Mack McCarthy

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Mack McCarthy
Biographical details
Born (1952-07-03) July 3, 1952 (age 71)
Woodstock, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater Virginia Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1976 Virginia Tech (assistant)
1976–1978 East Tennessee State (assistant)
1978–1985 Auburn (assistant)
1985–1997 Chattanooga
1997–1998 VCU (associate HC)
1998–2002VCU
2005–2007 East Carolina (assistant)
2007–2010East Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall343–234
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 SoCon Tournament (1988, 1993–1995, 1997)

William Leroy "Mack" McCarthy [1] (born July 3, 1952) is the former head college basketball coach for East Carolina University. On March 6, 2010, athletic director Terry Holland announced that McCarthy would complete the season as head coach and then move to a fundraising role with East Carolina University. [2] He served as head coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from 1985 to 1997, leading the Mocs to the 1997 Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament. Over his 12-year tenure, he took the Mocs to seven postseason appearances (five to the NCAA Tournament), won/shared eight Southern Conference regular season titles and won the SoCon Tournament title five times. His overall record at UTC was 243–122.

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McCarthy was also the head coach of the VCU Rams from 1998 to 2002, with a 4-year record of 66–55. Prior to becoming a head coach, he spent two years as an assistant at his alma mater, Virginia Tech, and nine seasons assisting head coach Sonny Smith (two at East Tennessee State and seven at Auburn).

In 19 seasons as a college basketball head coach, McCarthy has a 59.4% winning percentage with a record of 343–234.

In 2014, McCarthy became a college basketball analyst for the American Sports Network, calling CAA and C-USA games, additionally, he also has called games on ESPN3 and the ACC Network Extra for Virginia Tech with Andrew Allegretta, Bailey Angle, Bryant Johnson, and Evan Hughes.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Chattanooga Mocs (Southern Conference)(1985–1997)
1985–86 Chattanooga 21–1012–41st NIT first round
1986–87 Chattanooga 21–814–22nd NIT first round
1987–88 Chattanooga 20–138–8T–5th NCAA Division I Round of 64
1988–89 Chattanooga 18–1210–41st
1989–90 Chattanooga 14–147–7T–4th
1990–91 Chattanooga 19–1011–3T–1st
1991–92 Chattanooga 23–712–2T–1st
1992–93 Chattanooga 26–716–21st NCAA Division I Round of 64
1993–94 Chattanooga 23–714–41st NCAA Division I Round of 64
1994–95 Chattanooga 19–1111–31st NCAA Division I Round of 64
1995–96 Chattanooga 15–129–52nd
1996–97 Chattanooga 24–1111–31st NCAA Division I Sweet 16
Chattanooga:243–122 (.666)135–47 (.742)
VCU Rams (Colonial Athletic Association)(1998–2002)
1998–99 VCU 15–168–86th
1999–00 VCU 14–147–95th
2000–01 VCU 16–149–74th
2001–02 VCU 21–1111–73rd
VCU:66–55 (.545)35–31 (.530)
East Carolina Pirates (Conference USA)(2007–2010)
2007–08 East Carolina 11–195–1110th
2008–09 East Carolina 13–175–119th
2009–10 East Carolina 10–214–1210th
East Carolina:34–57 (.374)14–34 (.292)
Total:343–234 (.594)

      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

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References

  1. "Head Coach Mack McCarthy" (PDF). 2009-10 East Carolina Basketball. East Carolina University. p. 33.
  2. "ECU makes move". The News & Observer . Associated Press. March 8, 2010. p. C4. Retrieved November 15, 2020 via Newspapers.com.