Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball

Chattanooga Mocs
Chattanooga Mocs
	2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
University	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Head coach	Dan Earl (2nd season)
Conference	SoCon
Location	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Arena	McKenzie Arena ; (Capacity: 10,928)
Nickname	Mocs
Colors	Navy, old gold, and silver;
NCAA tournament champions
	1977*
NCAA tournament runner-up
	1976*
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1976, 1977
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1976, 1977
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1975, 1976, 1977*, 1997
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1982, 1997
NCAA tournament appearances
	1961, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2016, 2022; at Division II level;
Conference tournament champions
	1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2016, 2022
Conference regular season champions
	1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2016, 2022
Conference division season champions
	1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011

The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represents the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in NCAA Division I men's competition.^[2] On March 30, 2022, Dan Earl was hired as the new head coach.^[3] The Mocs have appeared in 12 NCAA tournaments, most recently in 2022.

History[edit]

The Mocs won the 1977 NCAA Men's Division II basketball tournament, while completing their transition from Division II to Division I. During the 1997 tournament they progressed to the Sweet Sixteen by defeating both Georgia and Illinois. They eventually lost to Providence.

The Mocs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament 12 times. Their combined record is 3–12.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
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
2022	#13	First round	#4 Illinois	L 53–54

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
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

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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

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

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

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Venues	Maclellan Gymnasium (1961–1982) McKenzie Arena (1982–present)
Culture & lore	Chief Moccanooga Scrappy Moc Marching Mocs Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championship in bold

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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

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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	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 1999–2000 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 2021–22 2022–23