2008–09_Chattanooga_Mocs_basketball_team

2008–09 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
2008–09 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
Southern Conference Tournament champion
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southern Conference
	North
Record	18–17 (11–9 SoCon)
Head coach	John Shulman (5th season);
Assistant coaches	David Conrady; Brent Jolly;
Home arena	McKenzie Arena
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2008–09 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by head coach John Shulman, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference. The Mocs won a share of the SoCon North Division title, and won the 2009 SoCon tournament, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the 16th seed in the West region. Chattanooga was beaten by top seed Connecticut in the first round, 103–47.^[1]

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Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 15, 2008* 7:00 pm		at No. 14 Tennessee	L 75–114	0–1	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,864) Knoxville, TN
November 17, 2008* 8:00 pm		at Missouri Puerto Rico Tip-Off Opening Round	L 75–103	0–2	Mizzou Arena (5,275) Columbia, MO
November 20, 2008* 4:30 pm		vs. No. 13 Memphis Puerto Rico Tip-Off	L 71–83	0–3	Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 21, 2008* 5:00 pm		vs. No. 20 USC Puerto Rico Tip-Off	L 46–73	0–4	Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 23, 2008* 10:30 am		vs. Fairfield Puerto Rico Tip-Off	L 42–61	0–5	Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 29, 2008* 7:30 pm		Tennessee Temple	W 108–67	1–5	McKenzie Arena (2,494) Chattanooga, TN
December 13, 2008 7:00 pm		at No. 20 Davidson	L 95–100	1–6 (0–1)	John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC
December 17, 2008* 7:00 pm		at East Tennessee State	L 70–82	1–7	Memorial Center (3,102) Johnson City, TN
December 20, 2008* 8:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 65–61	2–7	Harrison HPER Complex (245) Itta Bena, MS
December 22, 2008* 7:00 pm		at Alabama	L 63–82	2–8	Coleman Coliseum (8,511) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 29, 2008* 8:00 pm		Tennessee Wesleyan Dr. Pepper Classic	W 102–70	3–8	McKenzie Arena (3,176) Chattanooga, TN
December 30, 2008* 8:00 pm		vs. Niagara Dr. Pepper Classic	W 99–84	4–8	McKenzie Arena (3,569) Chattanooga, TN
January 3, 2009 5:30 pm		at Georgia Southern	L 74–78	4–9 (0–2)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,285) Statesboro, GA
January 8, 2009 7:00 pm		Wofford	L 66–69	4–10 (0–3)	McKenzie Arena (2,843) Chattanooga, TN
January 10, 2009 7:00 pm		Furman	W 73–46	5–10 (1–3)	McKenzie Arena (3,160) Chattanooga, TN
January 12, 2009 7:05 pm		at The Citadel	W 76–70	6–10 (2–3)	McAlister Field House (1,326) Charleston, SC
January 15, 2009 7:00 pm		Appalachian State	W 78–74 ^OT	7–10 (3–3)	McKenzie Arena (3,208) Chattanooga, TN
January 17, 2009 7:30 pm		Western Carolina	W 82–75	8–10 (4–3)	McKenzie Arena (3,863) Chattanooga, TN
January 22, 2009 7:00 pm		at UNC Greensboro	W 72–54	9–10 (5–3)	Fleming Gymnasium (968) Greensboro, NC
January 24, 2009 7:00 pm		at Elon	L 85–86 ^2OT	9–11 (5–4)	Alumni Gym (1,222) Elon, NC
January 28, 2009 7:00 pm		Davidson	L 70–92	9–12 (5–5)	McKenzie Arena (9,234) Chattanooga, TN
January 31, 2009 5:00 pm		Georgia Southern	W 100–87	10–12 (6–5)	McKenzie Arena (3,810) Chattanooga, TN
February 5, 2009 7:00 pm		at Wofford	W 84–77	11–12 (7–5)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,439) Spartanburg, SC
February 7, 2009 4:00 pm		at Furman	L 70–72	11–13 (7–6)	Timmons Arena (2,006) Greenville, SC
February 9, 2009 8:30 pm		at Samford	W 66–56	12–13 (8–6)	Pete Hanna Center (1,021) Birmingham
February 12, 2009 7:00 pm		Elon	W 76–54	13–13 (9–6)	McKenzie Arena (3,190) Chattanooga, TN
February 14, 2009 7:00 pm		UNC Greensboro	W 84–75	14–13 (10–6)	McKenzie Arena (3,301) Chattanooga, TN
February 21, 2009 7:00 pm		Samford	W 67–62	15–13 (11–6)	McKenzie Arena (4,273) Chattanooga, TN
February 23, 2009 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	L 77–86	15–14 (11–7)	McKenzie Arena (3,414) Chattanooga, TN
February 26, 2009 7:00 pm		at Appalachian State	L 82–88	15–15 (11–8)	Holmes Center (1,387) Boone, NC
February 28, 2009 7:00 pm		at Western Carolina	L 77–86	15–16 (11–9)	Ramsey Center (2,679) Cullowhee, NC
Southern Conference tournament
March 7, 2009 7:00 pm	(N1)	(N5) Elon SoCon Quarterfinals	W 79–78	16–16	McKenzie Arena (4,560) Chattanooga, TN
March 8, 2009 8:30 pm	(N1)	(N3) Samford SoCon Semifinals	W 81–70	17–16	McKenzie Arena (5,497) Chattanooga, TN
March 9, 2009 7:00 pm	(N1)	(S3) College of Charleston SoCon Championship	W 80–69	18–16	McKenzie Arena (5,042) Chattanooga, TN
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2009	(16 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 5 Connecticut NCAA First Round	L 47–103	18–17	Wachovia Center (18,322) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Western Carolina	11	–	9	.550	16	–	15	.516
Chattanooga †	11	–	9	.550	18	–	17	.514
Samford	9	–	11	.450	16	–	16	.500
Appalachian State	9	–	11	.450	13	–	18	.419
Elon	7	–	13	.350	11	–	20	.355
UNC Greensboro	4	–	16	.200	5	–	25	.167
South
Davidson	18	–	2	.900	27	–	8	.771
The Citadel	15	–	5	.750	20	–	13	.606
Charleston	15	–	5	.750	27	–	9	.750
Wofford	12	–	8	.600	16	–	14	.533
Georgia Southern	5	–	15	.250	8	–	22	.267
Furman	4	–	16	.200	6	–	24	.200

† SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

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