The McCallie basketball program regularly stands out as one of the top high school programs in the Southeast. Head Coach Steve Robison begins his first year as the leader of the program and comes with solid coaching and playing experiences.

Coach Robison was a basketball standout at Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga and was a three-time First-Team All-American. He set the program’s single-season scoring record with 930 points and ended his career scoring 2,400.

Coach Robison served as head coach of the Berean Academy boys team from 2010-2017 and led them to two state championships. He has worked as an assistant varsity coach at McCallie for the last four years and has coached various AAU squads.

McCallie’s varsity teams have enjoyed recent success, advancing to the state’s final four in 2016 and 2017 and the TSSAA Division II-AA championship game in 2017.

The Blue Tornado claimed Best of Preps area tournament titles in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2021 at the city’s annual holiday event and earned berths in the championship finals of the prestigious City Beautiful Invitational in 2018 in Orlando and the Arby’s Classic in 2017 in Bristol, Tenn.

The McCallie-Dr Pepper Classic has become one of the top annual prep events, attracting top programs and Division I-level talent to the Scenic City. Some of the nation’s top high school teams play in front of standing-room-only crowds on McCallie’s home floor. Past Classic participants include prep National Champions IMG Academy, Oak Hill Academy, and Sunrise Christian Academy. This year’s event is set for February 10 and 11.

McCallie players have been skilled enough to draw interest from college programs. Jr. Clay ’18 was an All-Ohio Valley Conference selection at Tennessee Tech. Adrian Thomas ’16 was a league player of the year and 1,000-point scorer at Sewanee, and Henley Edge ’17 and Max Shulman ’17 helped Alabama-Huntsville earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Championships.

The program includes teams at the varsity, junior varsity and freshman level, as well as three middle school squads. All levels are coached by knowledgeable and experienced leaders. Home games bring out the students on winter nights, and their spirit adds to McCallie's home court advantage.

Follow the basketball team on Twitter at @McCallieHoops.