2021–22 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team


The 2021–22 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by fifth-year head coach Lamont Paris, played their home games at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in SoCon play, to win the regular-season SoCon championship. As the No. 1 seed in the SoCon tournament, they defeated The Citadel, Wofford and Furman to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the South Region, where they lost in the first round to Illinois.

2021–22 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
SoCon regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record27–8 (14–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Furman 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Samford 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Wofford 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
VMI 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
UNC Greensboro 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Mercer 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
East Tennessee State 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
The Citadel 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Western Carolina 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
2022 SoCon Tournament winner

Previous season

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In a 2020–21 season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mocs finished the season 18–8, 9–7 in SoCon play, to finish in fourth place. They lost to East Tennessee State in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.[1]

Roster

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2021–22 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 A. J. Caldwell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Sarasota, FL
F 1 KC Hankton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Charlotte, NC
G 2 Jamaal Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS So Chattanooga, TN
G 3 David Jean-Baptiste 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Miami, FL
G 4 Tada Stricklen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Corinth, MS
F 5 Darius Banks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS St. Petersburg, FL
G 11 Ashton Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 163 lb (74 kg) RS So Memphis, TN
G 12 Johnny Jr. Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Ocoee, FL
G 13 Malachi Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Belleville, IL
F 20 Jacob Radaker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Jefferson, GA
F 21 Josh Ayeni 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Zaria, Nigeria
F 22 Silvio De Sousa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Luanda, Angola
C 23 Avery Diggs 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) GS Brandon, FL
F 25 Jaden Frazier 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Pulaski, VA
G/F 34 Randy Brady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Chattanooga, TN
G/F 35 Grant Ledford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Knoxville, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 28, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
Wooster W 94–60 
McKenzie Arena (2,019)
Chattanooga, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
10:00 p.m.
at Loyola Marymount W 75–64  1–0
Gersten Pavilion (1,503)
Los Angeles, CA
November 14, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Asheville
Coke Zero Classic
W 75–45  2–0
McKenzie Arena (2,250)
Chattanooga, TN
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tennessee Tech
Coke Zero Classic
W 69–62  3–0
McKenzie Arena (2,701)
Chattanooga, TN
November 20, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCU W 56–54  4–0
Siegel Center (7,202)
Richmond, VA
November 23, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Covenant W 100–39  5–0
McKenzie Arena (8,910)
Chattanooga, TN
November 27, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
College of Charleston L 66–68  5–1
McKenzie Arena (2,244)
Chattanooga, TN
November 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 82–65  6–1
Eblen Center (802)
Cookeville, TN
December 5, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Lipscomb W 85–64  7–1
Allen Arena (2,081)
Nashville, TN
December 8, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UNC Asheville W 78–73  8–1
Kimmel Arena (405)
Asheville, NC
December 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tennessee Wesleyan W 104–55  9–1
McKenzie Arena (2,469)
Chattanooga, TN
December 15, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Belmont L 68–76  9–2
Curb Event Center (2,075)
Nashville, TN
December 18, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Murray State L 76–87  9–3
Allen Arena (3,791)
Murray, KY
December 22, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Middle Tennessee W 77–65  10–3
McKenzie Arena (2,730)
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
East Tennessee State W 82–52  11–3
(1–0)
McKenzie Arena (3,025)
Chattanooga, TN
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wofford W 75–67  12–3
(2–0)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (992)
Spartanburg, SC
January 8, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
The Citadel W 85–67  13–3
(3–0)
McKenzie Arena (2,284)
Chattanooga, TN
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Carolina L 59–70  13–4
(3–1)
Ramsey Center (2,749)
Cullowhee, NC
January 15, 2022
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
Furman W 71–69  14–4
(4–1)
McKenzie Arena (3,607)
Chattanooga, TN
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro W 72–64  15–4
(5–1)
Greensboro Coliseum (1,749)
Greensboro, NC
January 22, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VMI W 78–74  16–4
(6–1)
Cameron Hall (2,345)
Lexington, VA
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wofford W 71–60  17–4
(7–1)
McKenzie Arena (3,211)
Chattanooga, TN
January 29, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at The Citadel W 75–62  18–4
(8–1)
McAlister Field House (1,003)
Charleston, SC
February 2, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Samford L 72–80  18–5
(8–2)
Pete Hanna Center (1,465)
Homewood, AL
February 5, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
Mercer W 77–68  19–5
(9–2)
McKenzie Arena (3,192)
Chattanooga, TN
February 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Mercer
Rescheduled from January 1
W 74–72 OT 20–5
(10–2)
Hawkins Arena (1,826)
Macon, GA
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Carolina W 65–47  21–5
(11–2)
McKenzie Arena (3,128)
Chattanooga, TN
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Furman W 64–58  22–5
(12–2)
Timmons Arena (2,502)
Greenville, SC
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Greensboro L 70–73  22–6
(12–3)
McKenzie Arena (3,101)
Chattanooga, TN
February 19, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
VMI L 75–80  22–7
(12–4)
McKenzie Arena (3,651)
Chattanooga, TN
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Tennessee State W 83–77  23–7
(13–4)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,610)
Johnson City, TN
February 26, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Samford W 70–57  24–7
(14–4)
McKenzie Arena (4,015)
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon tournament
March 5, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) vs. (9) The Citadel
Quarterfinals
W 71–66  25–7
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 6, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) vs. (4) Wofford
Semifinals
W 79–56  26–7
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN
(1) vs. (2) Furman
Championship
W 64–63 OT 27–7
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
6:50 p.m., TNT
(13 S) vs. (4 S) No. 19 Illinois
First round
L 53–54  27–8
PPG Paints Arena (17,410)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". gomocs.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2021.