University of Tennessee Athletics
Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Director of Basketball Operations
- Email:
- marycarter@utk.edu
THE EGGERT FILE
Personal Information
Full Name: Mary-Carter Eggert
Born: July 19, 1988, in Richmond, Va.
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
College: Tennessee, 2011
Husband: Chris
College Administrative Experience
- 2007-11:
Tennessee, student assistant (media relations) - 2011-12:
Tennessee, graduate assistant (media relations) - 2012-15:
Tennessee, assistant media relations director - 2015-Present:
Tennessee, director of basketball operations
Mary-Carter Eggert is in her third year as Tennessee's director of basketball operations. She is a native of Richmond, Va., and is a two-time Tennessee graduate.
Eggert oversees all logistical aspects of the program's day-to-day operations, including budget, travel, and meals. She also manages head coach Rick Barnes' calendar.
Eggert is one of only three women currently holding the role of director of basketball operations with a men's program at a "power five" school (Washington, Wisconsin).
Prior to accepting her current position, she spent three years as an assistant director on UT's media relations staff. In that role, she handled all administrative duties for the athletic communications staff, served as the media relations contact for the Tennessee rowing program and planned and executed the annual Big Orange Caravan summer outreach tour.
Eggert worked closely with the Tennessee football program for three seasons from 2012 to 2014, managing Tom Elam Press Box on game days and overseeing the credential application, approval and distribution process for all home games. She also handled credentialing for the Tennessee women's basketball program from 2012-15.
Mary-Carter Eggert along with her husband, Chris, and their dog, Maggie.
Eggert, 28, was a graduate assistant in UT's athletic communications office in 2011-12 prior to her hiring as a full-time staff member in July 2012. She received her bachelor's degree in Sport Management from Tennessee in 2011, and also earned a master's degree in Sport Management in 2013.
Her tenure in the UT athletic department dates to her undergraduate career, during which she worked in both the men's and women's media relations offices.
She also served as president of Tennessee's Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. The former Mary-Carter Kniffen married Chris Eggert of Knoxville, Tennessee, in May 2017.
