1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs Southern Conference SoCon 20–13 8–8 Mack McCarthy 3rd UTC Arena SoCon tournament champion NCAA tournament 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.N.C.A.A. Tournament; Southeast Regional; Purdue Displays Power; Auburn Rallies https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/18/sports/ncaa-tournament-southeast-regional-purdue-displays-power-auburn-rallies.html The New York Times March 18, 1988 May 10, 2022 Roster 1987 Chattanooga Mocs y 3 Carnell Ross G 6 1 190 FR Chicago, Illinois 5 Larry Stewart G 6 3 184 FR South Holland, Illinois 12 Morris Lyons G 6 2 180 SR Memphis, Tennessee 20 Daren Chandler F 6 6 185 SO Starke, Florida 22 Patrick Shepphard G 6 4 185 FR Atlanta, Georgia 24 Vincent Ingram G 6 3 173 JR Martinsville, Virginia 30 Shendi Moon F 6 6 190 SO Marietta, Georgia 32 Mike Collins G 6 3 185 FR Leavenworth, Kansas 34 Vincent Robinson F 6 6 190 JR Bridgeport, Alabama 40 John McCloud F 6 7 185 JR y Gary, Indiana 41 John Reid G 6 4 190 FR Chattanooga, Tennessee 42 Chris Behrends F 6 7 198 JR Peoria, Illinois 44 Benny Green G 6 2 185 SO y Little Rock, Arkansas 50 Ron Spunar C 6 10 220 SR Ligonier, Indiana 51 Lance Fulse C 6 6 257 SR Fort Meade, Florida 52 John Feltman F 6 6 185 FR Nashville, Tennessee Mack McCarthy https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1987-88 Source:1987-88 Men's Basketball Roster https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1987-88 UT Chattanooga Athletics May 10, 2022 Schedule and results yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| Regular season Nov 27, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Southwest Baptist Bearcats Southwest Baptist 95–90 1–0 Nov 28, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans Hawaii–Hilo Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii 85–81 2–0 Dec 4, 1987 yes 1987 men UMBC Retrievers Maryland-Baltimore County UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 78–67 3–0 Dec 5, 1987 yes 1987 men Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 72–65 4–0 Dec 7, 1987 yes 1987 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 95–89 5–0 Dec 12, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee 76–92 5–1 Dec 15, 1987 yes yes VCU Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia 69–74 5–2 Dec 21, 1987 yes 1987 men Texas Longhorns Texas UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 71–70 6–2 Dec 29, 1987 yes Yale UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee Coca-Cola Classic 72–54 4,712 7–2 Dec 30, 1987 yes 1987 men Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 83–72 8–2 Jan 2, 1988 yes yes UMKC 64–55 9–2 Jan 3, 1988 yes yes 1987 men UAB Blazers UAB BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama UAB Classic 67–81 9–3 Jan 9, 1988 1987 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 88–63 10–3 1–0 Jan 11, 1988 1987 men Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 76–43 11–3 2–0 Jan 16, 1988 yes 1987 men Davidson Wildcats Davidson Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina 65–81 11–4 2–1 Jan 18, 1988 yes 1987 men Furman Paladins Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina 62–77 11–5 2–2 Jan 21, 1988 yes The Citadel North Charleston High School North Charleston, South Carolina 77–63 12–5 3–2 Jan 23, 1988 yes yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 84–98 12–6 Jan 28, 1988 1987 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 71–48 13–6 4–2 Jan 30, 1988 Marshall UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 94–95 13–7 4–3 Feb 1, 1988 yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia 61–68 13–8 4–4 Feb 6, 1988 yes Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 65–66 14–8 5–4 Feb 11, 1988 Davidson UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 83–77 15–8 6–4 Feb 13, 1988 yes East Tennessee State Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 80–83 15–9 6–5 Feb 15, 1988 yes Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina 65–67 15–10 6–6 Feb 20, 1988 Furman UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 75–55 16–10 7–6 Feb 22, 1988 The Citadel UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 68–69 16–11 7–7 Feb 27, 1988 VMI UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 77–70 17–11 8–7 Feb 29, 1988 yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 77–93 17–12 8–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| SoCon tournament Mar 4, 1988 yes yes 5 Davidson 4 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina Quarterfinals 83–69 18–12 Mar 5, 1988 yes yes 5 Marshall 1 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina Semifinals 71–70 19–12 Mar 6, 1988 yes yes 5 VMI 7 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina Championship game 75–61 20–12 |- !colspan=9 style=Chattanooga Mocs| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 1988 yes yes 16 SE Oklahoma 4 1 SE The Omni Atlanta, Georgia First Round 66–94 20–13 AP poll Eastern Time SE Southeast Source:1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule https://gomocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1987-88 UT Chattanooga Athletics May 10, 2022 References Chattanooga Mocs Category:Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball seasons Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Mocs