2015–16 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

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.[1]

2015–16 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
SoCon regular season
and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record29–6 (15–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778 24 12   .667
Furman 11 7   .611 19 16   .543
Wofford 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Western Carolina 10 8   .556 16 18   .471
UNC Greensboro 10 8   .556 15 19   .441
Mercer 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Samford 4 14   .222 14 19   .424
VMI 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
The Citadel 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
2016 SoCon Tournament winner

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015*
7:00 pm
Covenant W 91–63 
McKenzie Arena (2,332)
Chattanooga, TN
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia W 92–90 OT 1–0
Stegeman Coliseum (5,925)
Athens, GA
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
Hiwassee W 94–55  2–0
McKenzie Arena (3,241)
Chattanooga, TN
11/21/2015*
8:30 pm, BTN
at Illinois
Emerald Coast Classic
W 81–77  3–0
Prairie Capital Convention Center (5,653)
Springfield, IL
11/23/2015*
8:00 pm
at No. 4 Iowa State
Emerald Coast Classic
L 63-83  3–1
Hilton Coliseum (13,305)
Ames, IA
11/27/2015*
12:00 pm
vs. Alabama State
Emerald Coast Classic
W 95–58  4–1
Northwest Florida State College (250)
Niceville, FL
11/28/2015*
1:00 pm
vs. Jacksonville State
Emerald Coast Classic
W 62–52  5–1
Northwest Florida State College (250)
Niceville, FL
11/30/2015*
8:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 54–64  5–2
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,072)
Monroe, LA
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
Tennessee Wesleyan W 91–63  6–2
McKenzie Arena (2,153)
Chattanooga, TN
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm
at Dayton W 61–59  7–2
UD Arena (12,425)
Dayton, OH
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 80–69  8–2
McKenzie Arena (2,500)
Chattanooga, TN
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Kennesaw State W 78–66  9–2
McKenzie Arena (2,421)
Chattanooga, TN
12/22/2015*
3:00 pm
Radford W 77–75  10–2
McKenzie Arena (2,522)
Chattanooga, TN
12/29/2015*
7:30 pm
at Lipscomb W 80–56  11–2
Allen Arena (1,392)
Nashville, TN
01/02/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at The Citadel W 84–78  12–2
(1–0)
McAlister Field House (1,332)
Charleston, SC
01/05/2016
7:00 pm
Mercer W 74–62  13–2
(2–0)
McKenzie Arena (3,361)
Chattanooga, TN
01/09/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Furman L 55–70  13–3
(2–1)
Timmons Arena (1,651)
Greenville, SC
01/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wofford W 77–68  14–3
(3–1)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,108)
Spartanburg, SC
01/14/2016
7:00 pm
Western Carolina W 77–58  15–3
(4–1)
McKenzie Arena (2,523)
Chattanooga, TN
01/16/2016
5:00 pm
East Tennessee State W 94–84  16–3
(5–1)
McKenzie Arena (5,003)
Chattanooga, TN
01/21/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Greensboro W 73–60  17–3
(6–1)
Greensboro Coliseum (1,718)
Greensboro, NC
01/30/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Samford W 63–56  18–3
(7–1)
Pete Hanna Center (2,549)
Homewood, AL
02/01/2016
7:00 pm
The Citadel W 125–85  19–3
(8–1)
McKenzie Arena (2,587)
Chattanooga, TN
02/04/2016
7:30 pm
Wofford W 79–63  20–3
(9–1)
McKenzie Arena (3,340)
Chattanooga, TN
02/06/2016
5:00 pm
Furman W 62–54  21–3
(10–1)
McKenzie Arena (4,894)
Chattanooga, TN
02/08/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer W 72–66  22–3
(11–1)
Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
02/11/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Western Carolina L 61–67  22–4
(11–2)
Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
02/13/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Tennessee State W 76–68  23–4
(12–2)
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
02/18/2016
7:00 pm
VMI W 85–59  24–4
(13–2)
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
02/20/2016
5:00 pm
UNC Greensboro L 64–79  24–5
(13–3)
McKenzie Arena (5,718)
Chattanooga, TN
02/27/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Samford W 77–66  25–5
(14–3)
McKenzie Arena (5,564)
Chattanooga, TN
02/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at VMI
Postponed from 1/23/16
W 67–65  26–5
(15–3)
Cameron Hall (1,211)
Lexington, VA
SoCon tournament
03/05/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (8) Samford
Quarterfinals
W 59–54  27–5
U.S. Cellular Center (5,667)
Asheville, NC
03/06/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (5) Western Carolina
Semifinals
W 73–69  28–5
U.S. Cellular Center (6,019)
Asheville, NC
03/07/2016
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (2) East Tennessee State
Championship
W 73–67  29–5
U.S. Cellular Center (3,058)
Asheville, NC
NCAA tournament
03/17/2016*
7:10 pm, CBS
(12 E) vs. (5 E) No. 14 Indiana
First Round
L 74–99  29–6
Wells Fargo Arena (16,774)
Des Moines, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Awards Announced". soconsports.com. March 1, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".