2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	19–12 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Matt McCall (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Easley; Peter Gash; Eddie Shannon;
Home arena	McKenzie Arena

2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Tennessee State †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
UNC Greensboro	14	–	4	.778	25	–	10	.714
Furman	14	–	4	.778	23	–	12	.657
Chattanooga	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Wofford	10	–	8	.556	16	–	17	.485
Mercer	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Samford	8	–	10	.444	20	–	16	.556
The Citadel	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
Western Carolina	4	–	14	.222	9	–	23	.281
VMI	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200

† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by second-year head coach Matt McCall, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished 19–12, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish for fourth place. In the SoCon tournament, they lost to Wofford in the quarterfinals.

On March 29, 2017, head coach Matt McCall left the program to take the head coaching job at UMass.^[1] On April 3, the Mocs hired Wisconsin assistant Lamont Paris as the new head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Mocs finished the 2015–16 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 win the SoCon tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Indiana.

Roster

2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Chuck Ester	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Geismar, Louisiana
G	1	Greg Pryor	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	2	Rodney Chatman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Lithonia, Georgia
G/F	3	Nat Dixon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	Panama City, Florida
G	4	Johnathan Burroughs-Cook	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	5	Justin Tuoyo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Fayetteville, Georgia
G	10	Peyton Woods	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Monticello, Kentucky
G	11	Makale Foreman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Kingsport, Tennessee
G	12	Dylan Brewster	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Lenoir City, Tennessee
F	13	Trayvond Massenburg	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	14	David Jean-Baptiste	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Miami, Florida
G	15	Andrew Fleming	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Nashville, Tennessee
F	21	Makinde London	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Nashville, Tennessee
F	23	Tre McLean	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Charleston, South Carolina
G	24	Casey Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	New Orleans, Louisiana

Head coach

Matt McCall (Florida)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Easley (Austin Peay)
Peter Gash (Lynn)
Eddie Shannon (Florida)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 7:00 pm		Covenant	W 76–43		McKenzie Arena (2,508) Chattanooga, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Tennessee Maui on the Mainland	W 81–69	1–0	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,483) Knoxville, TN
11/13/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 6 North Carolina Maui on the Mainland	L 57–97	1–1	Dean Smith Center (13,402) Chapel Hill, NC
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Hiwassee	W 102–54	2–1	McKenzie Arena (3,150) Chattanooga, TN
11/19/2016* 8:30 pm		vs. Central Arkansas Maui on the Mainland semifinals	W 75–64	3–1	Christl Arena (921) West Point, NY
11/20/2016* 12:00 pm		vs. Arkansas State Maui on the Mainland finals	L 67–73	3–2	Christl Arena (120) West Point, NY
11/26/2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		at Kennesaw State	W 88–71	4–2	KSU Convocation Center (1,031) Kennesaw, GA
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	W 68–52	5–2	HTC Center (1,339) Conway, SC
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 79–52	6–2	McKenzie Arena (2,655) Chattanooga, TN
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm		Marshall	W 96–85	7–2	McKenzie Arena (3,064) Chattanooga, TN
12/14/2016* 12:00 pm		Tennessee Wesleyan	W 107–65	8–2	McKenzie Arena (2,807) Chattanooga, TN
12/17/2016* 8:30 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 74–76	8–3	Memorial Gymnasium (9,376) Nashville, TN
12/21/2016* 2:00 pm		Jacksonville State	W 73–57	9–3	McKenzie Arena (3,370) Chattanooga, TN
SoCon regular season
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		at Western Carolina	W 64–48	10–3 (1–0)	Ramsey Center (1,020) Cullowhee, NC
01/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UNC Greensboro	L 68–73	10–4 (1–1)	Greensboro Coliseum (1,546) Greensboro, NC
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Wofford	W 77–66	11–4 (2–1)	McKenzie Arena (2,829) Chattanooga, TN
01/07/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Furman	W 80–64	12–4 (3–1)	McKenzie Arena (3,495) Chattanooga, TN
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		The Citadel	W 83–72	13–4 (4–1)	McKenzie Arena (3,143) Chattanooga, TN
01/14/2017 4:30 pm		at Mercer	W 70–68	14–4 (5–1)	Hawkins Arena (3,672) Macon, GA
01/21/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Samford	W 82–78	15–4 (6–1)	McKenzie Arena (4,644) Chattanooga, TN
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		VMI	L 64–80	15–5 (6–2)	McKenzie Arena (2,847) Chattanooga, TN
01/28/2017 4:00 pm		at East Tennessee State	L 71–76	15–6 (6–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,149) Johnson City, TN
02/02/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3		UNC Greensboro	W 91–68	16–6 (7–3)	McKenzie Arena (4,364) Chattanooga, TN
02/04/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Carolina	W 77–65	17–6 (8–3)	McKenzie Arena (5,449) Chattanooga, TN
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		at Furman	L 56–60	17–7 (8–4)	Timmons Arena (2,223) Greenville, SC
02/11/2017 7:00 pm		at Wofford	W 73–65	18–7 (9–4)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,004) Spartanburg, SC
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at VMI	W 74–68	19–7 (10–4)	Cameron Hall (969) Lexington, VA
02/18/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3		East Tennessee State	L 51–65	19–8 (10–5)	McKenzie Arena (6,402) Chattanooga, TN
02/22/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Samford	L 68–72 ^OT	19–9 (10–6)	Pete Hanna Center (1,874) Homewood, AL
02/25/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Mercer	L 54–64	19–10 (10–7)	McKenzie Arena (5,632) Chattanooga, TN
02/27/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		at The Citadel	L 76–85	19–11 (10–8)	McAlister Field House (3,300) Charleston, SC
SoCon tournament
03/04/2017 2:30 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (5) Wofford Quarterfinals	L 67–79	19–12	U.S. Cellular Center (4,525) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[3]^[4].

References

↑ Henley, Gene (March 30, 2017). "Matt McCall takes job at UMass; Mocs start search for new coach". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
↑ Polzin, Jim (April 3, 2017). "Badgers men's basketball: Wisconsin assistant Lamont Paris hired as coach at Chattanooga". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
↑ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".
↑ "2021-22 Chattanooga Mocs Schedule".

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[1] Henley, Gene (March 30, 2017). "Matt McCall takes job at UMass; Mocs start search for new coach". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[2] Polzin, Jim (April 3, 2017). "Badgers men's basketball: Wisconsin assistant Lamont Paris hired as coach at Chattanooga". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[3] "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[4] "2021-22 Chattanooga Mocs Schedule".

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Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
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NCAA national championship in bold

Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References