2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
2016–17 record 19–12 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach Matt McCall (2nd season)
Assistant coach Kevin Easley
Assistant coach Peter Gash
Assistant coach Eddie Shannon
Home arena McKenzie Arena
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Tennessee State144 .778  278  .771
UNC Greensboro144 .778  2510  .714
Furman144 .778  2312  .657
Chattanooga108 .556  1912  .613
Wofford108 .556  1617  .485
Mercer99 .500  1517  .469
Samford810 .444  2016  .556
The Citadel414 .222  1221  .364
Western Carolina414 .222  923  .281
VMI315 .167  624  .200
2017 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by second-year head coach Matt McCall, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished 19–12, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish for fourth place. In the SoCon Tournament, they lost to Wofford in the quarterfinals.

On March 29, 2017, head coach Matt McCall left the program to take the head coaching job at UMass.[1] On April 3, the Mocs hired Wisconsin assistant Lamont Paris as the new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Mocs finished the 2015–16 season 29–6, 15–3 in SoCon play to win the SoCon regular season championship. They defeated Samford, Western Carolina, and East Tennessee State to win the SoCon Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Indiana.

Roster

2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Chuck Ester 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Geismar, Louisiana
G 1 Greg Pryor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
G 2 Rodney Chatman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)172 lb (78 kg) Fr Lithonia, Georgia
G/F 3 Nat Dixon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)183 lb (83 kg) So Panama City, Florida
G 4 Johnathan Burroughs-Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
F 5 Justin Tuoyo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Fayetteville, Georgia
G 10 Peyton Woods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Monticello, Kentucky
G 11 Makale Foreman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Kingsport, Tennessee
G 12 Dylan Brewster 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Lenoir City, Tennessee
F 13 Trayvond Massenburg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 14 David Jean-Baptiste 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)183 lb (83 kg) Fr Miami, Florida
G 15 Andrew Fleming 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Nashville, Tennessee
F 21 Makinde London 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS So Nashville, Tennessee
F 23 Tre' McLean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Charleston, South Carolina
G 24 Casey Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr New Orleans, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm
Covenant W 76–43 
McKenzie Arena (2,508)
Chattanooga, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Tennessee
Maui on the Mainland
W 81–69  1–0
Thompson–Boling Arena (14,483)
Knoxville, TN
11/13/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 6 North Carolina
Maui on the Mainland
L 57–97  1–1
Dean Smith Center (13,402)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Hiwassee W 102–54  2–1
McKenzie Arena (3,150)
Chattanooga, TN
11/19/2016*
8:30 pm
vs. Central Arkansas
Maui on the Mainland semifinals
W 75–64  3–1
Christl Arena (921)
West Point, NY
11/20/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Arkansas State
Maui on the Mainland finals
L 67–73  3–2
Christl Arena (120)
West Point, NY
11/26/2016*
2:30 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 88–71  4–2
KSU Convocation Center (1,031)
Kennesaw, GA
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina W 68–52  5–2
HTC Center (1,339)
Conway, SC
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 79–52  6–2
McKenzie Arena (2,655)
Chattanooga, TN
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm
Marshall W 96–85  7–2
McKenzie Arena (3,064)
Chattanooga, TN
12/14/2016*
12:00 pm
Tennessee Wesleyan W 107–65  8–2
McKenzie Arena (2,807)
Chattanooga, TN
12/17/2016*
8:30 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt L 74–76  8–3
Memorial Gymnasium (9,376)
Nashville, TN
12/21/2016*
2:00 pm
Jacksonville State W 73–57  9–3
McKenzie Arena (3,370)
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon regular season
12/31/2016
2:00 pm
at Western Carolina W 64–48  10–3
(1–0)
Ramsey Center (1,020)
Cullowhee, NC
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Greensboro L 68–73  10–4
(1–1)
Greensboro Coliseum (1,546)
Greensboro, NC
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wofford W 77–66  11–4
(2–1)
McKenzie Arena (2,829)
Chattanooga, TN
01/07/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman W 80–64  12–4
(3–1)
McKenzie Arena (3,495)
Chattanooga, TN
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
The Citadel W 83–72  13–4
(4–1)
McKenzie Arena (3,143)
Chattanooga, TN
01/14/2017
4:30 pm
at Mercer W 70–68  14–4
(5–1)
Hawkins Arena (3,672)
Macon, GA
01/21/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Samford W 82–78  15–4
(6–1)
McKenzie Arena (4,644)
Chattanooga, TN
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI L 64–80  15–5
(6–2)
McKenzie Arena (2,847)
Chattanooga, TN
01/28/2017
4:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 71–76  15–6
(6–3)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,149)
Johnson City, TN
02/02/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
UNC Greensboro W 91–68  16–6
(7–3)
McKenzie Arena (4,364)
Chattanooga, TN
02/04/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Carolina W 77–65  17–6
(8–3)
McKenzie Arena (5,449)
Chattanooga, TN
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
at Furman L 56–60  17–7
(8–4)
Timmons Arena (2,223)
Greenville, SC
02/11/2017
7:00 pm
at Wofford W 73–65  18–7
(9–4)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,004)
Spartanburg, SC
02/15/2017
7:00 pm
at VMI W 74–68  19–7
(10–4)
Cameron Hall (969)
Lexington, VA
02/18/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
East Tennessee State L 51–65  19–8
(10–5)
McKenzie Arena (6,402)
Chattanooga, TN
02/22/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Samford L 68–72 OT 19–9
(10–6)
Pete Hanna Center (1,874)
Homewood, AL
02/25/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Mercer L 54–64  19–10
(10–7)
McKenzie Arena (5,632)
Chattanooga, TN
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
at The Citadel L 76–85  19–11
(10–8)
McAlister Field House (3,300)
Charleston, SC
SoCon Tournament
03/04/2017
2:30 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) Wofford
Quarterfinals
L 67–79  19–12
U.S. Cellular Center (4,525)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time

Source[3][4].

References

  1. Henley, Gene (March 30, 2017). "Matt McCall takes job at UMass; Mocs start search for new coach". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. Polzin, Jim (April 3, 2017). "Badgers men's basketball: Wisconsin assistant Lamont Paris hired as coach at Chattanooga". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. http://www.gomocs.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=431&path=mbb
  4. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/236
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