A former player for the Herkimer County Community College Generals (1999), Matt Lee returned to his alma mater in 2003 to serve as head coach.  In only his third year coaching the Generals, Lee led his team to the Region III finals and finished the season with a record of 23-9.

During Lees' tenure, the Generals have a record of 177-75 with four regional finals appearances, one Region III Championship, two Mountain Valley Conference Championships and a 2-1 record at Nationals, with a fourth-place finish in 2010.

Lee also is a full-time technical assistant in HCCC's Athletic Department and an adjunct professor, teaching non-majors basketball and a first- year seminar. 

In 2007, he received the prestigious SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service.  Lee has been named Region III Coach of the Year twice, in '07 and '10, along with Mountain Valley Coach of the Year in '09 and '10.  In 2010, Lee was named BCNY NY State Men's Junior College Coach of the Year.  In 2008, Lee was named a Division III National Representative to the NJCAA Basketball Coaches Association's Executive Counsel. 

Lee previously worked under legendary coach Tom Murphy at Hamilton College, where he was the head junior varsity basketball coach and assisted with the varsity team. While at Hamilton, he was also the head golf coach. Lee coached varsity basketball at Whitesboro High School and junior varsity baseball at Holland Patent High School. Lee was an All-State athlete at Holland Patent High School where he was a four-year starter on the varsity basketball team and recorded over 800 points and 800 rebounds.  Prior to coaching at Herkimer, he guided a Tri-Valley League All-Star team to back-to-back tournament championships in the prestigious Zebra Classic.                                                   

Coach Lee is a  resident of Utica.  He and his wife Kim have a daughter Jordan (12), son Matthew (8) and  (6 month) son Jaydan.