1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

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.

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

1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	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

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	Head coach Mack McCarthy Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*		vs. Southwest Baptist	W 95–90	1–0
Nov 28, 1987*		at Hawaii–Hilo	W 85–81	2–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium  Hilo, Hawaii
Dec 4, 1987*		Maryland-Baltimore County	W 78–67	3–0	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1987*		Tennessee State	W 72–65	4–0	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 7, 1987*		Tennessee Tech	W 95–89	5–0	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 12, 1987*		at Middle Tennessee	L 76–92	5–1	Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 15, 1987*		at VCU	L 69–74	5–2	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Dec 21, 1987*		Texas	W 71–70	6–2	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1987*		Yale Coca-Cola Classic	W 72–54	7–2	UTC Arena (4,712) Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1987*		Southwestern Louisiana	W 83–72	8–2	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 2, 1988*		vs. UMKC	W 64–55	9–2
Jan 3, 1988*		at UAB UAB Classic	L 67–81	9–3	BJCC Coliseum  Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 9, 1988		East Tennessee State	W 88–63	10–3 (1–0)	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 11, 1988		Appalachian State	W 76–43	11–3 (2–0)	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 16, 1988		at Davidson	L 65–81	11–4 (2–1)	Johnston Gym  Davidson, North Carolina
Jan 18, 1988		at Furman	L 62–77	11–5 (2–2)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium  Greenville, South Carolina
Jan 21, 1988		at The Citadel	W 77–63	12–5 (3–2)	North Charleston High School  North Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 23, 1988*		at Southern Miss	L 84–98	12–6	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 28, 1988		Western Carolina	W 71–48	13–6 (4–2)	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1988		Marshall	L 94–95	13–7 (4–3)	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 1, 1988		at VMI	L 61–68	13–8 (4–4)	Cameron Hall  Lexington, Virginia
Feb 6, 1988		at Western Carolina	L 65–66	14–8 (5–4)	Ramsey Center  Cullowhee, North Carolina
Feb 11, 1988		Davidson	W 83–77	15–8 (6–4)	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1988		at East Tennessee State	L 80–83	15–9 (6–5)	Memorial Center  Johnson City, Tennessee
Feb 15, 1988		at Appalachian State	L 65–67	15–10 (6–6)	Varsity Gymnasium  Boone, North Carolina
Feb 20, 1988		Furman	W 75–55	16–10 (7–6)	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 22, 1988		The Citadel	L 68–69	16–11 (7–7)	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 27, 1988		VMI	W 77–70	17–11 (8–7)	UTC Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Feb 29, 1988		at Marshall	L 77–93	17–12 (8–8)	Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, West Virginia
SoCon tournament
Mar 4, 1988*	(5)	vs. (4) Davidson Quarterfinals	W 83–69	18–12	Asheville Civic Center  Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1988*	(5)	vs. (1) Marshall Semifinals	W 71–70	19–12	Asheville Civic Center  Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 6, 1988*	(5)	vs. (7) 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.

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