1996–97 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team
1996–97 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball | |
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SoCon regular season and tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
1996–97 record | 24–11 (11–3 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | UTC Arena |
1996–97 Southern Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga† | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1997; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1996–97 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Mack McCarthy and the team played their home games at UTC Arena. The Mocs won the regular season and SoCon Tournament titles, the latter earning the Mocs an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Tournament. Participating in the Big Dance for the fourth time in five years, Chattanooga made a run to the Sweet Sixteen by defeating No. 3 seed Georgia[1] and No. 6 seed Illinois[2] before falling to No. 10 seed Providence in the Southeast Regional semifinals.[3]
Roster[]
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Roster |
Source: [4]
Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 22, 1996* |
Tennessee Wesleyan | W 113–46 | 1–0 |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Nov 23, 1996* |
South Carolina-Aiken | W 110–61 | 2–0 |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Nov 29, 1996* |
vs. Missouri San Juan Shootout |
L 74–83 | 2–1 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Nov 30, 1996* |
vs. Delaware San Juan Shootout |
L 74–83 | 2–2 |
Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Dec 1, 1996* |
at Puerto Rico-Mayagüez San Juan Shootout |
W 83–74 | 3–2 |
Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||||
Dec 3, 1996* |
Penn State | L 63–73 | 3–3 |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 14, 1996* |
at Middle Tennessee | L 73–83 | 3–4 |
Murphy Athletic Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 18, 1996* |
at Alabama-Birmingham | L 65–75 | 3–5 |
UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 21, 1996* |
Tennessee State | W 67–49 | 4–5 |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 23, 1996 |
at Marshall | L 83–90 | 4–6 (0–1) |
Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia | |||||||
Dec 28, 1996* |
Coastal Carolina Dr. Pepper Classic |
W 75–69 OT | 5–6 |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 29, 1996* |
Canisius Dr. Pepper Classic |
L 49–63 | 5–7 |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 6, 1997* |
Wofford | W 83–46 | 6–7 |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 9, 1997 |
at Furman | W 81–45 | 7–7 (1–1) |
Greenville, South Carolina | |||||||
Jan 11, 1997 |
at VMI | W 91–76 | 8–7 (2–1) |
Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 18, 1997 |
at Davidson | W 74–63 | 9–7 (3–1) |
Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 20, 1997 |
Furman | W 68–47 | 10–7 (4–1) |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 25, 1997 |
Western Carolina | W 87–60 | 11–7 (5–1) |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 27, 1997 |
Georgia Southern | W 76–55 | 12–7 (6–1) |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 29, 1997 |
East Tennessee State | W 83–53 | 13–7 (7–1) |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 1, 1997 |
Appalachian State | W 70–57 | 14–7 (8–1) |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 3, 1997 |
at The Citadel | W 72–66 | 15–7 (9–1) |
McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||
Feb 6, 1997* |
Alabama-Birmingham | W 64–59 | 16–7 |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 8, 1997 |
at East Tennessee State | L 69–70 OT | 16–8 (9–2) |
Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 10, 1997 |
The Citadel | W 71–59 | 17–8 (10–2) |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 15, 1997 |
at Western Carolina | L 66–68 | 17–9 (10–3) |
Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 17, 1997 |
at Georgia Southern | L 67–70 | 17–10 (10–4) |
Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia | |||||||
Feb 22, 1997 |
Marshall | W 92–72 | 18–10 (11–4) |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 24, 1997* |
Cumberland University | W 92–60 | 19–10 |
UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
SoCon Tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 28, 1997* |
vs. VMI SoCon Tournament Quarterfinals |
W 84–62 | 20–10 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Mar 1, 1997* |
vs. Davidson SoCon Tournament Semifinals |
W 77–70 | 21–10 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Mar 2, 1997* |
vs. Marshall SoCon Tournament Championship |
W 71–70 OT | 22–10 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1997* |
vs. No. 17 Georgia First Round |
W 73–70[1] | 23–10 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Mar 16, 1997* |
vs. No. 19 Illinois Second Round |
W 75–63[2] | 24–10 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | |||||||
Mar 21, 1997* |
vs. Providence Southeast Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
L 65–71[3] | 24–11 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source: [5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Moccasins Show Venom In 73-70 Upset Of Georgia". The Spokesman-Review. March 15, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Tennessee-Chattanooga 75, Illinois 63". Chicago Tribune. March 17, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Providence Gets Help from God". The Washington Post. March 22, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "1996-97 Men's Basketball Roster". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ "1996 Men's Basketball Schedule". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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