1981–82 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

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]

1981–82 Chattanooga Mocs basketball
SoCon regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionSouth
Record27–4 (15–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaMaclellan Gymnasium
Seasons
1981–82 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 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

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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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.

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Rankings

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References

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  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.