Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball

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Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
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UniversityUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Head coach Dan Earl (3rd season)
Conference SoCon
Location Chattanooga, Tennessee
Arena McKenzie Arena
(capacity: 10,928)
NicknameMocs
ColorsNavy, old gold, and silver [1]
     
NCAA tournament champions
1977*
NCAA tournament runner-up
1976*
NCAA tournament Final Four
1976*, 1977*
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
1923, 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, 2025
Conference division regular season champions
1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011
NIT Champions
2025

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.

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History

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.

Conference Affiliations

Notable NBA/ABA Players

Coaching History

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11913–1914 Leslie Stauffer 17–7.500
21916 John Spiegel 13–4.429
31919–1920 W.V. Jarrett 28–3.727
41921–1928*Bill Redd 862–42.596
51929–1931 Harold Drew 2+25–24.510
61931–1933 Humpy Phillips 2+33–19.635
71934–1940^Pop Keyser 6+37–78.322
81940–1942, '47 Perron Shoemaker 3+20–51.282
91946, '48–54*Bill O'Brien8+50–84.373
101955–1958*Ben Boulware3+9–57.136
111959–1962 Tommy Bartlett 457–37.606
121963–1972Leon Ford10126–126.500
131973–1979^Ron Shumate7139–61.695
141980–1985 Murray Arnold 6135–46.746
151986–1997 Mack McCarthy 12243–122.666
161998–2002^Henry Dickerson572–73.497
172003–2004 Jeff Lebo 240–20.667
182005–2013^John Shulman 9145–146.498
192014–2015 Will Wade 240–25.615
202016–2017 Matt McCall 248–18.727
212018–2022 Lamont Paris 587–72.547
222022–2025 Dan Earl 368–38.642
Totals22 coaches105 seasons1,425–1,144.555
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season
Source [4]
*Alum
^Promoted from assistant to head coach

