Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Director of Basketball Operations
- Email:
- marycarter@utk.edu
THE EGGERT FILE
Personal Information
Full Name: Mary-Carter EggertBorn: July 19, 1988, in Richmond, Va.
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
High School: Mills E. Godwin
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 11th year as Tennessee’s director of basketball operations in 2025-26. It is the two-time Tennessee graduate’s 15th year as a post-graduate or full-time employee at her alma mater.
One of very few women holding the role of director of basketball operations with a men’s program at a major-conference school, 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.
“MC is really the mastermind behind it all,” VFL Josiah-Jordan James said. “She’s our coach off the court. She plays a big role in all of the players’ lives by checking on us daily, making sure we have everything we need, and she always keeps our spirits up. She brightens every room she’s in, and Tennessee basketball wouldn’t be as great as it is without her.”
With Eggert on staff, the Volunteers have won three SEC championships and earned seven straight NCAA Tournament appearances. On four occasions, Tennessee has reached the Sweet 16, including advancing to the Elite Eight in 2024 and 2025. The Volunteers have finished a program-best fifth in the AP Poll three times (2022, 2024, 2025) during Eggert’s tenure.
Ten Vols have been selected in the NBA Draft during Eggert's tenure with the program, including four in the first round. Four Tennessee players—Grant Williams, Dalton Knecht, Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler—have collected All-America distinctions.
Eggert’s around-the-clock efforts to manage health and safety protocols amidst the COVID-19 pandemic spanning 2020 and 2021 enabled the Volunteers to operate smoothly and efficiently despite myriad logistical challenges.
Prior to accepting her current position, the Richmond, Va., native 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.
During the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, Eggert served as the media coordinator for the first and second rounds at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Eggert 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 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.
