# 2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by first-year head coach Lamont Paris, played their home games at McKenzie Arena and as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 10–23, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish in last place. They defeated Samford in the first round of the SoCon tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to East Tennessee State.

## Previous season

The Mocs finished the 2016–17 season 19–12, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish for fourth place. In the SoCon tournament, they lost to Wofford in the quarterfinals.
On March 29, 2017, head coach Matt McCall left the program to take the head coaching job at UMass. On April 3, the Mocs hired Wisconsin assistant Lamont Paris as the new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 9:00 pm | | at Wyoming Cayman Islands Classic | L 65–74 | 0–1 | Arena-Auditorium (5,056) Laramie, WY |
| Nov 13, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at UAB Cayman Islands Classic | L 47–89 | 0–2 | Bartow Arena (2,985) Birmingham, AL |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hiwassee | W 94–46 | 1–2 | McKenzie Arena (2,370) Chattanooga, TN |
| Nov 20, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Alabama State Cayman Islands Classic mainland semifinals | W 67–50 | 2–2 | McKenzie Arena (2,332) Chattanooga, TN |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville State Cayman Islands Classic mainland finals | L 75–77 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | McKenzie Arena (2,211) Chattanooga, TN |
| Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tennessee Wesleyan | W 95–60 | 3–3 | McKenzie Arena (2,305) Chattanooga, TN |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Akron | L 70–75 | 3–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,305) Akron, OH |
| Dec 2, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UT Martin | W 66–63 | 4–4 | McKenzie Arena (3,676) Chattanooga, TN |
| Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Marshall | L 66–70 | 4–5 | Cam Henderson Center (4,811) Huntington, WV |
| Dec 10, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Charlotte | W 64–50 | 5–5 | McKenzie Arena (3,676) Chattanooga, TN |
| Dec 17, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Tennessee Tech | L 76–82 | 5–6 | Eblen Center (1,039) Cookeville, TN |
| Dec 21, 2017* 1:00 pm | | at Jacksonville State | W 70–67 | 6–6 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,002) Jacksonville, AL |
| Dec 23, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia State | L 48–71 | 6–7 | McKenzie Arena (2,108) Chattanooga, TN |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 8:00 pm | | at Samford | L 56–73 | 6–8 (0–1) | Pete Hanna Center (1,067) Homewood, AL |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Carolina | L 63–75 | 6–9 (0–2) | McKenzie Arena (3,844) Chattanooga, TN |
| Jan 6, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | East Tennessee State | L 66–85 | 6–10 (0–3) | McKenzie Arena (4,444) Chattanooga, TN |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Furman | L 55–73 | 6–11 (0–4) | McKenzie Arena (2,471) Chattanooga, TN |
| Jan 13, 2017 1:00 pm | | at The Citadel | L 101–110 $^{OT}$ | 6–12 (0–5) | McAlister Field House (573) Charleston, SC |
| Jan 15, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Mercer | L 71–75 $^{OT}$ | 6–13 (0–6) | Hawkins Arena (3,476) Macon, GA |
| Jan 20, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Wofford | L 67–71 | 6–14 (0–7) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,983) Spartanburg, SC |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Samford | W 78–71 | 7–14 (1–7) | McKenzie Arena (3,069) Chattanooga, TN |
| Jan 27, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | VMI | L 69–70 | 7–15 (1–8) | McKenzie Arena (4,778) Chattanooga, TN |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Greensboro | W 87–85 $^{2OT}$ | 8–15 (2–8) | McKenzie Arena (2,503) Chattanooga, TN |
| Feb 1, 2017 7:30 pm | | at Western Carolina | L 68–70 | 8–16 (2–9) | Ramsey Center (1,109) Cullowhee, NC |
| Feb 3, 2017 4:00 pm | | at East Tennessee State | L 61–81 | 8–17 (2–10) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,149) Johnson City, TN |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | The Citadel | W 85–82 | 9–17 (3–10) | McKenzie Arena (2,409) Chattanooga, TN |
| Feb 10, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Mercer | L 75–84 | 9–18 (3–11) | McKenzie Arena (4,380) Chattanooga, TN |
| Feb 15, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Furman | L 56–75 | 9–19 (3–12) | Timmons Arena (1,511) Greenville, SC |
| Feb 17, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wofford | L 64–74 | 9–20 (3–13) | McKenzie Arena (4,235) Chattanooga, TN |
| Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm | | at UNC Greensboro | L 51–72 | 9–21 (3–14) | Greensboro Coliseum (5,062) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 25, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at VMI | L 65–68 | 9–22 (3–15) | Cameron Hall (1,147) Lexington, VA |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (10) | vs. (7) Samford First round | W 89–79 | 10–22 | U.S. Cellular Center (2,138) Asheville, NC |
| Mar 3, 2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (10) | vs. (2) East Tennessee State Quarterfinals | L 59–77 | 10–23 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,431) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||