# 1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

The 1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Mack McCarthy and the team played their home games at the UTC Arena. After finishing tied for 5th in the conference regular season standings, the Mocs won the SoCon tournament, earning an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. Chattanooga was beaten in the opening round by No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Oklahoma, 94–66.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1987* | | vs. Southwest Baptist | W 95–90 | 1–0 | |
| Nov 28, 1987* | | at Hawaii–Hilo | W 85–81 | 2–0 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii |
| Dec 4, 1987* | | Maryland-Baltimore County | W 78–67 | 3–0 | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | Tennessee State | W 72–65 | 4–0 | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 7, 1987* | | Tennessee Tech | W 95–89 | 5–0 | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | at Middle Tennessee | L 76–92 | 5–1 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Dec 15, 1987* | | at VCU | L 69–74 | 5–2 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 21, 1987* | | Texas | W 71–70 | 6–2 | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 29, 1987* | | Yale Coca-Cola Classic | W 72–54 | 7–2 | UTC Arena (4,712) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 30, 1987* | | Southwestern Louisiana | W 83–72 | 8–2 | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 2, 1988* | | vs. UMKC | W 64–55 | 9–2 | |
| Jan 3, 1988* | | at UAB UAB Classic | L 67–81 | 9–3 | BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | East Tennessee State | W 88–63 | 10–3 (1–0) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 11, 1988 | | Appalachian State | W 76–43 | 11–3 (2–0) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | at Davidson | L 65–81 | 11–4 (2–1) | Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina |
| Jan 18, 1988 | | at Furman | L 62–77 | 11–5 (2–2) | Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina |
| Jan 21, 1988 | | at The Citadel | W 77–63 | 12–5 (3–2) | North Charleston High School North Charleston, South Carolina |
| Jan 23, 1988* | | at Southern Miss | L 84–98 | 12–6 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Jan 28, 1988 | | Western Carolina | W 71–48 | 13–6 (4–2) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | Marshall | L 94–95 | 13–7 (4–3) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 1, 1988 | | at VMI | L 61–68 | 13–8 (4–4) | Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia |
| Feb 6, 1988 | | at Western Carolina | L 65–66 | 14–8 (5–4) | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| Feb 11, 1988 | | Davidson | W 83–77 | 15–8 (6–4) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | at East Tennessee State | L 80–83 | 15–9 (6–5) | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Feb 15, 1988 | | at Appalachian State | L 65–67 | 15–10 (6–6) | Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | Furman | W 75–55 | 16–10 (7–6) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 22, 1988 | | The Citadel | L 68–69 | 16–11 (7–7) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | VMI | W 77–70 | 17–11 (8–7) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 29, 1988 | | at Marshall | L 77–93 | 17–12 (8–8) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1988* | (5) | vs. (4) Davidson Quarterfinals | W 83–69 | 18–12 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| Mar 5, 1988* | (5) | vs. (1) Marshall Semifinals | W 71–70 | 19–12 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| Mar 6, 1988* | (5) | vs. (7) VMI Championship game | W 75–61 | 20–12 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1988* | (16 SE) | vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Oklahoma First Round | L 66–94 | 20–13 | The Omni Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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