2015–16 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Mocs logo.svg 150 Southern Conference SoCon 29–6 15–3 Matt McCall 1st Jesse Bopp Peter Gash Reggie Witherspoon McKenzie Arena SoCon regular seasonand tournament champions NCAA tournament First Round The 2015–16 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by first year head coach Matt McCall, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 15–3 in SoCon play to win the SoCon regular season championship. They defeated Samford, Western Carolina, and East Tennessee State to be champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Indiana. In March 2016, McCall was named SoCon Coach of the Year.http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=210761389 Men's Basketball Awards Announced March 1, 2016 soconsports.com November 11, 2016 Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 0 Chuck Ester Forward 6–7 218 Junior Geismar, Louisiana 1 Greg Pryor Guard 6–2 195 Junior Memphis, Tennessee 2 Dee Oldham Guard 6–4 208 Senior Nashville, Tennessee 3 ZaQwaun Matthews Guard 6–4 171 Freshman Charlotte, North Carolina 4 Johnathan Burroughs-Cook Guard 6–2 177 Junior Memphis, Tennessee 5 Justin Tuoyo Forward 6–10 235 Junior Fayetteville, Georgia 10 Peyton Woods Guard 6–3 167 Freshman Monticello, Kentucky 12 K.J. Bates Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Memphis, Tennessee 14 Alex Bran Guard 6–1 182 Senior Memphis, Tennessee 15 Eric Robertson Guard 6–4 200 Senior Huntsville, Alabama 20 Duke Ethridge Forward 6–6 225 Senior Lakeland, Georgia 23 Tre McLean Forward 6–5 205 Junior Charleston, South Carolina 24 Casey Jones Guard 6–5 205 Senior New Orleans, Louisiana 34 Jackson White Forward 6–9 212 Freshman Richmond, Virginia 42 Rich Kalina Center 7–0 252 Freshman Acworth, Georgia Schedule http://gomocs.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=415&path=mbb 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00386B; color:#E0AA0F;"| Exhibition 11/06/2015 7:00 pm yes Covenant McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 2,332 91–63 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00386B; color:#E0AA0F;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 5,925 SECN 92–90 OT 1–0 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Hiwassee McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 3,241 94–55 2–0 11/21/2015 8:30 pm yes yes Illinois Prairie Capital Convention Center Springfield, IL Emerald Coast Classic 5,653 BTN 81–77 3–0 11/23/2015 8:00 pm yes yes Iowa State 4 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA Emerald Coast Classic 13,305 63-83 3–1 11/27/2015 12:00 pm yes yes Alabama State Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL Emerald Coast Classic 250 95–58 4–1 11/28/2015 1:00 pm yes yes Jacksonville State Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL Emerald Coast Classic 250 62–52 5–1 11/30/2015 8:00 pm yes yes Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 1,072 54–64 5–2 12/08/2015 7:00 pm yes Tennessee Wesleyan McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 2,153 91–63 6–2 12/12/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH 12,425 61–59 7–2 12/15/2015 7:00 pm yes Tennessee Tech McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 2,500 80–69 8–2 12/18/2015 7:00 pm yes Kennesaw State McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 2,421 78–66 9–2 12/22/2015 3:00 pm yes Radford McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 2,522 77–75 10–2 12/29/2015 7:30 pm yes yes Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, TN 1,392 80–56 11–2 01/02/2016 1:00 pm yes The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC 1,332 ESPN3 84–78 12–2 1–0 01/05/2016 7:00 pm Mercer McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 3,361 74–62 13–2 2–0 01/09/2016 4:00 pm yes Furman Timmons Arena Greenville, SC 1,651 ESPN3 55–70 13–3 2–1 01/11/2016 7:00 pm yes Wofford Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC 1,108 ESPN3 77–68 14–3 3–1 01/14/2016 7:00 pm Western Carolina McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 2,523 77–58 15–3 4–1 01/16/2016 5:00 pm East Tennessee State McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 5,003 94–84 16–3 5–1 01/21/2016 7:00 pm yes UNC Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC 1,718 ESPN3 73–60 17–3 6–1 01/30/2016 7:00 pm yes Samford Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 2,549 ESPN3 63–56 18–3 7–1 02/01/2016 7:00 pm The Citadel McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 2,587 125–85 19–3 8–1 02/04/2016 7:30 pm Wofford McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 3,340 79–63 20–3 9–1 02/06/2016 5:00 pm Furman McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 4,894 62–54 21–3 10–1 02/08/2016 7:00 pm yes Mercer Hawkins Arena Macon, GA   ESPN3 72–66 22–3 11–1 02/11/2016 7:30 pm yes Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC   ESPN3 61–67 22–4 11–2 02/13/2016 4:00 pm yes East Tennessee State Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN   ESPN3 76–68 23–4 12–2 02/18/2016 7:00 pm VMI McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN   85–59 24–4 13–2 02/20/2016 5:00 pm UNC Greensboro McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 5,718 64–79 24–5 13–3 02/27/2016 5:00 pm Samford McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 5,564 ESPN3 77–66 25–5 14–3 02/29/2016 7:00 pm yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, VA Postponed from 1/23/16 1,211 ESPN3 67–65 26–5 15–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00386B; color:#E0AA0F;"| SoCon tournament 03/05/2016 12:00 pm 1 yes 8 Samford U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC Quarterfinals 5,667 ESPN3 59–54 27–5 03/06/2016 5:00 pm yes 1 Western Carolina 5 U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC Semifinals 6,019 ESPN3 73–69 28–5 03/07/2016 9:00 pm yes 1 East Tennessee State 2 U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC Championship 3,058 ESPN2 73–67 29–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00386B; color:#E0AA0F;"| NCAA tournament 03/17/2016 7:10 pm yes yes 12 E 5 E 14 Indiana Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA First Round 16,774 CBS 74–99 29–6 AP Poll Eastern Time E East Region See also 2015-16 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball References Category:Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball seasons Chattanooga Chattanooga Category:Southern Conference men's basketball champion seasons Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Mocs