Matt McCall (basketball)

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Matt McCall
Mccall coaching.jpg
McCall in 2015
Current position
Title Assistant coach
Team Charleston
Biographical details
Born (1981-12-12) December 12, 1981 (age 42)
Ocala, Florida, U.S. [1]
Alma mater Florida
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2008 Florida (director of ops.)
2008–2011 Florida Atlantic (assistant)
2011–2015Florida (assistant)
2015–2017 Chattanooga
2017–2022 UMass
2024–present Charleston (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall107–99 (.519)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SoCon regular season (2016)
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).

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Coaching career

McCall was a student manager at the University of Florida during the 2002–03 season. He was named head manager the following year. After graduating, he continued working with the program, and in 2006 he was named director of basketball operations. [2] In 2008, he was hired as an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic. He held that position until 2011, when he was hired by the University of Florida as an assistant. McCall was hired by Chattanooga in April 2015 after Will Wade left to take the head coaching job at 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
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Chattanooga (Southern Conference)(2015–2017)
2015–16 Chattanooga 29–615–31st NCAA first round
2016–17 Chattanooga 19–1210–84th
Chattanooga:48–18 (.727)25–11 (.694)
UMass Minutemen (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2017–present)
2017–18 UMass 13–205–1313th
2018–19 UMass 11–214–14T–12th
2019–20 UMass 14–178–10T–8th
2020–21 UMass 8–76–45th
2021–22 UMass 15-177–1110th
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

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