Chris Tadley - Assistant Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches

Chris Tadley

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Assistant Coach

Chris Tadley joined the Memphis coaching staff prior to the 2021 season. He came to Memphis after two seasons as an assistant at Lehigh, and prior to that he was the head coach at Albright College.

In his first season on the Lehigh staff, Tadley helped guide the 2019 Mountain Hawks to their third Patriot League Championship in program history and the team's fifth NCAA Tournament appearance. In addition, Tadley assisted Lehigh to just its second-ever regular season crown and No. 1 overall seed in the conference tournament. The Mountain Hawks closed out the 2019 campaign with a 13-5-3 overall record, an unbeaten 6-0-3 record in the Patriot League and an undefeated home record of 7-0-3 at the Ulrich Sports Complex.

Working with the goalkeepers during the year, Tadley helped senior Will Smith complete one of the most historic seasons in net in program history. Under Tadley's mentorship, Smith earned Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year laurels as well as a First Team All-Patriot League nod. Smith led the league with 10 shutouts and a .853 save percentage, which also ranked first overall in NCAA Division I soccer.

The Cherry Hill, N.J., native came to Lehigh from Albright College in Reading, Pa. where he served as the men's soccer head coach for three seasons from 2016-18. Before he became head coach, he was the Lions women's assistant coach from 2012-15 and also the men's assistant in 2012-13.

Tadley was a four-year letter-winning midfielder at Albright, playing in 57 games and totaling six goals including a pair of game-winners.

Tadley graduated from Albright in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in Business and Elementary Education. Tadley also completed his master’s degree in Special Education at Albright in 2017.