1994–95 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

1994–95 Chattanooga Mocs basketball
1994–95 Chattanooga Mocs basketball
SoCon regular season champion; SoCon tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southern Conference
	South
Record	19–11 (11–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Mack McCarthy (10th season);
Home arena	UTC Arena

1994–95 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Marshall	10	–	4	.714	18	–	9	.667
East Tennessee State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	14	.500
Davidson	7	–	7	.500	14	–	13	.519
VMI	6	–	8	.429	10	–	17	.370
Appalachian State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	20	.310
South
†	11	–	3	.786	19	–	11	.633
Western Carolina	8	–	6	.571	14	–	14	.500
The Citadel	6	–	8	.429	11	–	16	.407
Furman	6	–	8	.429	10	–	17	.370
Georgia Southern	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286

† SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1995 Rankings from AP poll

The 1994–95 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Mack McCarthy and the team played their home games at the UTC Arena. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Mocs won the SoCon tournament, earning an automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament. Chattanooga was beaten in the opening round by No. 2 seed Connecticut, 100–71.^[1]

Roster

1994–95 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	4	Terrell Owens	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Benjamin Russell	Alexander City, Alabama
G/F	5	Rodney Lemons	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Beachwood	Shaker Heights, Ohio
G	11	Lincoln Walters	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Fr	University Christian	Jacksonville, Florida
G	12	Julius Poole	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	J. W. Sexton	Benton Harbor, Michigan
G	20	Shane Neal	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	RS Sr	Alan C. Pope	Marietta, Georgia
G	21	Bernard Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Vanguard	Ocala, Florida
F	22	Patrick Henderson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Southeast	Bradenton, Florida
G	23	Fred Moore	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Sparkman	Toney, Alabama
F	24	Isaac Conner	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Powell	Powell, Tennessee
G	30	Marcus Watkins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Columbus	Columbus, Georgia
F	31	Maurio Hanson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Garinger	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	32	Brandon Born	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Ringgold	Ringgold, Georgia
F	40	Julian Scott	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	North Marion	Reddick, Florida
C	42	Roger Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Ringgold (FL)	Miami, Florida
G/F	44	John Oliver	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Francis Marion	Marion, Alabama
F	50	Hiram Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Groveport Madison	Groveport, Ohio
F	55	Akintoye Oloko	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	International School	Lagos, Nigeria

Head coach

Mack McCarthy

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, 1994*		USC Aiken	W 94–76	1–0	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nov 29, 1994*		at Southern Miss	L 63–68	1–1	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 3, 1994*		No. 17 Michigan	L 71–83	1–2	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1994*		at Tennessee State	L 75–86	1–3	Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 15, 1994*		at Ohio State	L 83–84 ^OT	1–4	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 18, 1994*		Catawba	W 109–89	2–4	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 20, 1994*		Alabama State	W 88–68	3–4	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 22, 1994*		Purdue	L 77–94	3–5	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1994*		Liberty	W 64–62	4–5	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1994*		Charleston	W 56–54	5–5	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 5, 1995*		at Memphis	L 76–82	5–6	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 7, 1995*		at Marshall	L 83–95	5–7	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Jan 14, 1995		The Citadel	W 105–68	6–7 (1–0)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 16, 1995		at Western Carolina	L 68–69	6–8 (1–1)	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1995		at Georgia Southern	W 89–70	7–8 (2–1)	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia
Jan 23, 1995		Marshall	W 80–63	8–8 (3–1)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 28, 1995		at Furman	W 72–67	9–8 (4–1)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina
Jan 30, 1995		at VMI	L 63–72	9–9 (4–2)	Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia
Feb 4, 1995		East Tennessee State	W 87–76	10–9 (5–2)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 7, 1995		at Davidson	W 71–62	11–9 (6–2)	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 11, 1995		Furman	W 71–70	12–9 (7–2)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1995		Western Carolina	W 76–65	13–9 (8–2)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 18, 1995		Georgia Southern	W 76–62	14–9 (9–2)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 20, 1995		Appalachian State	W 68–54	15–9 (10–2)	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 25, 1995		at The Citadel	W 72–48	16–9 (11–2)	McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 27, 1995		at East Tennessee State	L 82–87	16–10 (11–3)	Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee
SoCon tournament
Mar 3, 1995*	(1S)	vs. (5S) Georgia Southern Quarterfinals	W 70–66	17–10	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 4, 1995*	(1S)	vs. (2N) East Tennessee State Semifinals	W 71–69	18–10	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1995*	(1S)	vs. (2S) Western Carolina Championship game	W 63–61	19–10	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995* CBS	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 8 Connecticut First round	L 71–100	19–11	Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,790) Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[3]

References

^ "Wake Forest 81, Tennessee-Chattanooga 58". UPI Archives. March 19, 1993. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
^ "1994-95 Men's Basketball Roster". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
^ "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[1] "Wake Forest 81, Tennessee-Chattanooga 58". UPI Archives. March 19, 1993. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[2] "1994-95 Men's Basketball Roster". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[3] "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". UT Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

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