1982–83 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1982–83 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Mocs logo.svg Southern Conference South SoCon 16 15 26–4 15–1 Murray Arnold 4th UTC Arena SoCon regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament The 1982–83 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Murray Arnold and the team played their home games at the newly opened UTC Arena. The Mocs won the regular season and SoCon tournament titles, the latter earning the Mocs an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament. Participating in the Big Dance for the third straight year, Chattanooga was beaten in the opening round by No. 8 seed Maryland, 52–51.Maryland Winner On Last Shot, 52-51 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/18/sports/maryland-winner-on-last-shot-52-51.html The New York Times March 18, 1983 March 26, 2022 Roster 1982 Chattanooga Mocs y y 12 Chris McCray G 6 1 170 JR Pensacola, Florida Escambia 20 Gerald Wilkins G 6 6 185 SO Atlanta, Georgia Benjamin Elijah Mays y 22 William Clark G 6 3 195 SR Bronx, New York Evander Childs 24 Eric Brown G 6 5 180 FR Memphis, Tennessee Fairley 30 Joe Johnson F 6 6 210 SR Boston, Massachusetts Mission Church 32 Eddie Norris F 6 6 195 FR Paducah, Kentucky Tighlman 34 Tim Ferguson F 6 5 200 FR Cincinnati, Ohio Anderson 40 Stanley Lawrence C 6 8 210 SR Jesup, Georgia Jesup 41 Donel Cochran G 6 5 180 JR Ooltewah, Tennessee Ooltewah 42 Charlie Quinn F 6 6 190 FR Memphis, Tennessee 44 Willie White G 6 3 190 JR Memphis, Tennessee Carver y basketball 45 Lamar Oden F 6 5 220 JR Sylacauga, Alabama 50 Mike Chatfield C 6 9 180 FR Bloomington, Indiana 54 Stanford Strickland F 6 6 205 JR Chattanooga, Tennessee Howard Murray Arnold https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1982-83 Source:1982-83 Men's Basketball Roster https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1982-83 UT Chattanooga Athletics March 25, 2022 Schedule and results yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| Regular season Nov 26, 1982 yes yes 1982 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Murfreesboro, Tennessee Tennessee Classic 72–69 1–0 Nov 27, 1982 yes yes 1982 men Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State Murfreesboro, Tennessee Tennessee Classic 68–51 2–0 Dec 1, 1982 yes Tennessee 14 UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee First Game in UTC Arena 49–55 2–1 Dec 4, 1982 yes 1982 men Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs Tennessee Wesleyan UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 94–47 3–1 Dec 11, 1982 yes 1982 men Columbus State Cougars Columbus UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 79–64 4–1 Dec 17, 1982 yes 1982 men Navy Midshipmen Navy UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee Krystal Classic 80–67 5–1 Dec 18, 1982 yes 1982 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee Krystal Classic 62–54 6–1 Dec 21, 1982 yes North Carolina UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 66–73 6–2 Jan 3, 1983 yes 1982 men Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks Tennessee–Martin UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 81–68 7–2 Jan 8, 1983 yes 1982 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 76–73 8–2 1–0 Jan 13, 1983 1982 men Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 85–53 9–2 2–0 Jan 15, 1983 1982 men Davidson Wildcats Davidson UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 71–63 10–2 3–0 Jan 19, 1983 yes The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina 58–57 11–2 4–0 Jan 24, 1983 East Tennessee State UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 78–66 12–2 5–0 Jan 27, 1983 yes 1982 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 67–73 12–3 5–1 Jan 29, 1983 yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia 82–68 13–3 6–1 Feb 2, 1983 yes Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina 50–48 14–3 7–1 Feb 5, 1983 Marshall UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 88–71 15–3 8–1 Feb 7, 1983 VMI UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 64–54 16–3 9–1 Feb 12, 1983 1982 men Furman Paladins Furman UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 82–56 17–3 10–1 Feb 14, 1983 The Citadel UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 85–68 18–3 11–1 Feb 19, 1983 yes Davidson Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina 73–71 19–3 12–1 Feb 21, 1983 yes Furman Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina 52–51 20–3 13–1 Feb 26, 1983 yes 1982 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Reid Gymnasium Cullowhee, North Carolina 74–62 21–3 14–1 Feb 28, 1983 yes 1982 men Tennessee Temple University Tennessee Temple Crusaders Tennessee Temple UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 78–62 22–3 Mar 5, 1983 Western Carolina The McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 76–73 23–3 15–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| SoCon tournament Mar 10, 1983 yes yes 18 1 Appalachian State 8 Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia Quarterfinals 71–58 24–3 Mar 11, 1983 yes yes 18 1 Western Carolina 4 Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia Semifinals 77–75 OT 25–3 Mar 12, 1983 yes yes 18 1 East Tennessee State 3 Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia Championship game 70–62 26–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 1983 yes yes 15 9 MW Maryland 8 MW The Summit Houston, Texas First round 51–52 26–4 AP poll Eastern Time MW Midwest Source:1982–83 Men's Basketball Schedule https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1982-83 UT Chattanooga Athletics July 17, 2024 Rankings 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Chattanooga Mocs Category:Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball seasons Chattanooga Mocs Category:Southern Conference men's basketball champion 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