1996–97 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1996–97 Chattanooga Mocs Southern Conference South SoCon 24–11 11–3 Mack McCarthy 7th UTC Arena SoCon regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 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 GeorgiaMoccasins Show Venom In 73-70 Upset Of Georgia https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/mar/15/moccasins-show-venom-in-73-70-upset-of-georgia/ The Spokesman-Review March 15, 1997 June 6, 2021 and No. 6 seed IllinoisTennessee-Chattanooga 75, Illinois 63 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-03-17-9703170012-story.html Chicago Tribune March 17, 1997 June 6, 2021 before falling to No. 10 seed Providence in the Southeast Regional semifinals.Providence Gets Help from God https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/03/22/providence-gets-help-from-god/3f1b5666-3f30-4f88-b6f0-8d046204a8d8/ The Washington Post March 22, 1997 June 6, 2021 Roster 1996 Chattanooga Mocs y 3 Willie Young G 6 2 180 SR Norfolk, VA y basketball 10 Wes Moore G 5 11 SO Lookout Mountain, GA y basketball 23 Johnny Taylor F 6 9 220 SR Chattanooga, TN y basketball 34 Chris Mims F/C 6 7 215 SR Union Springs, AL n basketball Mack McCarthy (Virginia Tech) https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1996-97 2021-Jun-6 Source:1996-97 Men's Basketball Roster https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1996-97 UT Chattanooga Athletics June 6, 2021 Schedule and results yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| Regular season Nov 22, 1996 yes 1996 men Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs Tennessee Wesleyan UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 113–46 3,641 1–0 Nov 23, 1996 yes 1996 men USC Aiken Pacers South Carolina-Aiken UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 110–61 3,007 2–0 Nov 29, 1996 yes yes Missouri Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout 74–83 200 2–1 Nov 30, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout 74–83 300 2–2 Dec 1, 1996 yes yes Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout 83–74 175 3–2 Dec 3, 1996 yes 1996 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 63–73 7,940 3–3 Dec 14, 1996 yes yes 1996 men Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Murphy Athletic Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee 73–83 3,114 3–4 Dec 18, 1996 yes yes 1996 men UAB Blazers Alabama-Birmingham UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama 65–75 3,130 3–5 Dec 21, 1996 yes 1996 men Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 67–49 5,297 4–5 Dec 23, 1996 yes 1996 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 83–90 4,217 4–6 0–1 Dec 28, 1996 yes 1996 men Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee Dr. Pepper Classic 75–69 OT 4,119 5–6 Dec 29, 1996 yes 1996 men Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee Dr. Pepper Classic 49–63 3,987 5–7 Jan 6, 1997 yes 1996 men Wofford Terriers Wofford UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 83–46 3,819 6–7 Jan 9, 1997 yes 1996 men Furman Paladins Furman Physical Activity Center Greenville, South Carolina 81–45 1,000 7–7 1–1 Jan 11, 1997 yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia 91–76 1,116 8–7 2–1 Jan 18, 1997 yes 1996 men Davidson Wildcats Davidson Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina 74–63 2,489 9–7 3–1 Jan 20, 1997 Furman UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 68–47 5,280 10–7 4–1 Jan 25, 1997 1996 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 87–60 5,943 11–7 5–1 Jan 27, 1997 1996 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 76–55 5,231 12–7 6–1 Jan 29, 1997 1996 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 83–53 5,670 13–7 7–1 Feb 1, 1997 1996 men Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 70–57 6,911 14–7 8–1 Feb 3, 1997 yes The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina 72–66 764 15–7 9–1 Feb 6, 1997 yes Alabama-Birmingham UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 64–59 7,590 16–7 Feb 8, 1997 yes East Tennessee State Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 69–70 OT 4,150 16–8 9–2 Feb 10, 1997 The Citadel UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 71–59 8,005 17–8 10–2 Feb 15, 1997 yes Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 66–68 2,662 17–9 10–3 Feb 17, 1997 yes Georgia Southern Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia 67–70 1,908 17–10 10–4 Feb 22, 1997 Marshall UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 92–72 9,211 18–10 11–4 Feb 24, 1997 yes 1996 men Cumberland Phoenix Cumberland University UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 92–60 4,783 19–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| SoCon tournament Feb 28, 1997 yes yes S1 VMI N4 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Quarterfinals 84–62 1,756 20–10 Mar 1, 1997 yes yes S1 Davidson N2 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Semifinals 77–70 4,297 21–10 Mar 2, 1997 yes yes S1 Marshall N1 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Championship 71–70 OT 5,390 22–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| NCAA tournament Mar 14, 1997 yes yes 14 SE 1996 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 17 3 SE Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina First round 73–70 11,206 23–10 Mar 16, 1997 yes yes 14 SE Illinois 19 6 SE Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Second Round 75–63 14,864 24–10 Mar 21, 1997 yes yes 14 SE Providence 10 SE Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 65–71 17,647 24–11 AP poll Eastern Time SE Southeast Source:1996 Men's Basketball Schedule https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1996 UT Chattanooga Athletics June 6, 2021 https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1997_693_University%20of%20Tennessee%20at%20Chattanooga.pdf 1996-1997 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball Stats NCAA Career Statistics References 2 Chattanooga Mocs Category:Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball seasons Chattanooga Mocs Category:Southern Conference men's 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