# 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.

## 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.

## 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. ||||||
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