2022–23 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by first-year head coach Dan Earl, played their home games at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference.

2022–23 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	18–17 (7–11 SoCon)
Head coach	Dan Earl (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Ander Galfsky Scott Greenman Kenneth White
Home arena	McKenzie Arena

2022–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Furman †	15	–	3		.833			28	–	8		.778
Samford	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
UNC Greensboro	14	–	4		.778			20	–	12		.625
Western Carolina	10	–	8		.556			18	–	16		.529
East Tennessee State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
Wofford	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Chattanooga	7	–	11		.389			18	–	17		.514
Mercer	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
The Citadel	5	–	13		.278			10	–	22		.313
VMI	2	–	16		.111			7	–	25		.219
† 2023 SoCon tournament winner

Previous season

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.

Roster

2022–23 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, Florida F 1 KC Hankton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina G 2 Jamaal Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS So Chattanooga, Tennessee G 3 Honor Huff 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Brooklyn, New York F 4 Sam Alexis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Apopka, Florida G 5 Jamal Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Birmingham, Alabama G 10 Dalvin White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) GS Norcross, Georgia G 11 Ashton Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 163 lb (74 kg) RS Jr Memphis, Tennessee G 12 Johnny Taylor Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Ocoee, Florida G 13 Kristion Courseault 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California F 22 Demetrius Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia C 33 Jake Stephens 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) GS Bunker Hill, West Virginia G/F 34 Randy Brady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Chattanooga, Tennessee G/F 35 Grant Ledford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Knoxville, Tennessee G 55 Brody Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Houston, Texas	Head coach Dan Earl (Penn State) Assistant coach(es) Ander Galfsky (Birmingham–Southern) Scott Greenman (Princeton) Kenneth White (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 5, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		at College of Charleston	L 78–85	0–1	TD Arena (4,006) Charleston, SC
November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Oakland City	W 93–49	1–1	McKenzie Arena (2,755) Chattanooga, TN
November 15, 2022* 7:30 pm, SECN+		at Ole Miss	L 58–70	1–2	SJB Pavilion (5,479) Oxford, MS
November 19, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Covenant	W 108–55	2–2	McKenzie Arena (2,510) Chattanooga, TN
November 23, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	L 66–72	2–3	McKenzie Arena (2,717) Chattanooga, TN
November 26, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	W 69–66	3–3	McKenzie Arena (2,934) Chattanooga, TN
November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	W 81–74	4–3	Eblen Center (831) Cookeville, TN
December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 82–71	5–3	Paul Porter Arena (334) Boiling Springs, NC
December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 88–76	6–3	McKenzie Arena (2,658) Chattanooga, TN
December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Johnson (TN)	W 97–47	7–3	McKenzie Arena (2,452) Chattanooga, TN
December 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	W 82–73	8–3	Murphy Center (5,832) Murfreesboro, TN
December 18, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 79–83 OT	8–4	McKenzie Arena (3,466) Chattanooga, TN
December 21, 2022* 3:00 pm, SECN+		at Georgia	L 65–72	8–5	Stegeman Coliseum (7,918) Athens, GA
SoCon Regular season
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at The Citadel	L 68–76	8–6 (0–1)	McAlister Field House (1,237) Charleston, SC
December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	W 80–51	9–6 (1–1)	Hawkins Arena  Macon, GA
January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 61–73	9–7 (1–2)	Greensboro Coliseum (1,082) Greensboro, NC
January 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		VMI	W 85–78	10–7 (2–2)	McKenzie Arena (3,556) Chattanooga, TN
January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 95–76	11–7 (3–2)	McKenzie Arena (3,009) Chattanooga, TN
January 14, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Samford	L 74–75	11–8 (3–3)	Pete Hanna Center (3,027) Homewood, AL
January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	L 69–77	11–9 (3–4)	McKenzie Arena (3,402) Chattanooga, TN
January 21, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	L 62–78	11–10 (3–5)	McKenzie Arena (3,751) Chattanooga, TN
January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	L 80–85	11–11 (3–6)	McKenzie Arena (2,908) Chattanooga, TN
January 28, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	W 73–64	12–11 (4–6)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,914) Johnson City, TN
February 1, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 58–79	12–12 (4–7)	Timmons Arena (1,627) Greenville, SC
February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	L 68–83	12–13 (4–8)	Ramsey Center (3,157) Cullowhee, NC
February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	W 82–63	13–13 (5–8)	McKenzie Arena (3,061) Chattanooga, TN
February 11, 2023 3:30 pm, CBSSN		Mercer	W 73–56	14–13 (6–8)	McKenzie Arena (3,680) Chattanooga, TN
February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI	W 78–58	15–13 (7–8)	Cameron Hall (790) Lexington, VA
February 18, 2023 12:00 pm, CBSSN		UNC Greensboro	L 76–93	15–14 (7–9)	McKenzie Arena (3,560) Chattanooga, TN
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	L 70–75	15–15 (7–10)	McKenzie Arena (3,189) Chattanooga, TN
February 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	L 74–86	15–16 (7–11)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,941) Spartanburg, SC
SoCon tournament
March 3, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) VMI First round	W 92–72	16–16	Harrah's Cherokee Center (2,765) Asheville, NC
March 4, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+/Nexstar	(7)	vs. (2) Samford Quarterfinals	W 85–82	17–16	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
March 5, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPNU	(7)	vs. (6) Wofford Semifinals	W 74–62	18–16	Harrah's Cherokee Center (5,367) Asheville, NC
March 6, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN	(7)	vs. (1) Furman Championship	L 79–88	18–17	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source

See also

• 2022–23 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball