2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represents the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by second-year head coach Dan Earl, play their home games at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference.

2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record21–12 (12–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ander Galfsky
  • Scott Greenman
  • Ricardo Rush Jr.
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Samford153 .833296 .829
UNC Greensboro126 .6672111 .656
Chattanooga126 .6672112 .636
Western Carolina117 .6112210 .688
Furman108 .5561716 .515
Wofford108 .5561715 .531
East Tennessee State810 .4441916 .543
Mercer810 .4441617 .485
The Citadel315 .1671121 .344
VMI117 .056428 .125
2024 SoCon tournament winner

Previous season

The Mocs finished the 2022–23 season 18–17, 7–11 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place.[1] In the SoCon tournament, they defeated VMI,[2] upset Samford[3] and Wofford to advance to the championship game,[4] where they would fall to top-seeded Furman.[5]

Roster

2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Noah Melson6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrDouglasville, Georgia
G1Ryan Lopez5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrOoltewah, Tennessee
G2Trey Bonham6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)SrMobile, Alabama
G3Honor Huff5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)162 lb (73 kg)SoBrooklyn, New York
F4Sam Alexis6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)SoApopka, Florida
G/F5Sean Cusano6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrHilton Head, South Carolina
F10Tyler Millin6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)SrCalera, Alabama
G11Rudy Fitzgibbons III6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)156 lb (71 kg)JrAtlanta, Georgia
F21Collin Mulholland6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)218 lb (99 kg)FrKitchener, Ontario
G/F22Demetrius Davis6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg)SrAtlanta, Georgia
G24TJ Kolbe6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrHendersonville, Tennessee
F25Jan Zidek6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)GSPrague, Czech Republic
G/F34Randy Brady6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS SoChattanooga, Tennessee
G77Myles Che6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrLos Angeles, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
CovenantW 89–44 1–0
McKenzie Arena (2,946)
Chattanooga, TN
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+/ACCNX
at LouisvilleW 81–71 2–0
KFC Yum! Center (10,634)
Louisville, KY
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
BellarmineW 72–64 3–0
McKenzie Arena (2,846)
Chattanooga, TN
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee TechW 68–63 4–0
McKenzie Arena (3,023)
Chattanooga, TN
November 24, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville
Coke Zero Sugar Classic
L 77–85 OT4–1
McKenzie Arena (3,148)
Chattanooga, TN
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State
Coke Zero Sugar Classic
W 72–56 5–1
McKenzie Arena (2,907)
Chattanooga, TN
November 29, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at LipscombL 68–82 5–2
Allen Arena (2,132)
Nashville, TN
December 3, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Morehead StateL 80–87 5–3
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,808)
Morehead, KY
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee WesleyanW 112–51 6–3
McKenzie Arena (2,901)
Chattanooga, TN
December 16, 2023*
8:00 pm
at Alabama A&MW 88–72 7–3
Alabama A&M Events Center (1,227)
Huntsville, AL
December 19, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–WebbW 69–66 8–3
McKenzie Arena (3,026)
Chattanooga, TN
December 22, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at MilwaukeeL 83–85 OT8–4
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,501)
Milwaukee, WI
December 30, 2023*
5:00 pm, SECN
at AuburnL 66–101 8–5
Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
SoCon Regular season
January 3, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at SamfordL 74–89 8–6
(0–1)
Pete Hanna Center (1,083)
Homewood, AL
January 6, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
FurmanW 73–58 9–6
(1–1)
McKenzie Arena (3,901)
Chattanooga, TN
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
VMIW 109–61 10–6
(2–1)
McKenzie Arena (3,241)
Chattanooga, TN
January 13, 2024
7:00 pm, CBSSN
UNC GreensboroL 54–70 10–7
(2–2)
McKenzie Arena (3,438)
Chattanooga, TN
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at MercerW 74–60 11–7
(3–2)
Hawkins Arena (1,872)
Macon, GA
January 21, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at East Tennessee StateW 81–74 12–7
(4–2)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,869)
Johnson City, TN
January 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at WoffordW 79–65 13–7
(5–2)
Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,146)
Spartanburg, SC
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
The CitadelW 90–62 14–7
(6–2)
McKenzie Arena (3,503)
Chattanooga, TN
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western CarolinaW 91–85 15–7
(7–2)
Ramsey Center (1,895)
Cullowhee, NC
February 3, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+
SamfordL 56–78 15–8
(7–3)
McKenzie Arena (4,000)
Chattanooga, TN
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at VMIW 88–84 16–8
(8–3)
Cameron Hall (2,365)
Lexington, VA
February 10, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC GreensboroW 89–61 17–8
(9–3)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,329)
Greensboro, NC
February 14, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee StateW 84–71 18–8
(10–3)
McKenzie Arena (3,025)
Chattanooga, TN
February 18, 2024
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at FurmanL 65–82 18–9
(10–4)
Timmons Arena (2,377)
Greenville, SC
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
WoffordW 81–65 19–9
(11–4)
McKenzie Arena (3,019)
Chattanooga, TN
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at The CitadelL 62–71 19–10
(11–5)
McAlister Field House (1,553)
Charleston, SC
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
MercerW 84–75 20–10
(12–5)
McKenzie Arena (3,054)
Chattanooga, TN
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Western CarolinaL 63–82 20–11
(12–6)
McKenzie Arena (3,874)
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon tournament
March 9, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Wofford
Quarterfinals
W 75–57 21–11
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 10, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (7) East Tennessee State
Semifinals
L 84–85 OT21–12
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

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