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Matt McCall
McCall in 2015
Biographical details
Born (1981-12-12) December 12, 1981 (age 42)
Ocala, Florida, U.S.[1]
Alma materFlorida
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2008Florida (director of ops.)
2008–2011Florida Atlantic (assistant)
2011–2015Florida (assistant)
2015–2017Chattanooga
2017–2022UMass
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 was the head men's basketball coach at the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass).

Coaching career

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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

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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

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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)
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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

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  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.
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