Matthew Wayne McCall (born December 12, 1981) is an American college basketball coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass).
 McCall in 2015 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 12, 1981 Ocala, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Alma mater | Florida |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006–2008 | Florida (director of ops.) |
| 2008–2011 | Florida Atlantic (assistant) |
| 2011–2015 | Florida (assistant) |
| 2015–2017 | Chattanooga |
| 2017–2022 | UMass |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 107–99 (.519) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SoCon regular season (2016) SoCon tournament (2016) | |
| Awards | |
| SoCon Coach of the Year (2016) | |
Coaching career
editMcCall 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
editMcCall 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
edit| 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Coaches Database. "College Basketball Coach Info and News". coachesdatabase.com. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Florida Gators: Matt McCall". Gatorzone.com. August 17, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Matt McCall named Chattanooga coach". ESPN. Associated Press. April 13, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Awards Announced". soconsports.com. March 1, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "Matt McCall hired as new UMass head coach". Coaches Database. March 30, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ 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.