2015β16 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball | |
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SoCon regular season and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 29β6 (15β3 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | McKenzie Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga β | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2016 SoCon Tournament winner |
The 2015β16 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2015β16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by first year head coach Matt McCall, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 29β6, 15β3 in SoCon play to win the SoCon regular season championship. They defeated Samford, Western Carolina, and East Tennessee State to be champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Indiana. In March 2016, McCall was named SoCon Coach of the Year. [1]
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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0 | Chuck Ester | Forward | 6β7 | 218 | Junior | Geismar, Louisiana |
1 | Greg Pryor | Guard | 6β2 | 195 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
2 | Dee Oldham | Guard | 6β4 | 208 | Senior | Nashville, Tennessee |
3 | ZaQwaun Matthews | Guard | 6β4 | 171 | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina |
4 | Johnathan Burroughs-Cook | Guard | 6β2 | 177 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
5 | Justin Tuoyo | Forward | 6β10 | 235 | Junior | Fayetteville, Georgia |
10 | Peyton Woods | Guard | 6β3 | 167 | Freshman | Monticello, Kentucky |
12 | K.J. Bates | Guard | 6β1 | 180 | Sophomore | Memphis, Tennessee |
14 | Alex Bran | Guard | 6β1 | 182 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
15 | Eric Robertson | Guard | 6β4 | 200 | Senior | Huntsville, Alabama |
20 | Duke Ethridge | Forward | 6β6 | 225 | Senior | Lakeland, Georgia |
23 | Tre McLean | Forward | 6β5 | 205 | Junior | Charleston, South Carolina |
24 | Casey Jones | Guard | 6β5 | 205 | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
34 | Jackson White | Forward | 6β9 | 212 | Freshman | Richmond, Virginia |
42 | Rich Kalina | Center | 7β0 | 252 | Freshman | Acworth, Georgia |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/06/2015* 7:00 pm |
Covenant | W 91β63 |
McKenzie Arena (2,332) Chattanooga, TN | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN |
at Georgia | W 92β90 OT | 1β0 |
Stegeman Coliseum (5,925) Athens, GA | |||||||
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm |
Hiwassee | W 94β55 | 2β0 |
McKenzie Arena (3,241) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
11/21/2015* 8:30 pm, BTN |
at
Illinois Emerald Coast Classic |
W 81β77 | 3β0 |
Prairie Capital Convention Center (5,653) Springfield, IL | |||||||
11/23/2015* 8:00 pm |
at No. 4
Iowa State Emerald Coast Classic |
L 63-83 | 3β1 |
Hilton Coliseum (13,305) Ames, IA | |||||||
11/27/2015* 12:00 pm |
vs.
Alabama State Emerald Coast Classic |
W 95β58 | 4β1 |
Northwest Florida State College (250) Niceville, FL | |||||||
11/28/2015* 1:00 pm |
vs.
Jacksonville State Emerald Coast Classic |
W 62β52 | 5β1 |
Northwest Florida State College (250) Niceville, FL | |||||||
11/30/2015* 8:00 pm |
at LouisianaβMonroe | L 54β64 | 5β2 |
FantβEwing Coliseum (1,072) Monroe, LA | |||||||
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm |
Tennessee Wesleyan | W 91β63 | 6β2 |
McKenzie Arena (2,153) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
12/12/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Dayton | W 61β59 | 7β2 |
UD Arena (12,425) Dayton, OH | |||||||
12/15/2015* 7:00 pm |
Tennessee Tech | W 80β69 | 8β2 |
McKenzie Arena (2,500) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm |
Kennesaw State | W 78β66 | 9β2 |
McKenzie Arena (2,421) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
12/22/2015* 3:00 pm |
Radford | W 77β75 | 10β2 |
McKenzie Arena (2,522) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
12/29/2015* 7:30 pm |
at Lipscomb | W 80β56 | 11β2 |
Allen Arena (1,392) Nashville, TN | |||||||
01/02/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at The Citadel | W 84β78 | 12β2 (1β0) |
McAlister Field House (1,332) Charleston, SC | |||||||
01/05/2016 7:00 pm |
Mercer | W 74β62 | 13β2 (2β0) |
McKenzie Arena (3,361) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
01/09/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Furman | L 55β70 | 13β3 (2β1) |
Timmons Arena (1,651) Greenville, SC | |||||||
01/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Wofford | W 77β68 | 14β3 (3β1) |
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,108) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
01/14/2016 7:00 pm |
Western Carolina | W 77β58 | 15β3 (4β1) |
McKenzie Arena (2,523) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
01/16/2016 5:00 pm |
East Tennessee State | W 94β84 | 16β3 (5β1) |
McKenzie Arena (5,003) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UNC Greensboro | W 73β60 | 17β3 (6β1) |
Greensboro Coliseum (1,718) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
01/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Samford | W 63β56 | 18β3 (7β1) |
Pete Hanna Center (2,549) Homewood, AL | |||||||
02/01/2016 7:00 pm |
The Citadel | W 125β85 | 19β3 (8β1) |
McKenzie Arena (2,587) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
02/04/2016 7:30 pm |
Wofford | W 79β63 | 20β3 (9β1) |
McKenzie Arena (3,340) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
02/06/2016 5:00 pm |
Furman | W 62β54 | 21β3 (10β1) |
McKenzie Arena (4,894) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
02/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Mercer | W 72β66 | 22β3 (11β1) |
Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||
02/11/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Western Carolina | L 61β67 | 22β4 (11β2) |
Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
02/13/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at East Tennessee State | W 76β68 | 23β4 (12β2) |
Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||
02/18/2016 7:00 pm |
VMI | W 85β59 | 24β4 (13β2) |
McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
02/20/2016 5:00 pm |
UNC Greensboro | L 64β79 | 24β5 (13β3) |
McKenzie Arena (5,718) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
02/27/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Samford | W 77β66 | 25β5 (14β3) |
McKenzie Arena (5,564) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
02/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at VMI Postponed from 1/23/16 |
W 67β65 | 26β5 (15β3) |
Cameron Hall (1,211) Lexington, VA | |||||||
SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
03/05/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(1) | vs. (8) Samford Quarterfinals |
W 59β54 | 27β5 |
U.S. Cellular Center (5,667) Asheville, NC | ||||||
03/06/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(1) | vs. (5) Western Carolina Semifinals |
W 73β69 | 28β5 |
U.S. Cellular Center (6,019) Asheville, NC | ||||||
03/07/2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(1) | vs. (2) East Tennessee State Championship |
W 73β67 | 29β5 |
U.S. Cellular Center (3,058) Asheville, NC | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/2016* 7:10 pm, CBS |
(12 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 14
Indiana First Round |
L 74β99 | 29β6 |
Wells Fargo Arena (16,774) Des Moines, IA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |