1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

The 1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Mack McCarthy and the team played their home games at the UTC Arena. After finishing tied for 5th in the conference regular season standings, the Mocs won the SoCon tournament, earning an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. Chattanooga was beaten in the opening round by No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Oklahoma, 94–66.[1]

1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record20–13 (8–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaUTC Arena
1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Marshall142 .875248  .750
Furman115 .6881810  .643
Davidson97 .5631513  .536
East Tennessee State97 .5631415  .483
Chattanooga88 .5002013  .606
Appalachian State88 .5001613  .552
VMI610 .3751317  .433
The Citadel511 .313820  .286
Western Carolina214 .125819  .296
1988 SoCon Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Carnell Ross 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Larry Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)184 lb (83 kg) Fr South Holland, Illinois
G 12 Morris Lyons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
F 20 Daren Chandler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Starke, Florida
G 22 Patrick Shepphard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 24 Vincent Ingram 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)173 lb (78 kg) Jr Martinsville, Virginia
F 30 Shendi Moon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Marietta, Georgia
G 32 Mike Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Leavenworth, Kansas
F 34 Vincent Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bridgeport, Alabama
F 40 John McCloud 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Gary, Indiana
G 41 John Reid 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chattanooga, Tennessee
F 42 Chris Behrends 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)198 lb (90 kg) Jr Peoria, Illinois
G 44 Benny Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS So Little Rock, Arkansas
C 50 Ron Spunar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Ligonier, Indiana
C 51 Lance Fulse 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)257 lb (117 kg) Sr Fort Meade, Florida
F 52 John Feltman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Nashville, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Source:[2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Dec 4, 1987*
    Maryland-Baltimore County W 78–67  1–0
    UTC Arena 
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Dec 5, 1987*
    Tennessee State W 72–65  2–0
    UTC Arena 
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Dec 7, 1987*
    Tennessee Tech W 95–89  3–0
    UTC Arena 
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Dec 12, 1987*
    at Middle Tennessee L 76–92  3–1
    Murphy Center 
    Murfreesboro, Tennessee
    Dec 15, 1987*
    at VCU L 69–74  3–2
    Richmond Coliseum 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Dec 21, 1987*
    Texas W 71–70  4–2
    UTC Arena 
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Dec 29, 1987*
    Yale W 72–54  5–2
    UTC Arena 
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Dec 30, 1987*
    Southwestern Louisiana W 83–72  6–2
    UTC Arena 
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    SoCon tournament
    Mar 4, 1988*
    vs. Davidson
    Quarterfinals
    W 83–69  18–12
    Asheville Civic Center 
    Asheville, North Carolina
    Mar 5, 1988*
    vs. Marshall
    Semifinals
    W 71–70  19–12
    Asheville Civic Center 
    Asheville, North Carolina
    Mar 6, 1988*
    vs. VMI
    Championship game
    W 75–61  20–12
    Asheville Civic Center 
    Asheville, North Carolina
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 17, 1988*
    (16 SE) vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Oklahoma
    First Round
    L 66–94  20–13
    The Omni 
    Atlanta, Georgia
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    SE=Southeast.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source:[3]

    References

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