1981–82 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

1981–82 Chattanooga Mocs basketball
1981–82 Chattanooga Mocs basketball
SoCon regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Southern Conference
	South
Record	27–4 (15–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Murray Arnold (3rd season);
Home arena	Maclellan Gymnasium

1981–82 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
†	15	–	1	.938	27	–	4	.871
Western Carolina	11	–	5	.688	19	–	8	.704
Davidson	9	–	7	.563	14	–	15	.483
East Tennessee State	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Marshall	8	–	8	.500	16	–	11	.593
Furman	7	–	9	.438	11	–	16	.407
The Citadel	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Appalachian State	6	–	10	.375	11	–	15	.423
VMI	1	–	15	.063	1	–	25	.038

† 1982 SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1982 Rankings from AP poll

The 1981–82 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Murray Arnold and the team played their home games at Maclellan Gymnasium for the final season. The Mocs won the regular season and SoCon tournament titles, the latter earning the Mocs an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament. Participating in the tournament for the second consecutive season, Chattanooga knocked off No. 7 seed NC State in the first round before losing to No. 2 seed Minnesota, 52–51, in the round of 32.^[1]

Roster

1981–82 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	12	Chris McCray	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Escambia	Pensacola, Florida
G	15	Calvin Cochran	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Ooltewah	Ooltewah, Tennessee
G	20	Nick Morken	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Connersville	Connersville, Indiana
G	22	William Clark	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Evander Childs	Bronx, New York
G	24	Terence McGee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Trezevant	Memphis, Tennessee
F	30	Joe Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Mission Church	Boston, Massachusetts
G	34	Elvis Mitchell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bolivar Central	Bolivar, Tennessee
C	40	Stanley Lawrence	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Jesup	Jesup, Georgia
G	41	Donel Cochran	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Ooltewah	Ooltewah, Tennessee
G	44	Willie White	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Carver	Memphis, Tennessee
F/C	52	Russ Schoene	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Wesclin	Trenton, Illinois
F	54	Stanford Strickland	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Howard	Chattanooga, Tennessee

Head coach

Murray Arnold

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source:^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1981*		vs. Middle Tennessee Coors Classic	W 62–54	1–0	Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 28, 1981*		at Tennessee State Coors Classic	W 85–57	2–0	Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1981*		at Mississippi State	L 57–69	2–1	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 11, 1981*		Tennessee Temple	W 85–68	3–1	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 14, 1981		Appalachian State	W 52–42	4–1 (1–0)	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1981*		Samford	W 88–46	5–1	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 19, 1981*		Charleston Southern	W 88–70	6–1	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1981*		at Tennessee–Martin	W 48–42	7–1	Skyhawk Arena Martin, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1981*		at UAB	L 50–76	7–2	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,318) Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 2, 1982*		Tennessee Wesleyan	W 92–52	8–2	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 5, 1982		at Appalachian State	W 81–63	9–2 (2–0)	Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina
Jan 9, 1982		The Citadel	W 79–72	10–2 (3–0)	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 11, 1982		Davidson	W 71–55	11–2 (4–0)	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 16, 1982		at East Tennessee State	W 78–73	12–2 (5–0)	Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee
Jan 19, 1982		at Furman	W 89–72	13–2 (6–0)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
Jan 23, 1982		VMI	W 81–61	14–2 (7–0)	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 25, 1982		at The Citadel	W 83–65	15–2 (8–0)	McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 27, 1982		Furman	W 74–58	16–2 (9–0)	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1982		at Davidson	W 66–59	17–2 (10–0)	Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 2, 1982*		Alabama–Huntsville	W 54–47	18–2	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 3, 1982		at Western Carolina	L 56–60	18–3 (10–1)	Reid Gymnasium Cullowhee, North Carolina
Feb 6, 1982		at Marshall	W 83–68	19–3 (11–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Feb 8, 1982		at VMI	W 80–50	20–3 (12–1)	Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia
Feb 13, 1982		Western Carolina	W 85–61	21–3 (13–1)	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 15, 1982		East Tennessee State	W 71–60	22–3 (14–1)	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 22, 1982		Marshall	W 100–82	23–3 (15–1)	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
SoCon tournament
Feb 27, 1982*	(1)	(8) Appalachian State Quarterfinals	W 62–53	24–3	Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mar 6, 1982*	(1)	vs. (4) East Tennessee State Semifinals	W 70–65	25–3	Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia
Mar 7, 1982*	(1)	vs. (3) Davidson Championship game	W 69–58	26–3	Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1982*	(10 ME)	vs. (7 ME) NC State First round	W 58–51	27–3	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 14, 1982*	(10 ME)	vs. (2 ME) No. 7 Minnesota Second round	L 61–62	27–4	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[3]

Rankings

References

^ "Maryland Winner On Last Shot, 62-61". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^ "1981-82 Men's Basketball Roster". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^ "1981–82 Men's Basketball Schedule". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[1] "Maryland Winner On Last Shot, 62-61". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

[2] "1981-82 Men's Basketball Roster". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

[3] "1981–82 Men's Basketball Schedule". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

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