1996–97 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

1996–97 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	North
	South
	† SoCon Tournament winner ; As of April 30, 1997; Rankings from AP Poll

1996–97 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
1996–97 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
SoCon regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southern Conference
	South
1996–97 record	24–11 (11–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Mack McCarthy (7th season);
Home arena	UTC Arena

The 1996–97 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Mack McCarthy and the team played their home games at UTC Arena. The Mocs won the regular season and SoCon Tournament titles, the latter earning the Mocs an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Tournament. Participating in the Big Dance for the fourth time in five years, Chattanooga made a run to the Sweet Sixteen by defeating No. 3 seed Georgia[1] and No. 6 seed Illinois[2] before falling to No. 10 seed Providence in the Southeast Regional semifinals.[3]

Roster

1996–97 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Willie Young	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Norfolk, VA
G	10	Wes Moore	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	So	Lookout Mountain, GA
F	23	Johnny Taylor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Chattanooga, TN

Head coach

Mack McCarthy (Virginia Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2021-Jun-6

Source: [4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 22, 1996*		Tennessee Wesleyan	W 113–46	1–0	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nov 23, 1996*		South Carolina-Aiken	W 110–61	2–0	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nov 29, 1996*		vs. Missouri San Juan Shootout	L 74–83	2–1	Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov 30, 1996*		vs. Delaware San Juan Shootout	L 74–83	2–2	Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 1, 1996*		at Puerto Rico-Mayagüez San Juan Shootout	W 83–74	3–2	Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 3, 1996*		Penn State	L 63–73	3–3	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 14, 1996*		at Middle Tennessee	L 73–83	3–4	Murphy Athletic Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1996*		at Alabama-Birmingham	L 65–75	3–5	UAB Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 21, 1996*		Tennessee State	W 67–49	4–5	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 23, 1996		at Marshall	L 83–90	4–6 (0–1)	Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 28, 1996*		Coastal Carolina Dr. Pepper Classic	W 75–69 ^OT	5–6	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1996*		Canisius Dr. Pepper Classic	L 49–63	5–7	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 6, 1997*		Wofford	W 83–46	6–7	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 9, 1997		at Furman	W 81–45	7–7 (1–1)	Physical Activity Center Greenville, South Carolina
Jan 11, 1997		at VMI	W 91–76	8–7 (2–1)	Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia
Jan 18, 1997		at Davidson	W 74–63	9–7 (3–1)	Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina
Jan 20, 1997		Furman	W 68–47	10–7 (4–1)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 25, 1997		Western Carolina	W 87–60	11–7 (5–1)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 27, 1997		Georgia Southern	W 76–55	12–7 (6–1)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 29, 1997		East Tennessee State	W 83–53	13–7 (7–1)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 1, 1997		Appalachian State	W 70–57	14–7 (8–1)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 3, 1997		at The Citadel	W 72–66	15–7 (9–1)	McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 6, 1997*		Alabama-Birmingham	W 64–59	16–7	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 8, 1997		at East Tennessee State	L 69–70 ^OT	16–8 (9–2)	Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee
Feb 10, 1997		The Citadel	W 71–59	17–8 (10–2)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 15, 1997		at Western Carolina	L 66–68	17–9 (10–3)	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina
Feb 17, 1997		at Georgia Southern	L 67–70	17–10 (10–4)	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia
Feb 22, 1997		Marshall	W 92–72	18–10 (11–4)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 24, 1997*		Cumberland University	W 92–60	19–10	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
SoCon Tournament
Feb 28, 1997*	(S1)	vs. (N4) VMI Quarterfinals	W 84–62	20–10	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 1, 1997*	(S1)	vs. (N2) Davidson Semifinals	W 77–70	21–10	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 2, 1997*	(S1)	vs. (N1) Marshall Championship	W 71–70 ^OT	22–10	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1997*	(14 SE)	vs. (3 SE) No. 17 Georgia First Round	W 73–70[1]	23–10	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 16, 1997*	(14 SE)	vs. (6 SE) No. 19 Illinois Second Round	W 75–63[2]	24–10	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 21, 1997*	(14 SE)	vs. (10 SE) Providence Southeast Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 65–71[3]	24–11	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [5]

References

"Moccasins Show Venom In 73-70 Upset Of Georgia". The Spokesman-Review. March 15, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
"Tennessee-Chattanooga 75, Illinois 63". Chicago Tribune. March 17, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
"Providence Gets Help from God". The Washington Post. March 22, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
"1996-97 Men's Basketball Roster". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
"1996 Men's Basketball Schedule". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

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[ncaa-uga-1] "Moccasins Show Venom In 73-70 Upset Of Georgia". The Spokesman-Review. March 15, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[ncaa-ill-2] "Tennessee-Chattanooga 75, Illinois 63". Chicago Tribune. March 17, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[ncaa-prov-3] "Providence Gets Help from God". The Washington Post. March 22, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[4] "1996-97 Men's Basketball Roster". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[5] "1996 Men's Basketball Schedule". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

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