2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by first-year head coach Lamont Paris, played their home games at McKenzie Arena and as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 10–23, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish in last place. They defeated Samford in the first round of the SoCon tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to East Tennessee State.

2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record10–23 (3–15 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Aaron Fuss
  • Tanner Bronson
  • Walter Offutt
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
Furman 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Mercer 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Wofford 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
Western Carolina 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Samford 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
The Citadel 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
VMI 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Chattanooga 3 15   .167 10 23   .303
2018 SoCon Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Mocs finished the 2016–17 season 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]

Roster

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2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Makale Forman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Kingsport, Tennessee
G 1 Rodney Chatman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Lithonia, Georgia
G 2 Jerry Johnson, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
C 2 Joshua Phillips 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Hendersonville, Tennessee
G/F 3 David Jean-Baptiste 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Miami, Florida
F 4 Nick DesMarais 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr White House, Tennessee
G/F 5 Nat Dixon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Panama City, Florida
F 10 James Lewis, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mount Holly, North Carolina
G 12 Dylan Brewster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lenoir City, Tennessee
F 13 A.J. Bowers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Nashville, Tennessee
F 21 Duane Moss 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
F 22 Makinde London 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Nashville, Tennessee
G 24 C.J. Massengill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chattanooga, Tennessee
F 25 Justin Brown 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 33 Jonathan Bryant II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Orange Park, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
9:00 pm
at Wyoming
Cayman Islands Classic
L 65–74  0–1
Arena-Auditorium (5,056)
Laramie, WY
Nov 13, 2017*
8:00 pm
at UAB
Cayman Islands Classic
L 47–89  0–2
Bartow Arena (2,985)
Birmingham, AL
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hiwassee W 94–46  1–2
McKenzie Arena (2,370)
Chattanooga, TN
Nov 20, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Alabama State
Cayman Islands Classic mainland semifinals
W 67–50  2–2
McKenzie Arena (2,332)
Chattanooga, TN
Nov 21, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville State
Cayman Islands Classic mainland finals
L 75–77 OT 2–3
McKenzie Arena (2,211)
Chattanooga, TN
Nov 25, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tennessee Wesleyan W 95–60  3–3
McKenzie Arena (2,305)
Chattanooga, TN
Nov 28, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Akron L 70–75  3–4
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,305)
Akron, OH
Dec 2, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
UT Martin W 66–63  4–4
McKenzie Arena (3,676)
Chattanooga, TN
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Marshall L 66–70  4–5
Cam Henderson Center (4,811)
Huntington, WV
Dec 10, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Charlotte W 64–50  5–5
McKenzie Arena (3,676)
Chattanooga, TN
Dec 17, 2017*
2:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 76–82  5–6
Eblen Center (1,039)
Cookeville, TN
Dec 21, 2017*
1:00 pm
at Jacksonville State W 70–67  6–6
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,002)
Jacksonville, AL
Dec 23, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State L 48–71  6–7
McKenzie Arena (2,108)
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon regular season
Dec 30, 2017
8:00 pm
at Samford L 56–73  6–8
(0–1)
Pete Hanna Center (1,067)
Homewood, AL
Jan 4, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Western Carolina L 63–75  6–9
(0–2)
McKenzie Arena (3,844)
Chattanooga, TN
Jan 6, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
East Tennessee State L 66–85  6–10
(0–3)
McKenzie Arena (4,444)
Chattanooga, TN
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman L 55–73  6–11
(0–4)
McKenzie Arena (2,471)
Chattanooga, TN
Jan 13, 2017
1:00 pm
at The Citadel L 101–110 OT 6–12
(0–5)
McAlister Field House (573)
Charleston, SC
Jan 15, 2017
7:00 pm
at Mercer L 71–75 OT 6–13
(0–6)
Hawkins Arena (3,476)
Macon, GA
Jan 20, 2017
7:00 pm
at Wofford L 67–71  6–14
(0–7)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,983)
Spartanburg, SC
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Samford W 78–71  7–14
(1–7)
McKenzie Arena (3,069)
Chattanooga, TN
Jan 27, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI L 69–70  7–15
(1–8)
McKenzie Arena (4,778)
Chattanooga, TN
Jan 29, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Greensboro W 87–85 2OT 8–15
(2–8)
McKenzie Arena (2,503)
Chattanooga, TN
Feb 1, 2017
7:30 pm
at Western Carolina L 68–70  8–16
(2–9)
Ramsey Center (1,109)
Cullowhee, NC
Feb 3, 2017
4:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 61–81  8–17
(2–10)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,149)
Johnson City, TN
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
The Citadel W 85–82  9–17
(3–10)
McKenzie Arena (2,409)
Chattanooga, TN
Feb 10, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Mercer L 75–84  9–18
(3–11)
McKenzie Arena (4,380)
Chattanooga, TN
Feb 15, 2017
7:00 pm
at Furman L 56–75  9–19
(3–12)
Timmons Arena (1,511)
Greenville, SC
Feb 17, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Wofford L 64–74  9–20
(3–13)
McKenzie Arena (4,235)
Chattanooga, TN
Feb 23, 2017
7:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro L 51–72  9–21
(3–14)
Greensboro Coliseum (5,062)
Greensboro, NC
Feb 25, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at VMI L 65–68  9–22
(3–15)
Cameron Hall (1,147)
Lexington, VA
SoCon tournament
Mar 2, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(10) vs. (7) Samford
First round
W 89–79  10–22
U.S. Cellular Center (2,138)
Asheville, NC
Mar 3, 2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(10) vs. (2) East Tennessee State
Quarterfinals
L 59–77  10–23
U.S. Cellular Center (5,431)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[3].

See also

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References

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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. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule".