John Tart, who guided Charlotte to the NCAA Division I Tournament semifinals in 1996, resigned as men's head coach Tuesday after 12 years with the 49ers.
In 1996, Tate was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year after leading the 49ers to a school record 19 wins and the semifinals. He leaves as the program's all-time winningest coach with a 117-92-28 record and has 254-184-49 career record in 25 seasons as a head coach.
Charlotte, fifth in the 12-team Atlantic-10 Conference, finished the 2006 with a 9-5-5 record.