# 2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference.

## Previous season

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

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Covenant | W 89–44 | 1–0 | McKenzie Arena (2,946) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ACCNX | | at Louisville | W 81–71 | 2–0 | KFC Yum! Center (10,634) Louisville, KY |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | W 72–64 | 3–0 | McKenzie Arena (2,846) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 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 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | 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 Lipscomb | L 68–82 | 5–2 | Allen Arena (2,132) Nashville, TN |
| December 3, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 80–87 | 5–3 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,808) Morehead, KY |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Wesleyan | W 112–51 | 6–3 | McKenzie Arena (2,901) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 16, 2023* 8:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 88–72 | 7–3 | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,227) Huntsville, AL |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 69–66 | 8–3 | McKenzie Arena (3,026) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 22, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 83–85 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,501) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 30, 2023* 5:00 pm, SECN | | at Auburn | L 66–101 | 8–5 | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| SoCon Regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 74–89 | 8–6 (0–1) | Pete Hanna Center (1,083) Homewood, AL |
| January 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Furman | W 73–58 | 9–6 (1–1) | McKenzie Arena (3,901) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | VMI | W 109–61 | 10–6 (2–1) | McKenzie Arena (3,241) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | UNC Greensboro | L 54–70 | 10–7 (2–2) | McKenzie Arena (3,438) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mercer | W 74–60 | 11–7 (3–2) | Hawkins Arena (1,872) Macon, GA |
| January 21, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at East Tennessee State | W 81–74 | 12–7 (4–2) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,869) Johnson City, TN |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wofford | W 79–65 | 13–7 (5–2) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,146) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | The Citadel | W 90–62 | 14–7 (6–2) | McKenzie Arena (3,503) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | W 91–85 | 15–7 (7–2) | Ramsey Center (1,895) Cullowhee, NC |
| February 3, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Samford | L 56–78 | 15–8 (7–3) | McKenzie Arena (4,000) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VMI | W 88–84 | 16–8 (8–3) | Cameron Hall (2,365) Lexington, VA |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | W 89–61 | 17–8 (9–3) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,329) Greensboro, NC |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | W 84–71 | 18–8 (10–3) | McKenzie Arena (3,025) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 18, 2024 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Furman | L 65–82 | 18–9 (10–4) | Timmons Arena (2,377) Greenville, SC |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wofford | W 81–65 | 19–9 (11–4) | McKenzie Arena (3,019) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at The Citadel | L 62–71 | 19–10 (11–5) | McAlister Field House (1,553) Charleston, SC |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 84–75 | 20–10 (12–5) | McKenzie Arena (3,054) Chattanooga, TN |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 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 $^{OT}$ | 21–12 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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