Terrance Chatman just completed his first here at South Carolina State University as Coach Baker top Assistant Coach where he helps guide the women’s basketball team to double their win total from a season ago. Terrance arrives here at South Carolina State in August of 2025 from Mississippi Valley State University where he served as the men’s assistant basketball coach for the 2024-2025 season, after a two-year stint as Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Southwestern Christian College for the 2022-2024 season.
Terrance Chatman just completed his second year of being the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Southwestern Christian College from 2022-2024. Where he was tasked with changing the culture with double the win total each of his two years at the helm, also sending 7 young ladies to four-year school at the helm. Under Chatman’s Tutelage he helped, guards Mya Cotto (Arkansas Little Rocks) and Emma-Jo-Locks (Northwestern Western Oklahoma State) their freshman year.
Terrance Chatman made his way to Southwestern Christian College in Terrell, Texas from Edward Waters University in Jacksonville, Florida where he was the Men’s Assistant Basketball Coach under Fred Summer from 2021-2002
Terrance Chatman also served at Bethune-Cookman University as a Residence Life Coordinator for the office of Student Affair’s in 2022, before that Chatman work at St. Augustine Youth Service as a Professional Houseparent from 2020-2022, Chatman also spent time as a Hall Director for the department of Student’s Affairs at Alabama AM University in 2020. Chatman got his start in Student’s Affairs at Tougaloo College as a Residence Life Coordinator from 2018-2020.
Terrance Chatman makes his return to Florida AM University in the summer of 2016, bringing a wealth of coaching educational and administrative experience this time to the lady Rattler, helping the Lady Rattler to a 9-7 Conference record earning a #4 seed in the MEAC Tournament making it to the semifinal game. Chatman’s tutelage helped Shakerrys Morrison lead the Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference in rebounds.
The 2015-16 collegiate season was Terrance Chatman’s first as Alcorn State University Men’s Associate Head Coach. Chatman helped lead Alcorn State to a 15-15 record overall and a conference record of 13-5 in the Southwest Conference earning a #2 seed. Chatman’s tutelage helped Tamarico Wilson to earn a second team all-conference along with Trey Brown. Before coming to Alcorn State University Chatman was an assistant coach for Essence Girls Nike National AAU Team. Chatman’s help Essence win the PSBS summer kickoff tournament in Atlanta, Ga and Chatman’s Essence team also won the Battle on the Boro in Nashville, Tn.
Before joining Essence Girl’s AAU Team, Chatman spent one year as an assistant at Florida A.M. University (2013-2014) under then Head coach Clemon Johnson, where Chatman helps Florida A.M. University reach the Quarterfinal of the Mid-Eastern Athletic conference tournament.
Prior to Chatman joining Clemon Johnson staff at Florida A.M. University, he spent six years at Central Michigan University for then Head Coach Ernie Zeigler, (2006-2009) Chatman served as director of basketball operations. (2008-2009) Chatman was moved to assistant coach. (2009-2012) Coach Zeigler promoted Chatman to assistant coach in the spring of 2009.
Chatman help the Chippewas of Central Michigan University to a pair of back-to-back Mid-American Conference West Division titles. In (2010-2011) Chatman’s tutelage helped guards Trey Zeigler and Jalin Thomas each earn honorable mention All-Mac honors, in 2011 Zeigler set the Central Michigan University single- season freshman scoring record of 506 points and was named to the MAC-All Freshman Team as well as the collegeinsider.com Mid-Major All-American Team.
One year earlier Chatman coached second team All-MAC selections Robbie Harman and Jordan Bitzer, who both joined the program’s 1,000point club. Chatman, 39, joined Gibson staff at Florida AM University staff in the summer of 2016 after serving one year at Alcorn State University (2015-2016) and a one- year stint at Florida A.M. University (2013-14) and six years at Central Michigan University (2006-2012).
Chatman also was the Head coach of the AAU Team Detroit from April (2005-July-2006) Chatman guided Team Detroit to the All-American Cage Classic Tournament Championship, 2006 King James Classic Tournament Quarterfinal, and 2006 Adidas Hoop Challenge Tournament Quarterfinal, also (2005) Reebok Big Time Tournament Quarterfinal, and the Weber Capital Invitational Tournament Quarterfinal.
In addition, he was also an assistant Boys and Girls basketball coach at Detroit Cody High School, in Detroit, Michigan (2002- 2006) in which Cody Girls basketball team was ranked among Michigan’s Top -10 Class A team during Chatman’s career coaching there.
It is great to have Terrance back on the hill here at Florida AM University, Gibson said. I got a chance to know and watch Terrance when he was here as a men’s assistant basketball coach in (2013-2014) His passion for the game and his on-the-court instruction and development of players will be very significant for our program.
“I feel extremely fortunate that Terrance joined us at Alcorn State University, Robinson said. He is of the highest caliber in all facets of coaching- academics, recruiting, on-the-court instruction and developing strong relationships with our players. He knows what it takes to run a successful basketball program and is of the highest integrity who represents Alcorn State in a first-class manner.
Born August 27, 1977, in Detroit, Mi Chatman began his coaching career under the tutelage of the late Charles Knott at Detroit Cody High School. As a collegian, Chatman played at Garden City Community College (Garden City, KS 1996-1998) one of the toughest Basketball conferences in the Country. Chatman would earn all -conference his two years playing at Garden City Community College leading them to the quarterfinal of the regions six tournament. Chatman graduated from Garden City Community College in (1998) then went on to play his final two years at University Of Missouri of Kansas City where he plays for then Head Coach Bob Sundvold, and his final year for Dean Demopoulos.
Chatman is a 2001 graduate of University of Missouri of Kansas City with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts. Terrance Chatman and his wife, Christina, have two children, Chyelle (26) and Terrance Jr. (21).
