led the women's basketball program to multiple conference tournament appearances and holds the record as the winningest coach in program history. Beyond his coaching achievements, Wallis has been instrumental in fostering a culture of integrity, perseverance, and teamwork among student-athletes.
In addition to his success on the court, Wallis has served as Associate Athletics Director, contributing to departmental operations, compliance, and strategic initiatives. His leadership has positively influenced student-athletes' academic and personal development, ensuring their success beyond athletics.
As Director of Athletics, Wallis will focus on enhancing fundraising efforts (including the newly established Purple and Gold Legacy Club), strengthening enrollment initiatives, and prioritizing the well-being of both students and coaches.
"I am honored to step into this role and continue working alongside our dedicated coaches and student-athletes," said Wallis. "Together, we will build on our strong foundation and further Concordia Texas' tradition of excellence in athletics."
Prior to Concordia, Wallis coached eight All-ASC honorees and nine players who made the ASC Spring Academic Honor Roll, was also actively involved in other areas of the Schreiner Athletics Department. He implemented a study hall program for seven athletics teams, hired and managed 40 work study positions and served as a gameday administrator at home athletic events around the basketball season.
Before his time at Schreiner, Wallis served as an assistant coach with the Texas-Dallas women’s basketball program and helped lead the Comets to their two best seasons in school history at the time. Before returning to the women’s game, Wallis spent four years as the first-ever head coach of the Texas-Tyler men’s basketball team. With Wallis on the sidelines, the Patriots finished second in the ASC East Division in only their second year of varsity competition, and also posted the second-highest winning percentage among NCAA Division III provisional members.
Wallis, who held assistant coaching positions at Texas Wesleyan and Montana State, competed collegiately at Austin College from 1994-97 when the school was an ASC member. He captained the 1996-97 team that won the ASC championship and earned honorable-mention all-conference laurels after averaging 13.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per game as a senior. Wallis stayed at the school for two more seasons as a graduate assistant women’s basketball coach and helped lead the program to back-to-back NCAA Division III Tournament appearances.
Wallis earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education at Austin College in 1997 and a master’s in Kinesiology from Texas A&M-Commerce a year later. He is a native of Arlington and currently resides in Austin with his wife, Ashley, daughter Evryn and son Landry.
