2008–09 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

2008–09 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionNorth
Record18–17 (11–9 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Conrady
  • Brent Jolly
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
Seasons
← 2007–08
2009–10 →
2008–09 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
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

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]

Roster

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2008–09 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Stephen McDowell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
GS Indianapolis, Indiana
G 1 Jasper Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Washington, D.C.
G 2 Dontay Hampton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Chattanooga, Tennessee
F 4 Dante Harvey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Stone Mountain, Georgia
F 5 Chris Early 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Huntington, West Virginia
G 11 Zach Ferrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Nashville, Tennessee
G 14 Jeff Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS So Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 22 Ricky Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Brownsville, Tennessee
G 23 Ty Patterson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Anderson, South Carolina
G 31 Keyron Sheard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Red Bank, New Jersey
F 33 Kevin Goffney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Ethel, Louisiana
F 34 Nicchaeus Doaks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Trenton, Tennessee
F 44 Khalil Hartwell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C 53 Jeremy Saffore 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
RS So Nashville, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2022

Source[2]

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.

Source[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Blaney takes reins as Connecticut cruises by Chattanooga in 1st round". ESPN. March 19, 2009. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster". Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Chattanooga - Season Statistics". Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "2008 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.