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.

1981–82 Chattanooga Mocs basketball
SoCon regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Southern Conference
Division	South
Record	27–4 (15–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Murray Arnold (3rd season)
Home arena	Maclellan Gymnasium

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

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 Murray Arnold 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, 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

Main article: 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings