1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
SoCon tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	20–13 (8–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Mack McCarthy (3rd season);
Home arena	UTC Arena
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1987–88 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 tied for 5th in the conference regular season standings, the Mocs won the SoCon tournament, earning an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. Chattanooga was beaten in the opening round by No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Oklahoma, 94–66.^[1]

1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall	14	–	2	.875	24	–	8	.750
Furman	11	–	5	.688	18	–	10	.643
Davidson	9	–	7	.563	15	–	13	.536
East Tennessee State	9	–	7	.563	14	–	15	.483
Chattanooga †	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Appalachian State	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
VMI	6	–	10	.375	13	–	17	.433
The Citadel	5	–	11	.313	8	–	20	.286
Western Carolina	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296

† 1988 SoCon Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster edit

1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Carnell Ross	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
G	5	Larry Stewart	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Fr	South Holland, Illinois
G	12	Morris Lyons	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	20	Daren Chandler	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Starke, Florida
G	22	Patrick Shepphard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	24	Vincent Ingram	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Martinsville, Virginia
F	30	Shendi Moon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Marietta, Georgia
G	32	Mike Collins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Leavenworth, Kansas
F	34	Vincent Robinson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Bridgeport, Alabama
F	40	John McCloud	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Gary, Indiana
G	41	John Reid	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Chattanooga, Tennessee
F	42	Chris Behrends	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Peoria, Illinois
G	44	Benny Green	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Little Rock, Arkansas
C	50	Ron Spunar	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Ligonier, Indiana
C	51	Lance Fulse	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	Sr	Fort Meade, Florida
F	52	John Feltman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Nashville, Tennessee

Source:^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 4, 1987*		Maryland-Baltimore County	W 78–67	1–0	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1987*		Tennessee State	W 72–65	2–0	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 7, 1987*		Tennessee Tech	W 95–89	3–0	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 12, 1987*		at Middle Tennessee	L 76–92	3–1	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 15, 1987*		at VCU	L 69–74	3–2	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Dec 21, 1987*		Texas	W 71–70	4–2	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1987*		Yale	W 72–54	5–2	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1987*		Southwestern Louisiana	W 83–72	6–2	UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
SoCon tournament
Mar 4, 1988*		vs. Davidson Quarterfinals	W 83–69	18–12	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1988*		vs. Marshall Semifinals	W 71–70	19–12	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 6, 1988*		vs. VMI Championship game	W 75–61	20–12	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1988*	(16 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Oklahoma First Round	L 66–94	20–13	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[3]