2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

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.

2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	18–8 (9–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Lamont Paris (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Tanner Bronson Eddie Shannon David McKinley
Home arena	McKenzie Arena

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

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.

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 Lamont Paris (Wooster) Assistant coach(es) Tanner Bronson (Wisconsin) Eddie Shannon (Florida) David McKinley (Ohio) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 24, 2020

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

See also

• 2020-21 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball