# 1982–83 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

The 1982–83 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Murray Arnold and the team played their home games at the newly opened UTC Arena. The Mocs won the regular season and SoCon tournament titles, the latter earning the Mocs an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament. Participating in the Big Dance for the third straight year, Chattanooga was beaten in the opening round by No. 8 seed Maryland, 52–51.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1982* | | vs. Austin Peay Tennessee Classic | W 72–69 | 1–0 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Nov 27, 1982* | | vs. Tennessee State Tennessee Classic | W 68–51 | 2–0 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Dec 1, 1982* | | No. 14 Tennessee First Game in UTC Arena | L 49–55 | 2–1 | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 4, 1982* | | Tennessee Wesleyan | W 94–47 | 3–1 | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 11, 1982* | | Columbus | W 79–64 | 4–1 | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 17, 1982* | | Navy Krystal Classic | W 80–67 | 5–1 | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 18, 1982* | | Mississippi State Krystal Classic | W 62–54 | 6–1 | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 21, 1982* | | North Carolina | L 66–73 | 6–2 | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 3, 1983* | | Tennessee–Martin | W 81–68 | 7–2 | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 8, 1983 | | at East Tennessee State | W 76–73 | 8–2 (1–0) | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Jan 13, 1983 | | Appalachian State | W 85–53 | 9–2 (2–0) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 15, 1983 | | Davidson | W 71–63 | 10–2 (3–0) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 19, 1983 | | at The Citadel | W 58–57 | 11–2 (4–0) | McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina |
| Jan 24, 1983 | | East Tennessee State | W 78–66 | 12–2 (5–0) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 27, 1983 | | at Marshall | L 67–73 | 12–3 (5–1) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia |
| Jan 29, 1983 | | at VMI | W 82–68 | 13–3 (6–1) | Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia |
| Feb 2, 1983 | | at Appalachian State | W 50–48 | 14–3 (7–1) | Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina |
| Feb 5, 1983 | | Marshall | W 88–71 | 15–3 (8–1) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 7, 1983 | | VMI | W 64–54 | 16–3 (9–1) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 12, 1983 | | Furman | W 82–56 | 17–3 (10–1) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 14, 1983 | | The Citadel | W 85–68 | 18–3 (11–1) | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 19, 1983 | | at Davidson | W 73–71 | 19–3 (12–1) | Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina |
| Feb 21, 1983 | | at Furman | W 52–51 | 20–3 (13–1) | Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina |
| Feb 26, 1983 | | at Western Carolina | W 74–62 | 21–3 (14–1) | Reid Gymnasium Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| Feb 28, 1983* | | Tennessee Temple | W 78–62 | 22–3 | UTC Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Mar 5, 1983 | | Western Carolina | W 76–73 | 23–3 (15–1) | The McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1983* | (1) No. 18 | vs. (8) Appalachian State Quarterfinals | W 71–58 | 24–3 | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia |
| Mar 11, 1983* | (1) No. 18 | vs. (4) Western Carolina Semifinals | W 77–75 $^{OT}$ | 25–3 | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia |
| Mar 12, 1983* | (1) No. 18 | vs. (3) East Tennessee State Championship game | W 70–62 | 26–3 | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1983* | (9 MW) No. 15 | vs. (8 MW) Maryland First round | L 51–52 | 26–4 | The Summit Houston, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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