1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

The 1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Mack McCarthy and the team played their home games at the UTC Arena. After finishing tied for 5th in the conference regular season standings, the Mocs won the SoCon tournament, earning an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. Chattanooga was beaten in the opening round by No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Oklahoma, 94–66.[1]

1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record20–13 (8–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaUTC Arena
Seasons
← 1986–87
1988–89 →
1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 14 2   .875 24 8   .750
Furman 11 5   .688 18 10   .643
Davidson 9 7   .563 15 13   .536
East Tennessee State 9 7   .563 14 15   .483
Chattanooga 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Appalachian State 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
VMI 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
The Citadel 5 11   .313 8 20   .286
Western Carolina 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
1988 SoCon Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Carnell Ross 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Larry Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr South Holland, Illinois
G 12 Morris Lyons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
F 20 Daren Chandler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Starke, Florida
G 22 Patrick Shepphard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 24 Vincent Ingram 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Martinsville, Virginia
F 30 Shendi Moon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Marietta, Georgia
G 32 Mike Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Leavenworth, Kansas
F 34 Vincent Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bridgeport, Alabama
F 40 John McCloud 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Gary, Indiana
G 41 John Reid 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chattanooga, Tennessee
F 42 Chris Behrends 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Peoria, Illinois
G 44 Benny Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Little Rock, Arkansas
C 50 Ron Spunar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Ligonier, Indiana
C 51 Lance Fulse 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 257 lb (117 kg) Sr Fort Meade, Florida
F 52 John Feltman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Nashville, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*
vs. Southwest Baptist W 95–90  1–0
 
 
Nov 28, 1987*
at Hawaii–Hilo W 85–81  2–0
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, Hawaii
Dec 4, 1987*
Maryland-Baltimore County W 78–67  3–0
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1987*
Tennessee State W 72–65  4–0
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 7, 1987*
Tennessee Tech W 95–89  5–0
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 12, 1987*
at Middle Tennessee L 76–92  5–1
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 15, 1987*
at VCU L 69–74  5–2
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 21, 1987*
Texas W 71–70  6–2
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1987*
Yale
Coca-Cola Classic
W 72–54  7–2
UTC Arena (4,712)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1987*
Southwestern Louisiana W 83–72  8–2
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 2, 1988*
vs. UMKC W 64–55  9–2
 
 
Jan 3, 1988*
at UAB
UAB Classic
L 67–81  9–3
BJCC Coliseum 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 9, 1988
East Tennessee State W 88–63  10–3
(1–0)
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 11, 1988
Appalachian State W 76–43  11–3
(2–0)
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 16, 1988
at Davidson L 65–81  11–4
(2–1)
Johnston Gym 
Davidson, North Carolina
Jan 18, 1988
at Furman L 62–77  11–5
(2–2)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, South Carolina
Jan 21, 1988
at The Citadel W 77–63  12–5
(3–2)
North Charleston High School 
North Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 23, 1988*
at Southern Miss L 84–98  12–6
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 28, 1988
Western Carolina W 71–48  13–6
(4–2)
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1988
Marshall L 94–95  13–7
(4–3)
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 1, 1988
at VMI L 61–68  13–8
(4–4)
Cameron Hall 
Lexington, Virginia
Feb 6, 1988
at Western Carolina L 65–66  14–8
(5–4)
Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Feb 11, 1988
Davidson W 83–77  15–8
(6–4)
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1988
at East Tennessee State L 80–83  15–9
(6–5)
Memorial Center 
Johnson City, Tennessee
Feb 15, 1988
at Appalachian State L 65–67  15–10
(6–6)
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, North Carolina
Feb 20, 1988
Furman W 75–55  16–10
(7–6)
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 22, 1988
The Citadel L 68–69  16–11
(7–7)
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 27, 1988
VMI W 77–70  17–11
(8–7)
UTC Arena 
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 29, 1988
at Marshall L 77–93  17–12
(8–8)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, West Virginia
SoCon tournament
Mar 4, 1988*
(5) vs. (4) Davidson
Quarterfinals
W 83–69  18–12
Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1988*
(5) vs. (1) Marshall
Semifinals
W 71–70  19–12
Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 6, 1988*
(5) vs. (7) VMI
Championship game
W 75–61  20–12
Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1988*
(16 SE) vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Oklahoma
First Round
L 66–94  20–13
The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "N.C.A.A. Tournament; Southeast Regional; Purdue Displays Power; Auburn Rallies". The New York Times. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "1987-88 Men's Basketball Roster". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2022.