Mack McCarthy
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Mack McCarthy is the former head college basketball coach for East Carolina University
. On Saturday 3/6/10 athletic director Terry Holland announced that McCarthy will complete the season as head coach and then move to a fundraising role with East Carolina University. He served as Head Coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
(UTC) from 1985–1997, leading the Mocs to the 1997 "sweet sixteen" in the NCAA basketball tournament
. His career record at UTC was 243-122.
McCarthy was also the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University
with a 4 year record of 66-55.
In 19 seasons as a college basketball head coach McCarthy has a 67.6% winning percentage with a record of 352-238.
He stepped down following the 2010 Conference USA tournament.
East Carolina University
East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...
. On Saturday 3/6/10 athletic director Terry Holland announced that McCarthy will complete the season as head coach and then move to a fundraising role with East Carolina University. He served as Head Coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a public university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The University, often referred to as UTC or simply "Chattanooga" , is one of three universities and two other affiliated institutions in the University of Tennessee System; the others being in...
(UTC) from 1985–1997, leading the Mocs to the 1997 "sweet sixteen" in the NCAA basketball tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
. His career record at UTC was 243-122.
McCarthy was also the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...
with a 4 year record of 66-55.
In 19 seasons as a college basketball head coach McCarthy has a 67.6% winning percentage with a record of 352-238.
He stepped down following the 2010 Conference USA tournament.