Mack McCarthy
{{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1952)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Mack McCarthy
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|7|3}}
| birth_place = Woodstock, Virginia, U.S.
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| alma_mater = Virginia Tech
| coach_years1 = 1974–1976
| coach_team1 = Virginia Tech (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1976–1978
| coach_team2 = East Tennessee State (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1978–1985
| coach_team3 = Auburn (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1985–1997
| coach_team4 = Chattanooga
| coach_years5 = 1997–1998
| coach_team5 = VCU (associate HC)
| coach_years6 = 1998–2002
| coach_team6 = VCU
| coach_years7 = 2005–2007
| coach_team7 = East Carolina (assistant)
| coach_years8 = 2007–2010
| coach_team8 = East Carolina
| overall_record = 343–234
| bowl_record =
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| championships = 5 SoCon Tournament (1988, 1993–1995, 1997)
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William Leroy "Mack" McCarthy{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ecu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/section-4.pdf|title=Head Coach Mack McCarthy|work=2009-10 East Carolina Basketball|publisher=East Carolina University|page=33}} (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.{{cite news |title=ECU makes move |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63353056/the-news-and-observer/ |accessdate=November 15, 2020 |work=The News & Observer |agency=Associated Press |date=March 8, 2010 |page=C4|via=Newspapers.com}} 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.
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
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason= | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Chattanooga Mocs
| conference = Southern Conference
| startyear = 1985
| endyear = 1997
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1985–86
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 21–10
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NIT first round
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1986–87
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 21–8
| conference = 14–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NIT first round
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1987–88
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 20–13
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1988–89
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 18–12
| conference = 10–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1989–90
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 14–14
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1990–91
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 19–10
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1991–92
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 23–7
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1992–93
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 26–7
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1993–94
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 23–7
| conference = 14–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1994–95
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 19–11
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1995–96
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 15–12
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1996–97
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = 24–11
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Division I Sweet 16
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Chattanooga
| overall = {{winpct|243|122|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|135|47|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = VCU Rams
| conference = Colonial Athletic Association
| startyear = 1998
| endyear = 2002
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1998–99
| name = VCU
| overall = 15–16
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999–00
| name = VCU
| overall = 14–14
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2000–01
| name = VCU
| overall = 16–14
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2001–02
| name = VCU
| overall = 21–11
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = VCU
| overall = {{winpct|66|55|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|35|31|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = East Carolina Pirates
| conference = Conference USA
| startyear = 2007
| endyear = 2010
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2007–08
| name = East Carolina
| overall = 11–19
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2008–09
| name = East Carolina
| overall = 13–17
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2009–10
| name = East Carolina
| overall = 10–21
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = East Carolina
| overall = {{winpct|34|57|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|14|34|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|343|234|record=y}}
}}
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110710170136/http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mccarthy_mack00.html East Carolina profile]
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