2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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] .
See also
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold