1981–82 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1981–82 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Mocs logo.svg Southern Conference South SoCon 27–4 15–1 Murray Arnold 3rd Maclellan Gymnasium SoCon regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament Second round The 1981–82 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Murray Arnold and the team played their home games at Maclellan Gymnasium for the final season. The Mocs won the regular season and SoCon tournament titles, the latter earning the Mocs an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament. Participating in the tournament for the second consecutive season, Chattanooga knocked off No. 7 seed NC State in the first round before losing to No. 2 seed Minnesota, 52–51, in the round of 32.Maryland Winner On Last Shot, 62-61 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/18/sports/maryland-winner-on-last-shot-52-51.html The New York Times March 18, 1983 April 9, 2023 Roster 1981 Chattanooga Mocs y y 12 Chris McCray G 6 1 170 SO Pensacola, Florida Escambia 15 Calvin Cochran G 6 4 170 SR Ooltewah, Tennessee Ooltewah 20 Nick Morken G 6 2 175 SR Connersville, Indiana Connersville 22 William Clark G 6 3 195 JR Bronx, New York Evander Childs 24 Terence McGee G 6 3 185 FR Memphis, Tennessee Trezevant 30 Joe Johnson F 6 6 190 JR Boston, Massachusetts Mission Church 34 Elvis Mitchell G 6 3 180 FR Bolivar, Tennessee Bolivar Central 40 Stanley Lawrence C 6 8 215 JR Jesup, Georgia Jesup 41 Donel Cochran G 6 5 180 SO Ooltewah, Tennessee Ooltewah 44 Willie White G 6 3 195 SO Memphis, Tennessee Carver y basketball 52 Russ Schoene FC 6 10 210 SR Trenton, Illinois Wesclin y 54 Stanford Strickland F 6 6 200 SO Chattanooga, Tennessee Howard Murray Arnold https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1981-82 Source:1981-82 Men's Basketball Roster https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1981-82 UT Chattanooga Athletics April 9, 2023 Schedule and results yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| Regular season Nov 27, 1981 yes yes Middle Tennessee Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee Coors Classic 62–54 1–0 Nov 28, 1981 yes yes 1981 none Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee Coors Classic 85–57 2–0 Dec 5, 1981 yes yes 1981 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 57–69 2–1 Dec 11, 1981 yes 1981 men Tennessee Temple University Tennessee Temple Crusaders Tennessee Temple Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 85–68 3–1 Dec 14, 1981 1981 men Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 52–42 4–1 1–0 Dec 18, 1981 yes 1981 men Samford Bulldogs Samford Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 88–46 5–1 Dec 19, 1981 yes 1981 men Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 88–70 6–1 Dec 28, 1981 yes yes 1981 men Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks Tennessee–Martin Skyhawk Arena Martin, Tennessee 48–42 7–1 Dec 30, 1981 yes yes UAB Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama 50–76 5,318 7–2 Jan 2, 1982 yes 1981 men Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs Tennessee Wesleyan Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 92–52 8–2 Jan 5, 1982 yes Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina 81–63 9–2 2–0 Jan 9, 1982 The Citadel Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 79–72 10–2 3–0 Jan 11, 1982 1981 men Davidson Wildcats Davidson Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 71–55 11–2 4–0 Jan 16, 1982 yes 1981 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 78–73 12–2 5–0 Jan 19, 1982 yes 1981 men Furman Paladins Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina 89–72 13–2 6–0 Jan 23, 1982 VMI Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 81–61 14–2 7–0 Jan 25, 1982 yes The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina 83–65 15–2 8–0 Jan 27, 1982 Furman Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 74–58 16–2 9–0 Jan 30, 1982 yes Davidson Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina 66–59 17–2 10–0 Feb 2, 1982 yes 1981 men Alabama–Huntsville Chargers Alabama–Huntsville Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 54–47 18–2 Feb 3, 1982 yes 1981 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Reid Gymnasium Cullowhee, North Carolina 56–60 18–3 10–1 Feb 6, 1982 yes 1981 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 83–68 19–3 11–1 Feb 8, 1982 yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia 80–50 20–3 12–1 Feb 13, 1982 Western Carolina Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 85–61 21–3 13–1 Feb 15, 1982 East Tennessee State Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 71–60 22–3 14–1 Feb 22, 1982 Marshall Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 100–82 23–3 15–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| SoCon tournament Feb 27, 1982 yes 1 Appalachian State 8 Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee Quarterfinals 62–53 24–3 Mar 6, 1982 yes yes 1 East Tennessee State 4 Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia Semifinals 70–65 25–3 Mar 7, 1982 yes yes 1 Davidson 3 Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia Championship game 69–58 26–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1982 yes yes 10 ME NC State 7 ME Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana First round 58–51 27–3 Mar 14, 1982 yes yes 10 ME Minnesota 7 2 ME Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana Second round 61–62 27–4 AP poll Eastern Time ME Mideast Source:1981–82 Men's Basketball Schedule https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1981-82 UT Chattanooga Athletics July 17, 2024 Rankings 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References 2 Chattanooga Mocs Category:Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball seasons Chattanooga Mocs Category:Southern Conference men's basketball champion seasons Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Mocs