Matt McCall (basketball)

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Matt McCall
Charleston
(assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall107–99 (.519)
Tournaments0–1 (
SoCon tournament (2016
)
Awards
SoCon Coach of the Year (2016)

Matthew Wayne McCall (born December 12, 1981) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach for the College of Charleston. Before that, he was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass).

Coaching career

McCall was a student manager at the

VCU.[3] In March 2016, McCall was named the Southern Conference Basketball Coach of the Year.[4] On March 30, 2017, he was introduced as the 22nd head coach in the history of UMass men's basketball.[5] On March 1, 2022, McCall was fired by UMass, although he was allowed to coach the remainder of the season.[6]

Personal life

McCall earned two degrees from Florida: a bachelor's (2004) in exercise and sports science and a master's (2006) in secondary education.[2] His father, Wayne, was a three-year letterwinner for the University of Florida football team from 1965–67.[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Chattanooga (Southern Conference
) (2015–2017)
2015–16
Chattanooga
29–6 15–3 1st NCAA first round
2016–17
Chattanooga
19–12 10–8 4th
Chattanooga: 48–18 (.727) 25–11 (.694)
UMass Minutemen (Atlantic 10 Conference
) (2017–present)
2017–18 UMass 13–20 5–13 13th
2018–19 UMass 11–21 4–14 T–12th
2019–20 UMass 14–17 8–10 T–8th
2020–21 UMass 8–7 6–4 5th
2021–22 UMass 15-17 7–11 10th
Massachusetts: 61–82 (.427) 30–52 (.366)
Total: 109–100 (.522)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ Coaches Database. "College Basketball Coach Info and News". coachesdatabase.com. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Florida Gators: Matt McCall". Gatorzone.com. August 17, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Matt McCall named Chattanooga coach". ESPN. Associated Press. April 13, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball Awards Announced". soconsports.com. March 1, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  5. ^ "Matt McCall hired as new UMass head coach". Coaches Database. March 30, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  6. ^ Borzello, Jeff; Thamel, Pete (March 1, 2022). "Matt McCall out as UMass men's basketball coach at end of season, school announces". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2022.