Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball

Chattanooga Mocs
Chattanooga Mocs
	2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
University	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Head coach	Lamont Paris (4th season)
Conference	SoCon
Location	Chattanooga, Tennessee
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 men's basketball team represents the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in NCAA Division I men's competition.[2] On April 4, 2017, Lamont Paris was hired as the new head coach.

History

The Mocs won the 1977 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament, while completing their transition from Division II to Division I. They are 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

"Website Guidelines". Retrieved April 8, 2016.
"Chattanooga Mocs College Basketball - Chattanooga News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Website Guidelines". Retrieved April 8, 2016.

[2] "Chattanooga Mocs College Basketball - Chattanooga News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.

Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
Venues	Maclellan Gymnasium (1961–1982) McKenzie Arena (1982–present)
Culture & lore	History Chief Moccanooga Scrappy Moc Marching Mocs Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1915–16 1916–19 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 1942–45 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
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 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20