# 2015–16 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by first year head coach Matt McCall, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 15–3 in SoCon play to win the SoCon regular season championship. They defeated Samford, Western Carolina, and East Tennessee State to be champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Indiana. In March 2016, McCall was named SoCon Coach of the Year.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Chuck Ester | Forward | 6–7 | 218 | Junior | Geismar, Louisiana |
| 1 | Greg Pryor | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2 | Dee Oldham | Guard | 6–4 | 208 | Senior | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 3 | ZaQwaun Matthews | Guard | 6–4 | 171 | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 4 | Johnathan Burroughs-Cook | Guard | 6–2 | 177 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 5 | Justin Tuoyo | Forward | 6–10 | 235 | Junior | Fayetteville, Georgia |
| 10 | Peyton Woods | Guard | 6–3 | 167 | Freshman | Monticello, Kentucky |
| 12 | K.J. Bates | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 14 | Alex Bran | Guard | 6–1 | 182 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 15 | Eric Robertson | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Senior | Huntsville, Alabama |
| 20 | Duke Ethridge | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Senior | Lakeland, Georgia |
| 23 | Tre McLean | Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Junior | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 24 | Casey Jones | Guard | 6–5 | 205 | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 34 | Jackson White | Forward | 6–9 | 212 | Freshman | Richmond, Virginia |
| 42 | Rich Kalina | Center | 7–0 | 252 | Freshman | Acworth, Georgia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2015* 7:00 pm | | Covenant | W 91–63 | | McKenzie Arena (2,332) Chattanooga, TN |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | W 92–90 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Stegeman Coliseum (5,925) Athens, GA |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | | Hiwassee | W 94–55 | 2–0 | McKenzie Arena (3,241) Chattanooga, TN |
| 11/21/2015* 8:30 pm, BTN | | at Illinois Emerald Coast Classic | W 81–77 | 3–0 | Prairie Capital Convention Center (5,653) Springfield, IL |
| 11/23/2015* 8:00 pm | | at No. 4 Iowa State Emerald Coast Classic | L 63-83 | 3–1 | Hilton Coliseum (13,305) Ames, IA |
| 11/27/2015* 12:00 pm | | vs. Alabama State Emerald Coast Classic | W 95–58 | 4–1 | Northwest Florida State College (250) Niceville, FL |
| 11/28/2015* 1:00 pm | | vs. Jacksonville State Emerald Coast Classic | W 62–52 | 5–1 | Northwest Florida State College (250) Niceville, FL |
| 11/30/2015* 8:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 54–64 | 5–2 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,072) Monroe, LA |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee Wesleyan | W 91–63 | 6–2 | McKenzie Arena (2,153) Chattanooga, TN |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Dayton | W 61–59 | 7–2 | UD Arena (12,425) Dayton, OH |
| 12/15/2015* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech | W 80–69 | 8–2 | McKenzie Arena (2,500) Chattanooga, TN |
| 12/18/2015* 7:00 pm | | Kennesaw State | W 78–66 | 9–2 | McKenzie Arena (2,421) Chattanooga, TN |
| 12/22/2015* 3:00 pm | | Radford | W 77–75 | 10–2 | McKenzie Arena (2,522) Chattanooga, TN |
| 12/29/2015* 7:30 pm | | at Lipscomb | W 80–56 | 11–2 | Allen Arena (1,392) Nashville, TN |
| 01/02/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at The Citadel | W 84–78 | 12–2 (1–0) | McAlister Field House (1,332) Charleston, SC |
| 01/05/2016 7:00 pm | | Mercer | W 74–62 | 13–2 (2–0) | McKenzie Arena (3,361) Chattanooga, TN |
| 01/09/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Furman | L 55–70 | 13–3 (2–1) | Timmons Arena (1,651) Greenville, SC |
| 01/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wofford | W 77–68 | 14–3 (3–1) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,108) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm | | Western Carolina | W 77–58 | 15–3 (4–1) | McKenzie Arena (2,523) Chattanooga, TN |
| 01/16/2016 5:00 pm | | East Tennessee State | W 94–84 | 16–3 (5–1) | McKenzie Arena (5,003) Chattanooga, TN |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UNC Greensboro | W 73–60 | 17–3 (6–1) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,718) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Samford | W 63–56 | 18–3 (7–1) | Pete Hanna Center (2,549) Homewood, AL |
| 02/01/2016 7:00 pm | | The Citadel | W 125–85 | 19–3 (8–1) | McKenzie Arena (2,587) Chattanooga, TN |
| 02/04/2016 7:30 pm | | Wofford | W 79–63 | 20–3 (9–1) | McKenzie Arena (3,340) Chattanooga, TN |
| 02/06/2016 5:00 pm | | Furman | W 62–54 | 21–3 (10–1) | McKenzie Arena (4,894) Chattanooga, TN |
| 02/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | W 72–66 | 22–3 (11–1) | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA |
| 02/11/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Carolina | L 61–67 | 22–4 (11–2) | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC |
| 02/13/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Tennessee State | W 76–68 | 23–4 (12–2) | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm | | VMI | W 85–59 | 24–4 (13–2) | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| 02/20/2016 5:00 pm | | UNC Greensboro | L 64–79 | 24–5 (13–3) | McKenzie Arena (5,718) Chattanooga, TN |
| 02/27/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Samford | W 77–66 | 25–5 (14–3) | McKenzie Arena (5,564) Chattanooga, TN |
| 02/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at VMI Postponed from 1/23/16 | W 67–65 | 26–5 (15–3) | Cameron Hall (1,211) Lexington, VA |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (8) Samford Quarterfinals | W 59–54 | 27–5 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,667) Asheville, NC |
| 03/06/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (5) Western Carolina Semifinals | W 73–69 | 28–5 | U.S. Cellular Center (6,019) Asheville, NC |
| 03/07/2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (2) East Tennessee State Championship | W 73–67 | 29–5 | U.S. Cellular Center (3,058) Asheville, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2016* 7:10 pm, CBS | (12 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 14 Indiana First Round | L 74–99 | 29–6 | Wells Fargo Arena (16,774) Des Moines, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||