The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represents the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in NCAA Division I men's competition. On March 30, 2022, Dan Earl was hired as the new head coach. The Mocs have appeared in 12 NCAA tournaments, most recently in 2022.

History

A 2018 game between the Mocs and the University of Michigan

The Mocs won the 1977 NCAA Men's Division II basketball tournament, while completing their transition from Division II to Division I. During the 1997 tournament they progressed to the Sweet Sixteen by defeating both Georgia and Illinois. They eventually lost to Providence.

Conference Affiliations

Notable NBA/ABA Players

Coaching History

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11913–1914Leslie Stauffer17–7.500
21916John Spiegel13–4.429
31919–1920W.V. Jarrett28–3.727
41921–1928*Bill Redd862–42.596
51929–1931Harold Drew2+25–24.510
61931–1933Humpy Phillips2+33–19.635
71934–1940^Pop Keyser6+37–78.322
81940–1942, '47Perron Shoemaker3+20–51.282
91946, '48–54*Bill O'Brien8+50–84.373
101955–1958*Ben Boulware3+9–57.136
111959–1962Tommy Bartlett457–37.606
121963–1972Leon Ford10126–126.500
131973–1979^Ron Shumate7139–61.695
141980–1985Murray Arnold6135–46.746
151986–1997Mack McCarthy12243–122.666
161998–2002^Henry Dickerson572–73.497
172003–2004Jeff Lebo240–20.667
182005–2013^John Shulman9145–146.498
192014–2015Will Wade240–25.615
202016–2017Matt McCall248–18.727
212018–2022Lamont Paris587–72.547
222022–2025Dan Earl368–38.642
Totals22 coaches105 seasons1,425–1,144.555
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season Source *Alum ^Promoted from assistant to head coach