    Year-by-Year results

    Statistics overview
    SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
    Tommy Bartlett (Independent)(1958–1962)
    1958–59Tommy Bartlett 14–7
    1959–60Tommy Bartlett 11–12
    1960–61Tommy Bartlett 17–8 NCAA College Division First Round
    1961–62Tommy Bartlett 15–10
    Tommy Bartlett:57–37 (.606)
    Leon Ford (Independent)(1962–1972)
    1962–63Leon Ford 13–13
    1963–64Leon Ford 13–13
    1964–65Leon Ford 16–10
    1965–66Leon Ford 5–19
    1966–67Leon Ford 8–18
    1967–68Leon Ford 12–13
    1968–69Leon Ford 16–10
    1969–70Leon Ford 12–12
    1970–71Leon Ford 18–5
    1971–72Leon Ford 13–13
    Leon Ford:126–126 (.500)
    Ron Shumate (Independent)(1972–1976)
    1972–73Ron Shumate 19–9 NCAA College Division First Round
    1973–74Ron Shumate 21–5
    1974–75Ron Shumate 19–9 NCAA Division II Second Round
    1975–76Ron Shumate 23–9 NCAA Division II National Runners-up
    Ron Shumate (Southern Conference)(1976–1979)
    1976–77Ron Shumate 27–50–0 NCAA Division II National Champions
    1977–78Ron Shumate 16–117–5
    1978–79Ron Shumate 14–133–8
    Ron Shumate:139–61 (.695)10–13 (.435)
    Murray Arnold (Southern Conference)(1979–1985)
    1979–80Murray Arnold 13–147–9
    1980–81Murray Arnold 21–911–5 NCAA Division I First Round
    1981–82Murray Arnold 27–415–1 NCAA Division I Second Round
    1982–83Murray Arnold 26–415–1 NCAA Division I First Round
    1983–84Murray Arnold 24–712–4 NIT Second Round
    1984–85Murray Arnold 24–814–2 NIT Quarterfinal
    Murray Arnold:135–46 (.746)74–22 (.771)
    Mack McCarthy (Southern Conference)(1985–1997)
    1985–86Mack McCarthy 21–1012–4 NIT First Round
    1986–87Mack McCarthy 21–814–2 NIT First Round
    1987–88 Mack McCarthy 20–138–8 NCAA Division I First Round
    1988–89Mack McCarthy 18–1210–4
    1989–90Mack McCarthy 14–147–7
    1990–91Mack McCarthy 19–1011–3
    1991–92Mack McCarthy 23–712–2
    1992–93 Mack McCarthy 26–714–4 NCAA Division I First Round
    1993–94 Mack McCarthy 23–712–4 NCAA Division I First Round
    1994–95 Mack McCarthy 19–1111–3 NCAA Division I First Round
    1995–96Mack McCarthy 15–129–5
    1996–97 Mack McCarthy 24–1111–3 NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
    Mack McCarthy:243–122 (.666)135–47 (.742)
    Henry Dickerson (Southern Conference)(1997–2002)
    1997–98Henry Dickerson 13–157–7
    1998–99Henry Dickerson 16–129–7
    1999–2000Henry Dickerson 10–196–10
    2000–01Henry Dickerson 17–139–7
    2001–02Henry Dickerson 16–1411–5
    Henry Dickerson:72–73 (.497)40–38 (.513)
    Jeff Lebo (Southern Conference)(2002–2004)
    2002–03Jeff Lebo 21–911–5
    2003–04Jeff Lebo 19–1110–6
    Jeff Lebo:40–20 (.667)21–11 (.656)
    John Shulman (Southern Conference)(2004–2013)
    2004–05 John Shulman 20–1110–61st (North) NCAA Division I First Round
    2005–06 John Shulman 19–138–62nd (North)
    2006–07 John Shulman 15–186–124th (North)
    2007–08 John Shulman 18–1313–7T–1st (North)
    2008–09 John Shulman 18–1711–9T–1st (North) NCAA Division I First Round
    2009–10 John Shulman 15–186–12T–3rd (North)
    2010–11 John Shulman 16–1612–6T–1st (North)
    2011–12 John Shulman 11–215–136th (North)
    2012–13 John Shulman 13–198–105th (North)
    John Shulman:145–146 (.498)79–81 (.494)
    Will Wade (Southern Conference)(2013–2015)
    2013–14 Will Wade 18–1512–42nd CIT First Round
    2014–15 Will Wade 22–1015–32nd
    Will Wade:40–25 (.615)27–7 (.794)
    Matt McCall (Southern Conference)(2015–2017)
    2015–16 Matt McCall 29–615–31st NCAA Division I First Round
    2016–17 Matt McCall 19–1210–84th
    Matt McCall:48–18 (.727)25–11 (.694)
    Lamont Paris (Southern Conference)(2017–2022)
    2017–18 Lamont Paris 10–233–1510th
    2018–19 Lamont Paris 12–207–115th
    2019–20 Lamont Paris 20–1310–8T–5th
    2020–21 Lamont Paris 18–89–74th
    2021–22 Lamont Paris 27–814–41st NCAA Division I First Round
    Lamont Paris:87–72 (.547)43–45 (.489)
    Dan Earl (Southern Conference)(2022–present)
    2022–23 Dan Earl 18–177–117th
    2023–24 Dan Earl 21–1212–6T–2nd
    2024–25 Dan Earl 29–915–31st NIT Champions
    Dan Earl:68–38 (.642)34–20 (.630)
    Total:1,454–1,153 (.558)488–295 (.623)

          National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
          Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
          Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
          Conference tournament champion

    Postseason

    NCAA Division I Tournament results

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

    YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
    1981 #11First round#6 MarylandL 69–81
    1982 #10First round
    Second Round    		#7 NC State
    #2 Minnesota    		W 58–51
    L 61–62
    1983 #9First round#8 MarylandL 51–52
    1988 #16First round#1 OklahomaL 66–94
    1993 #12First round#5 Wake ForestL 58–81
    1994 #13First round#4 KansasL 73–102
    1995 #15First round#2 ConnecticutL 71–100
    1997 #14First round
    Second Round
    Sweet Sixteen    		#3 Georgia
    #6 Illinois
    #10 Providence    		W 73–70
    W 75–63
    L 65–71
    2005 #15First round#2 Wake ForestL 54–70
    2009 #16First round#1 ConnecticutL 47–103
    2016 #12First round#5 IndianaL 74–99
    2022 #13First round#4 IllinoisL 53–54

    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.

    YearRoundOpponentResult
    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) five times, winning it in 2025. Their combined record is 8–4.

    YearRoundOpponentResult
    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 roundGeorgiaL 81–95
    1987 First roundCleveland StateL 73–92
    2025 First round
    Second Round
    Quarterfinals
    Semifinals
    Championship    		Middle Tennessee
    Dayton
    Bradley
    Loyola Chicago
    UC Irvine    		W 109–103 3OT
    W 87–72
    W 67–65
    W 80–73
    W 85–84 OT

    CIT results

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

    YearRoundOpponentResult
    2014 First roundEast Tennessee StateL 66–79

    References

    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.
    3. ↑ "Dan Earl Tabbed Next Head Coach of Chattanooga Men's Basketball" (Press release). Chattanooga Mocs. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
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