# 1981–82 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

The 1981–82 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Murray Arnold and the team played their home games at Maclellan Gymnasium for the final season. The Mocs won the regular season and SoCon tournament titles, the latter earning the Mocs an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament. Participating in the tournament for the second consecutive season, Chattanooga knocked off No. 7 seed NC State in the first round before losing to No. 2 seed Minnesota, 52–51, in the round of 32.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1981* | | vs. Middle Tennessee Coors Classic | W 62–54 | 1–0 | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nov 28, 1981* | | at Tennessee State Coors Classic | W 85–57 | 2–0 | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 5, 1981* | | at Mississippi State | L 57–69 | 2–1 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Dec 11, 1981* | | Tennessee Temple | W 85–68 | 3–1 | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 14, 1981 | | Appalachian State | W 52–42 | 4–1 (1–0) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 18, 1981* | | Samford | W 88–46 | 5–1 | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 19, 1981* | | Charleston Southern | W 88–70 | 6–1 | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 28, 1981* | | at Tennessee–Martin | W 48–42 | 7–1 | Skyhawk Arena Martin, Tennessee |
| Dec 30, 1981* | | at UAB | L 50–76 | 7–2 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (5,318) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 2, 1982* | | Tennessee Wesleyan | W 92–52 | 8–2 | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 5, 1982 | | at Appalachian State | W 81–63 | 9–2 (2–0) | Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina |
| Jan 9, 1982 | | The Citadel | W 79–72 | 10–2 (3–0) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 11, 1982 | | Davidson | W 71–55 | 11–2 (4–0) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 16, 1982 | | at East Tennessee State | W 78–73 | 12–2 (5–0) | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Jan 19, 1982 | | at Furman | W 89–72 | 13–2 (6–0) | Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina |
| Jan 23, 1982 | | VMI | W 81–61 | 14–2 (7–0) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 25, 1982 | | at The Citadel | W 83–65 | 15–2 (8–0) | McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina |
| Jan 27, 1982 | | Furman | W 74–58 | 16–2 (9–0) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 30, 1982 | | at Davidson | W 66–59 | 17–2 (10–0) | Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina |
| Feb 2, 1982* | | Alabama–Huntsville | W 54–47 | 18–2 | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 3, 1982 | | at Western Carolina | L 56–60 | 18–3 (10–1) | Reid Gymnasium Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| Feb 6, 1982 | | at Marshall | W 83–68 | 19–3 (11–1) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia |
| Feb 8, 1982 | | at VMI | W 80–50 | 20–3 (12–1) | Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia |
| Feb 13, 1982 | | Western Carolina | W 85–61 | 21–3 (13–1) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 15, 1982 | | East Tennessee State | W 71–60 | 22–3 (14–1) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 22, 1982 | | Marshall | W 100–82 | 23–3 (15–1) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 1982* | (1) | (8) Appalachian State Quarterfinals | W 62–53 | 24–3 | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Mar 6, 1982* | (1) | vs. (4) East Tennessee State Semifinals | W 70–65 | 25–3 | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia |
| Mar 7, 1982* | (1) | vs. (3) Davidson Championship game | W 69–58 | 26–3 | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1982* | (10 ME) | vs. (7 ME) NC State First round | W 58–51 | 27–3 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Mar 14, 1982* | (10 ME) | vs. (2 ME) No. 7 Minnesota Second round | L 61–62 | 27–4 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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