2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record18–8 (9–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tanner Bronson
  • Eddie Shannon
  • David McKinley
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 9   .700
Wofford 12 – 5   .706 15 – 9   .625
Furman 10 – 5   .667 16 – 9   .640
Chattanooga 9 – 7   .563 18 – 8   .692
East Tennessee State 8 – 7   .533 13 – 12   .520
VMI 7 – 7   .500 13 – 12   .520
Mercer 8 – 9   .471 18 – 11   .621
The Citadel 5 – 11   .313 13 – 12   .520
Western Carolina 4 – 13   .235 11 – 16   .407
Samford 2 – 9   .182 6 – 13   .316
† 2021 SoCon tournament winner

The 2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by fourth-year head coach Lamont Paris, played their home games at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Mocs finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UNC Greensboro in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament before losing in the semifinals to Wofford.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 A.J. Caldwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Sarasota, Florida
G 2 Jamaal Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 3 David Jean-Baptiste 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Miami, Florida
G 10 Alex Tostado 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Guadalajara, Mexico
F 11 Mark Tikhonenko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS Jr Moscow, Russia
G 12 Ashton Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
G 13 Malachi Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Belleville, Illinois
G/F 14 Grant Ledford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Knoxville, Tennessee
F 21 Josh Ayeni 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) GS Zaria, Nigeria
G 23 Trey Doomes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Acworth, Georgia
F 24 Prosper Obidiebube 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Lagos, Nigeria
F 25 Jaden Frazier 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Pulaski, Virginia
F 33 Stefan Kenić 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Belgrade, Serbia
F Darius Banks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr St. Petersburg, Florida
F KC Hankton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 24, 2020

[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
November 25, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lander W 99–63  1–0
 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
November 30, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech W 62–54  2–0
 Gentry Complex (644)
Nashville, TN
December 5, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky W 79–72  3–0
 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
December 7, 2020*
7:00 pm 		at Middle Tennessee W 80–70  4–0
 Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
December 9, 2020*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bellarmine W 77–68  5–0
 Freedom Hall (853)
Louisville, KY
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Georgia W 83–61  6–0
 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
December 16, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Asheville W 69–66  7–0
 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
December 19, 2020*
3:00 pm 		at UAB W 69–66  8–0
 Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
December 22, 2020*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee State W 66–63  9–0
 Gentry Complex (147)
Nashville, TN
SoCon Regular season
December 30, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Furman L 73–77  9–1
(0–1) 		McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
January 2, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at VMI L 79–84  9–2
(0–2) 		Cameron Hall (150)
Lexington, VA
January 6, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Samford W 73–68  10–2
(1–2) 		McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
January 9, 2021
1:00 pm 		at The Citadel L 87–92  10–3
(1–3) 		McAlister Field House (636)
Charleston, SC
January 13, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer W 83–80  11–3
(2–3) 		McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford L 59–77  11–4
(2–4) 		McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
January 20, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford W 70–64  12–4
(3–4) 		Pete Hanna Center (512)
Homewood, AL
January 23, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro L 66–74  12–5
(3–5) 		McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Furman Cancelled Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
February 3, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina W 74–67  13–5
(4–5) 		Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
February 6, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State W 67–65  14–5
(5–5) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
February 10, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford W 78–66  15–5
(6–5) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium 
Spartanburg, SC
February 13, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		The Citadel W 70–66  16–5
(7–5) 		McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
February 15, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State W 53–51  17–5
(8–5) 		McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
February 17, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina W 89–81  18–5
(9–5) 		McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
February 21, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 50–58  18–6
(9–6) 		Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
February 24, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mercer L 77–81  18–7
(9–7) 		Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		VMI Cancelled McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2021
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (5) East Tennessee State
Quarterfinals 		L 53–63  18–8
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Chattanooga Men's Basketball results". gomocs.com. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster". Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Chattanooga Men's Basketball Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2020.