A Bellevue native and Northgate High School graduate has been named head basketball coach at the University of North Florida (UNF) in Jacksonville.

Matthew Driscoll will lead the Division I, Atlantic Sun Conference, team in its first game on Nov. 14 against Notre Dame.

Driscoll began his career in 1988 as the head coach at Northgate. He served as head coach at LaRoche College 1993-97, and was an assistant at Baylor for six years. He also coached at Clemson and Wyoming universities.

Driscoll is a 1992 graduate of Slippery Rock, and is married with two sons.