Chattanooga Mocs basketball

This article is about the men's basketball team at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. For the women's team, see Chattanooga Lady Mocs basketball.

Chattanooga Mocs

2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

University

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Conference

SoCon
North Division

Location

Chattanooga, TN

Head coach

Matt McCall (2nd year)

Arena

McKenzie Arena
(Capacity: 10,928)

Nickname

Mocs

Colors

Navy, Old Gold, and Silver^[1]

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1997

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1982, 1997

NCAA Tournament appearances

1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2016

Conference tournament champions

1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2016

Conference regular season champions

1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016

SoCon began using the divisional format from 1994-95 season onwards

The Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represents the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in NCAA Division I men's competition.

History

The Mocs won the 1977 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament, while still in Division II. They are also very well known for being the original Cinderella in the NCAA Tournament. During the 1997 tournament they progressed to the Sweet Sixteen by defeating both Georgia and Illinois. They eventually lost to Providence.

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Mocs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament 11 times. Their combined record is 3–11.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1981	#11	First Round	#6 Maryland	L 69–81
1982	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 NC State #2 Minnesota	W 58–51 L 61–62
1983	#9	First Round	#8 Maryland	L 51–52
1988	#16	First Round	#1 Oklahoma	L 66–94
1993	#12	First Round	#5 Wake Forest	L 58–81
1994	#13	First Round	#4 Kansas	L 73–102
1995	#15	First Round	#2 Connecticut	L 71–100
1997	#14	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#3 Georgia #6 Illinois #10 Providence	W 73–70 W 75–63 L 65–71
2005	#15	First Round	#2 Wake Forest	L 54–70
2009	#16	First Round	#1 Connecticut	L 47–103
2016	#12	First Round	#5 Indiana	L 74–99

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Mocs have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament five times. Their combined record is 11–5 and they were National Champions in 1977.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1961	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Austin Peay Kentucky Wesleyan	L 69–77 L 80–111
1973	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Southeast Louisiana Transylvania	L 64–67 W 99–86
1975	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Alabama State Tennessee State	W 107–83 L 81–82
1976	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Rollins Valdosta State Nicholls State Eastern Illinois Puget Sound	W 86–62 W 86–66 W 107–78 W 93–84 L 74–83
1977	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Valdosta State UCF North Dakota Sacred Heart Randolph-Macon	W 92–76 W 88–79 W 76–52 W 95–81 W 71–62

NIT results

The Mocs have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1984	First Round Second Round	Georgia Tennessee	W 74–69 L 66–68
1985	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Clemson Lamar Louisville	W 67–65 W 85–84 L 66–71
1986	First Round	Georgia	L 81–95
1987	First Round	Cleveland State	L 73–92

CIT results

The Mocs have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2014	First Round	East Tennessee State	L 66–79

References

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Chattanooga Mocs basketball

Venues	Maclellan Gymnasium (1961–1982) McKenzie Arena (1982–present)

Culture & lore	History Chief Moccanooga Scrappy Moc Marching Mocs Pep Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championship in bold

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Facilities	Chamberlain Field Engel Stadium Erlanger Health System Finley Stadium Maclellan Gymnasium McKenzie Arena Zion College

Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Chattanooga Mocs wrestling University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Marching Mocs

Media	WUTC

People	List of leaders of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Southern Conference men's basketball

Teams	Chattanooga Mocs The Citadel Bulldogs East Tennessee State Buccaneers Furman Paladins Mercer Bears Samford Bulldogs UNC Greensboro Spartans VMI Keydets Western Carolina Catamounts Wofford Terriers

Championships & awards	Southern Conference men's basketball champions Player of the Year

Seasons	1931–32 2010–11 2011–12 2014–15

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