1980–81 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1980–81 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Mocs logo.svg Southern Conference South SoCon 21–9 11–5 Murray Arnold 2nd Maclellan Gymnasium SoCon regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament First round The 1980–81 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Murray Arnold and the team played their home games at Maclellan Gymnasium. The Mocs won the regular season and SoCon tournament titles, the latter earning the Mocs an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament. Participating in the Big Dance for the first time in program history, Chattanooga fell to No. 6 seed Maryland in the opening round.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 1980 Chattanooga Mocs y y 12 Chris McCray G 6 1 170 FR Pensacola, Florida Escambia 15 Calvin Cochran G 6 4 175 JR Ooltewah, Tennessee Ooltewah 20 Nick Morken G 6 2 170 JR Connersville, Indiana Connersville 22 William Clark G 6 3 205 SO Bronx, New York Evander Childs 24 Glenn Washington G 6 4 165 SO Pensacola, Florida Booker T. Washington 30 Eric Smith F 6 4 190 SR Louisville, Kentucky Trinity 32 Kevin Hicks C 6 10 220 SO y Bryant, Alabama North Sand Mountain 34 Randy Harris F 6 6 185 SO Paris, Tennessee Henry County 40 Stanley Lawrence C 6 8 210 SO Jesup, Georgia Jesup 41 Donel Cochran G 6 5 175 FR Ooltewah, Tennessee Ooltewah 42 James Jones F 6 5 200 SR Hixson, Tennessee North Hardin 44 Willie White G 6 3 190 FR Memphis, Tennessee Carver y basketball 51 Mark Maynor F 6 4 185 SR Chattanooga, Tennessee Red Bank 52 Russ Schoene FC 6 10 210 JR Trenton, Illinois Wesclin y 54 Stanford Strickland F 6 6 200 FR Chattanooga, Tennessee Howard Murray Arnold https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1980-81 Source:1980-81 Men's Basketball Roster https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1980-81 UT Chattanooga Athletics April 9, 2023 Schedule and results yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| Regular season Nov 29, 1980 yes 1980 men Maryville Scots Maryville Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 82–53 1–0 Dec 1, 1980 yes yes 1980 men Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee 67–73 1–1 Dec 6, 1980 VMI Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 63–53 2–1 1–0 Dec 13, 1980 yes 1980 men Tennessee Temple University Tennessee Temple Crusaders Tennessee Temple Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 101–78 3–1 Dec 15, 1980 yes 1980 none Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 83–62 4–1 Dec 17, 1980 yes 1980 men Davidson Wildcats Davidson Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina 84–93 4–2 1–1 Dec 19, 1980 yes yes 1980 none Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 68–77 4–3 Dec 20, 1980 yes yes Missouri Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 62–64 4,075 4–4 Dec 29, 1980 yes 1980 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 75–57 5–4 Dec 30, 1980 yes Mercer Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 60–58 OT 6–4 Jan 2, 1981 1980 men Furman Paladins Furman Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 81–72 7–4 2–1 Jan 5, 1981 The Citadel Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 65–64 8–4 3–1 Jan 10, 1981 1980 men Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 86–58 9–4 4–1 Jan 12, 1981 Marshall Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 95–79 10–4 5–1 Jan 14, 1981 yes yes Tennessee State Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee 71–58 11–4 Jan 19, 1981 yes The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina 85–76 12–4 6–1 Jan 24, 1981 yes Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina 90–96 12–5 6–2 Jan 27, 1981 yes 1980 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Reid Gymnasium Cullowhee, North Carolina 70–76 12–6 6–3 Jan 31, 1981 1980 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 75–77 12–7 6–4 Feb 2, 1981 yes Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina 61–56 13–7 7–4 Feb 7, 1981 Davidson Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 99–75 14–7 8–4 Feb 9, 1981 East Tennessee State Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 81–88 14–8 8–5 Feb 12, 1981 Western Carolina Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 90–74 15–8 9–5 Feb 14, 1981 yes Marshall Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, West Virginia 89–77 16–8 10–5 Feb 16, 1981 yes VMI Cormack Field House Lexington, Virginia 90–68 17–8 11–5 Feb 21, 1981 yes Middle Tennessee State Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee 72–70 18–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| SoCon tournament Feb 28, 1981 yes 1 VMI 8 Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee Quarterfinals 89–63 19–8 Mar 6, 1981 yes yes 1 Western Carolina 5 Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia Semifinals 79–70 20–8 Mar 7, 1981 yes yes 1 Appalachian State 3 Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia Championship game 59–55 21–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1981 yes yes 11 ME Maryland 18 6 ME University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio First round 69–81 21–9 AP poll Eastern Time ME Mideast Source:1980–81 Men's Basketball Schedule https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1980-81 UT Chattanooga Athletics July 16, 2024 Rankings 1980–81 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 seasons Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Mocs