Quick Facts
Alma Mater: Furman University, 1995 (Political Science)
Coaching Career:
Career Record Prior to North Greenville: 76-55 (.580)
Seasons as Head Coach Prior to NGU: 5
Career Record at North Greenville: 276-397 (.410)
Seasons as Head Coach at NGU: 24
Overall Career Record: 352-452 (.437)
Team Accomplishments:
NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament Appearances: 1 ('14-'15)
Conference Carolinas Northwest Division Regular Season Championship: 1 ('25-'26)
Conference Carolinas Tournament Championships: 1 ('14-'15)
Conference Carolinas Tournament Appearances: 8 ('11-'12, '13-'14, '14-'15, '15-'16, '17-'18, '20-'21, '23-'24, '24-'25, '25-'26)
Conference Carolinas Messick Award for Sportsmanship: 5 ('19-'20, '21-22, '22-23, '23-24, '25-'26)
NABC Team Academic Excellence Award: 3 ('21-'22, '22-'23, '24-'25)
Individual Accomplishments:
Conference Carolinas Scholar Athlete of the Year: 2 - Miguel Cartagena ('16-'17), Daniel Burchette ('17-'18)
Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year: 3 - Spencer Reaves ('14-'15), Daniel Burchette ('15-'16), Carter Bobbitt ('25-'26)
Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team: 3 - Micah Parker ('14-'15), LaShawn Alexander ('14-'15), Phillip Brown ('14-'15)
Conference Carolina Tournament Most Valuable Player: 1 - Micah Parker ('14-'15)
Conference Carolinas All-Conference Team: 13 - Paul Harrison ('11-'12), Tyshawn Patterson ('12-'13), Phillip Brown ('13-'14), Keith Johnson ('13-'14), Phillip Brown (14-'15), Spencer Reaves ('14-'15), Korval McElroy ('14-'15), Justin Dotson ('15-'16), Miguel Cartagena ('16-'17), Daniel Burchette ('17-'18), D.J. Brooks ('19-'20), Jalon Cokley ('20-'21), Savion Brown ('25-'26)
Chad Lister will enter his 25th season as head basketball coach at North Greenville University.
Lister earned his Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from Furman University in 1995 began his coaching career as the head coach at two high schools in South Carolina – Strom Thurmond (1995-1998) and Eastside (1998-2002).
NGU has set a school record for wins as a NCAA Division II program twice during this span, winning 22 games in 2010-11 and 2014-15. The 2014-15 team won the Conference Carolinas Tournament and won an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. The 2025-26 team won the Conference Carolinas Northwest Division Regular Season Championship.
He is a native of Greer, SC and he and his wife, Ginna, have two sons, Rett and Cameron.