Year-by-Year results

Record table
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Tommy Bartlett (Independent) (1958–1962)
1958–59Tommy Bartlett14–7
1959–60Tommy Bartlett11–12
1960–61Tommy Bartlett17–8NCAA College Division First Round
1961–62Tommy Bartlett15–10
Tommy Bartlett:57–37 (.606)
Leon Ford (Independent) (1962–1972)
1962–63Leon Ford13–13
1963–64Leon Ford13–13
1964–65Leon Ford16–10
1965–66Leon Ford5–19
1966–67Leon Ford8–18
1967–68Leon Ford12–13
1968–69Leon Ford16–10
1969–70Leon Ford12–12
1970–71Leon Ford18–5
1971–72Leon Ford13–13
Leon Ford:126–126 (.500)
Ron Shumate (Independent) (1972–1976)
1972–73Ron Shumate19–9NCAA College Division First Round
1973–74Ron Shumate21–5
1974–75Ron Shumate19–9NCAA Division II Second Round
1975–76Ron Shumate23–9NCAA Division II National Runners-up
Ron Shumate (Southern Conference) (1976–1979)
1976–77Ron Shumate27–50–0NCAA Division II National Champions
1977–78Ron Shumate16–117–5
1978–79Ron Shumate14–133–8
Ron Shumate:139–61 (.695)10–13 (.435)
Murray Arnold (Southern Conference) (1979–1985)
1979–80Murray Arnold13–147–9
1980–81Murray Arnold21–911–5NCAA Division I First Round
1981–82Murray Arnold27–415–1NCAA Division I Second Round
1982–83Murray Arnold26–415–1NCAA Division I First Round
1983–84Murray Arnold24–712–4NIT Second Round
1984–85Murray Arnold24–814–2NIT Quarterfinal
Murray Arnold:135–46 (.746)74–22 (.771)
Mack McCarthy (Southern Conference) (1985–1997)
1985–86Mack McCarthy21–1012–4NIT First Round
1986–87Mack McCarthy21–814–2NIT First Round
1987–88Mack McCarthy20–138–8NCAA Division I First Round
1988–89Mack McCarthy18–1210–4
1989–90Mack McCarthy14–147–7
1990–91Mack McCarthy19–1011–3
1991–92Mack McCarthy23–712–2
1992–93Mack McCarthy26–714–4NCAA Division I First Round
1993–94Mack McCarthy23–712–4NCAA Division I First Round
1994–95Mack McCarthy19–1111–3NCAA Division I First Round
1995–96Mack McCarthy15–129–5
1996–97Mack McCarthy24–1111–3NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
Mack McCarthy:243–122 (.666)135–47 (.742)
Henry Dickerson (Southern Conference) (1997–2002)
1997–98Henry Dickerson13–157–7
1998–99Henry Dickerson16–129–7
1999–2000Henry Dickerson10–196–10
2000–01Henry Dickerson17–139–7
2001–02Henry Dickerson16–1411–5
Henry Dickerson:72–73 (.497)40–38 (.513)
Jeff Lebo (Southern Conference) (2002–2004)
2002–03Jeff Lebo21–911–5
2003–04Jeff Lebo19–1110–6
Jeff Lebo:40–20 (.667)21–11 (.656)
John Shulman (Southern Conference) (2004–2013)
2004–05John Shulman20–1110–61st (North)NCAA Division I First Round
2005–06John Shulman19–138–62nd (North)
2006–07John Shulman15–186–124th (North)
2007–08John Shulman18–1313–7T–1st (North)
2008–09John Shulman18–1711–9T–1st (North)NCAA Division I First Round
2009–10John Shulman15–186–12T–3rd (North)
2010–11John Shulman16–1612–6T–1st (North)
2011–12John Shulman11–215–136th (North)
2012–13John Shulman13–198–105th (North)
John Shulman:145–146 (.498)79–81 (.494)
Will Wade (Southern Conference) (2013–2015)
2013–14Will Wade18–1512–42ndCIT First Round
2014–15Will Wade22–1015–32nd
Will Wade:40–25 (.615)27–7 (.794)
Matt McCall (Southern Conference) (2015–2017)
2015–16Matt McCall29–615–31stNCAA Division I First Round
2016–17Matt McCall19–1210–84th
Matt McCall:48–18 (.727)25–11 (.694)
Lamont Paris (Southern Conference) (2017–2022)
2017–18Lamont Paris10–233–1510th
2018–19Lamont Paris12–207–115th
2019–20Lamont Paris20–1310–8T–5th
2020–21Lamont Paris18–89–74th
2021–22Lamont Paris27–814–41stNCAA Division I First Round
Lamont Paris:87–72 (.547)43–45 (.489)
Dan Earl (Southern Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23Dan Earl18–177–117th
2023–24Dan Earl21–1212–6T–2nd
2024–25Dan Earl29–915–31stNIT Champions
Dan Earl:68–38 (.642)34–20 (.630)
Total:1,454–1,153 (.558)488–295 (.623)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Mocs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament 12 times. Their combined record is 3–12.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1981#11First round#6 MarylandL 69–81
1982#10First round Second Round#7 NC State #2 MinnesotaW 58–51 L 61–62
1983#9First round#8 MarylandL 51–52
1988#16First round#1 OklahomaL 66–94
1993#12First round#5 Wake ForestL 58–81
1994#13First round#4 KansasL 73–102
1995#15First round#2 ConnecticutL 71–100
1997#14First round Second Round Sweet Sixteen#3 Georgia #6 Illinois #10 ProvidenceW 73–70 W 75–63 L 65–71
2005#15First round#2 Wake ForestL 54–70
2009#16First round#1 ConnecticutL 47–103
2016#12First round#5 IndianaL 74–99
2022#13First round#4 IllinoisL 53–54

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Mocs have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament five times. Their combined record is 11–5 and they were National Champions in 1977.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1961Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place gameAustin Peay Kentucky WesleyanL 69–77 L 80–111
1973Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place gameSoutheast Louisiana TransylvaniaL 64–67 W 99–86
1975Regional semifinals Regional FinalsAlabama State Tennessee StateW 107–83 L 81–82
1976Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship GameRollins Valdosta State Nicholls State Eastern Illinois Puget SoundW 86–62 W 86–66 W 107–78 W 93–84 L 74–83
1977Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship GameValdosta State UCF North Dakota Sacred Heart Randolph-MaconW 92–76 W 88–79 W 76–52 W 95–81 W 71–62

NIT results

The Mocs have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times, winning it in 2025. Their combined record is 8–4.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1984First round Second RoundGeorgia TennesseeW 74–69 L 66–68
1985First round Second Round QuarterfinalsClemson Lamar LouisvilleW 67–65 W 85–84 L 66–71
1986First roundGeorgiaL 81–95
1987First roundCleveland StateL 73–92
2025First round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals ChampionshipMiddle Tennessee Dayton Bradley Loyola Chicago UC IrvineW 109–1033OT W 87–72 W 67–65 W 80–73 W 85–84OT

CIT results

The Mocs have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2014First roundEast Tennessee StateL 66–79

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