# 2021–22 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by fifth-year head coach Lamont Paris, played their home games at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). 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.

## Previous season

In a 2020–21 season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mocs finished the season 18–8, 9–7 in SoCon play, to finish in fourth place. They lost to East Tennessee State in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 26, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Wooster | W 94–60 | | McKenzie Arena (2,019) Chattanooga, TN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 10:00 p.m. | | at Loyola Marymount | W 75–64 | 1–0 | Gersten Pavilion (1,503) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville Coke Zero Classic | W 75–45 | 2–0 | McKenzie Arena (2,250) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech Coke Zero Classic | W 69–62 | 3–0 | McKenzie Arena (2,701) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 20, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU | W 56–54 | 4–0 | Siegel Center (7,202) Richmond, VA |
| November 23, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Covenant | W 100–39 | 5–0 | McKenzie Arena (8,910) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 27, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | College of Charleston | L 66–68 | 5–1 | McKenzie Arena (2,244) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | W 82–65 | 6–1 | Eblen Center (802) Cookeville, TN |
| December 5, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | W 85–64 | 7–1 | Allen Arena (2,081) Nashville, TN |
| December 8, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 78–73 | 8–1 | Kimmel Arena (405) Asheville, NC |
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee Wesleyan | W 104–55 | 9–1 | McKenzie Arena (2,469) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 68–76 | 9–2 | Curb Event Center (2,075) Nashville, TN |
| December 18, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 76–87 | 9–3 | Allen Arena (3,791) Murray, KY |
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | W 77–65 | 10–3 | McKenzie Arena (2,730) Chattanooga, TN |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | East Tennessee State | W 82–52 | 11–3 (1–0) | McKenzie Arena (3,025) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wofford | W 75–67 | 12–3 (2–0) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (992) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 8, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | The Citadel | W 85–67 | 13–3 (3–0) | McKenzie Arena (2,284) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | L 59–70 | 13–4 (3–1) | Ramsey Center (2,749) Cullowhee, NC |
| January 15, 2022 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Furman | W 71–69 | 14–4 (4–1) | McKenzie Arena (3,607) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | W 72–64 | 15–4 (5–1) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,749) Greensboro, NC |
| January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VMI | W 78–74 | 16–4 (6–1) | Cameron Hall (2,345) Lexington, VA |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wofford | W 71–60 | 17–4 (7–1) | McKenzie Arena (3,211) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 29, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at The Citadel | W 75–62 | 18–4 (8–1) | McAlister Field House (1,003) Charleston, SC |
| February 2, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 72–80 | 18–5 (8–2) | Pete Hanna Center (1,465) Homewood, AL |
| February 5, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Mercer | W 77–68 | 19–5 (9–2) | McKenzie Arena (3,192) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mercer Rescheduled from January 1 | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 20–5 (10–2) | Hawkins Arena (1,826) Macon, GA |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 65–47 | 21–5 (11–2) | McKenzie Arena (3,128) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | W 64–58 | 22–5 (12–2) | Timmons Arena (2,502) Greenville, SC |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | L 70–73 | 22–6 (12–3) | McKenzie Arena (3,101) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI | L 75–80 | 22–7 (12–4) | McKenzie Arena (3,651) Chattanooga, TN |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | W 83–77 | 23–7 (13–4) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,610) Johnson City, TN |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Samford | W 70–57 | 24–7 (14–4) | McKenzie Arena (4,015) Chattanooga, TN |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (9) The Citadel Quarterfinals | W 71–66 | 25–7 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| March 6, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | (1) | vs. (4) Wofford Semifinals | W 79–56 | 26–7 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| March 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (1) | vs. (2) Furman Championship | W 64–63 $^{OT}$ | 27–7 | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2022 6:50 p.m., TNT | (13 S) | vs. (4 S) No. 19 Illinois First round | L 53–54 | 27–8 | PPG Paints Arena (17,410) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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