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Alan Major
	Major in 2009 with Ohio State.
Biographical details
Born	June 21, 1968 (age 56); Indianapolis, Indiana
Head coaching record
Overall	67–70
Tournaments	0–1 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	As assistant coach: 3× Big Ten regular season (2006–2007, 2010); 2× Big Ten Tournament (2007, 2010); 2× Atlantic 10 Tournament (2002, 2004); 2× Atlantic 10 regular season (2002–2003); Big West Tournament (1997); 2× Big West regular season (1997–1998); SCIAC playoffs (1994); 2× SCIAC regular season (1993–1994);

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Alan M. Major (born June 21, 1968) is an American basketball coach who was most recently the head coach at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte from 2010 to 2015. Before being named coach of the Charlotte 49ers, Major spent nine years working with Thad Matta at Ohio State and Xavier universities. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, he is a 1992 graduate of Purdue. Major took an indefinite medical leave of absence due to multiple health issues in January 2015, and was replaced on an interim basis by his associate head coach, Ryan Odom. At the end of the season, Major and the university agreed to part ways.

Major served as a student manager under Gene Keady during his undergraduate tenure at Purdue.^[1] After graduating in 1992, Major became an assistant coach at Cal Lutheran, a Div. III school, and then spent three years working under all-time Big West Conference wins leader Bob Thomason at University of the Pacific. He spent one season, 1998–1999, on the staff of fellow Purdue alumnus Bruce Weber before returning to Pacific. In 2001 he became an assistant coach at Xavier under Thad Matta. He followed Matta to Ohio State in 2004 where he worked as an assistant coach for six seasons. On April 12, 2010, he was named the head coach of Charlotte.

Major coached two No. 1 overall picks in the NBA draft during his time as an assistant. At Pacific, Major worked with Michael Olowokandi who was the top pick in the 1998 draft. At Ohio State, Major was the big men coach when Greg Oden came to the school. Oden was the number one pick in the 2007 NBA Draft.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Charlotte (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2010–2013)
2010–11	Charlotte	10–20	2–14	13th
2011–12	Charlotte	13–17	5–11	11th
2012–13	Charlotte	21–12	8–8	T-8th	NIT First Round
Charlotte (Conference USA) (2013–present)
2013–14	Charlotte	17–14	7–9
2014–15	Charlotte	6–7*	0–1*
Charlotte:		67–70	22–43
Total:		67–70
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

*Alan Major took an indefinite leave of absence due to medical reasons on January 6, 2015. Charlotte's record at the time was 6–7 (0–1 C-USA).

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-'''Alan M. Major''' (born June 21, 1968) is an American basketball coach who was most recently the head coach at the [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]] from 2010 to 2015. Before being named coach of the [[Charlotte 49ers men's basketball|Charlotte 49ers]], Major spent nine years working with [[Thad Matta]] at Ohio State and Xavier universities. Born in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]], he is a 1992 graduate of [[Purdue University|Purdue]].  As of January 6, 2015, Major is on an indefinite medical leave of absence due to multiple health issues, and has been replaced on an interim basis by his associate head coach, [[Ryan Odom]].
+'''Alan M. Major''' (born June 21, 1968) is an American basketball coach who was most recently the head coach at the [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]] from 2010 to 2015. Before being named coach of the [[Charlotte 49ers men's basketball|Charlotte 49ers]], Major spent nine years working with [[Thad Matta]] at Ohio State and Xavier universities. Born in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]], he is a 1992 graduate of [[Purdue University|Purdue]].   Major took an indefinite medical leave of absence due to multiple health issues in January 2015, and was replaced on an interim basis by his associate head coach, [[Ryan Odom]]. At the end of the season, Major and the university agreed to part ways.
 Major served as a student manager under [[Gene Keady]] during his undergraduate tenure at Purdue.<ref>[http://www.charlotte49ers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23200&ATCLID=204927024 Player Bio: Alan Major :: Men's Basketball]</ref> After graduating in 1992, Major became an assistant coach at [[Cal Lutheran]], a Div. III school, and then spent three years working under all-time Big West Conference wins leader [[Bob Thomason]] at [[University of the Pacific (United States)|University of the Pacific]]. He spent one season, 1998–1999, on the staff of fellow Purdue alumnus [[Bruce Weber (basketball)|Bruce Weber]] before returning to Pacific. In 2001 he became an assistant coach at [[Xavier Musketeers men's basketball|Xavier]] under [[Thad Matta]]. He followed Matta to [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State]] in 2004 where he worked as an assistant coach for six seasons. On April 12, 2010, he was named the head coach of [[Charlotte 49ers men's basketball|Charlotte]].