1982–83 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

1982–83 Chattanooga Mocs basketball
1982–83 Chattanooga Mocs basketball
SoCon regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southern Conference
	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 15
Record	26–4 (15–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Murray Arnold (4th season);
Home arena	UTC Arena

1982–83 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 †	15	–	1	.938	26	–	4	.867
Marshall	13	–	3	.813	20	–	8	.714
East Tennessee State	12	–	4	.750	22	–	9	.710
Western Carolina	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
Davidson	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
The Citadel	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
Furman	4	–	12	.250	9	–	20	.310
Appalachian State	3	–	13	.188	6	–	21	.222
VMI	1	–	15	.063	2	–	25	.074

† 1983 Southern tournament winner As of April 30, 1983 Rankings from AP poll

The 1982–83 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Murray Arnold and the team played their home games at the newly opened UTC Arena. The Mocs won the regular season and SoCon tournament titles, the latter earning the Mocs an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament. Participating in the Big Dance for the third straight year, Chattanooga was beaten in the opening round by No. 8 seed Maryland, 52–51.^[1]

Roster

1982–83 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)	Jr	Escambia	Pensacola, Florida
G	20	Gerald Wilkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Benjamin Elijah Mays	Atlanta, Georgia
G	22	William Clark	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Evander Childs	Bronx, New York
G	24	Eric Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Fairley	Memphis, Tennessee
F	30	Joe Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Mission Church	Boston, Massachusetts
F	32	Eddie Norris	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Tighlman	Paducah, Kentucky
F	34	Tim Ferguson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Anderson	Cincinnati, Ohio
C	40	Stanley Lawrence	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Jesup	Jesup, Georgia
G	41	Donel Cochran	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Ooltewah	Ooltewah, Tennessee
F	42	Charlie Quinn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr		Memphis, Tennessee
G	44	Willie White	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Carver	Memphis, Tennessee
F	45	Lamar Oden	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr		Sylacauga, Alabama
C	50	Mike Chatfield	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr		Bloomington, Indiana
F	54	Stanford Strickland	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	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 26, 1982*		vs. Austin Peay Tennessee Classic	W 72–69	1–0	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Nov 27, 1982*		vs. Tennessee State Tennessee Classic	W 68–51	2–0	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 1, 1982*		No. 14 Tennessee First Game in UTC Arena	L 49–55	2–1	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 4, 1982*		Tennessee Wesleyan	W 94–47	3–1	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 11, 1982*		Columbus	W 79–64	4–1	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 17, 1982*		Navy Krystal Classic	W 80–67	5–1	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1982*		Mississippi State Krystal Classic	W 62–54	6–1	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 21, 1982*		North Carolina	L 66–73	6–2	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 3, 1983*		Tennessee–Martin	W 81–68	7–2	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 8, 1983		at East Tennessee State	W 76–73	8–2 (1–0)	Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee
Jan 13, 1983		Appalachian State	W 85–53	9–2 (2–0)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 15, 1983		Davidson	W 71–63	10–2 (3–0)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 19, 1983		at The Citadel	W 58–57	11–2 (4–0)	McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 24, 1983		East Tennessee State	W 78–66	12–2 (5–0)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 27, 1983		at Marshall	L 67–73	12–3 (5–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Jan 29, 1983		at VMI	W 82–68	13–3 (6–1)	Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia
Feb 2, 1983		at Appalachian State	W 50–48	14–3 (7–1)	Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina
Feb 5, 1983		Marshall	W 88–71	15–3 (8–1)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 7, 1983		VMI	W 64–54	16–3 (9–1)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 12, 1983		Furman	W 82–56	17–3 (10–1)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 14, 1983		The Citadel	W 85–68	18–3 (11–1)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 19, 1983		at Davidson	W 73–71	19–3 (12–1)	Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 21, 1983		at Furman	W 52–51	20–3 (13–1)	Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
Feb 26, 1983		at Western Carolina	W 74–62	21–3 (14–1)	Reid Gymnasium Cullowhee, North Carolina
Feb 28, 1983*		Tennessee Temple	W 78–62	22–3	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mar 5, 1983		Western Carolina	W 76–73	23–3 (15–1)	The McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
SoCon tournament
Mar 10, 1983*	(1) No. 18	vs. (8) Appalachian State Quarterfinals	W 71–58	24–3	Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia
Mar 11, 1983*	(1) No. 18	vs. (4) Western Carolina Semifinals	W 77–75 ^OT	25–3	Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia
Mar 12, 1983*	(1) No. 18	vs. (3) East Tennessee State Championship game	W 70–62	26–3	Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1983*	(9 MW) No. 15	vs. (8 MW) Maryland First round	L 51–52^[1]	26–4	The Summit Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[3]

Rankings

References

^ ^a ^b "Maryland Winner On Last Shot, 52-51". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "1982-83 Men's Basketball Roster". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "1982–83 Men's Basketball Schedule". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[MAR-1] "Maryland Winner On Last Shot, 52-51". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[2] "1982-83 Men's Basketball Roster". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

[3] "1982–83 Men's Basketball Schedule". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

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