Shyrone Chatman joined the Texas Southern Men’s Basketball staff in the Fall of 2017 after previously serving as an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts.
Chatman brought a dedication to on-court improvement and relentless recruiting efforts to the UMass coaching staff with an elevation to his assistant position prior to the 2011-12 season. His direction yielded immediate returns at the guard position while his recruiting efforts helped UMass net a nationally ranked and highly respected class for the 2016-17 season - the top-rated group in the Atlantic 10.
The recruiting footprint Chatman built upon extended its reach nationally from the Northeast region down the Atlantic Seaboard, throughout the southern states and into the Southwest United States. Chatman's dedication on the recruiting trail and his ability to build and maintain excellent relationships earned the Minutemen great returns with key former, current and incoming players.
After moving to his role as a full-time assistant with recruiting and on-floor coaching responsibilities, UMass produced 101 victories, posted three 20-win seasons and in 2014, made the school's first NCAA Tournament trip since the 1997-98 campaign. With Chatman's help, the Minutemen also made a pair of NIT appearances, including an NIT Final Four showing in 2012, and reached the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals on two occasions.
In 2007-08, Chatman, served as the assistant to the recruiting coordinator at Memphis when the Tigers made their historic run to the NCAA Championship game. Chatman helped organize on-campus recruiting visits, handled recruiting mail-outs and updated the recruiting database. He was also involved in additional areas of the program's day-to-day operations.
Although he played only one season for Naismith Hall of Fame inductee John Calipari, the 6-foot-4 guard flourished in his final campaign as a Tiger in 2000-01. In Calipari's first year as Memphis' head coach, Chatman started 29 of 36 games and helped lead the Tigers to a 21-15 record and the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Final Four. He averaged 9.2 points and 3.1 boards and dished out 165 assists.
