2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	18–8 (9–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Lamont Paris (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tanner Bronson; Eddie Shannon; David McKinley;
Home arena	McKenzie Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Greensboro †	13	–	5	.722	21	–	9	.700
Wofford	12	–	5	.706	15	–	9	.625
Furman	10	–	5	.667	16	–	9	.640
Chattanooga	9	–	7	.563	18	–	8	.692
East Tennessee State	8	–	7	.533	13	–	12	.520
VMI	7	–	7	.500	13	–	12	.520
Mercer	8	–	9	.471	18	–	11	.621
The Citadel	5	–	11	.313	13	–	12	.520
Western Carolina	4	–	13	.235	11	–	16	.407
Samford	2	–	9	.182	6	–	13	.316

† 2021 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by fourth-year head coach Lamont Paris, played their home games at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Mocs finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UNC Greensboro in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament before losing in the semifinals to Wofford.^[1]

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	A.J. Caldwell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Sarasota, Florida
G	2	Jamaal Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Chattanooga, Tennessee
G	3	David Jean-Baptiste	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Miami, Florida
G	10	Alex Tostado	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Guadalajara, Mexico
F	11	Mark Tikhonenko	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	RS Jr	Moscow, Russia
G	12	Ashton Smith	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	So	Memphis, Tennessee
G	13	Malachi Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Belleville, Illinois
G/F	14	Grant Ledford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Knoxville, Tennessee
F	21	Josh Ayeni	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	GS	Zaria, Nigeria
G	23	Trey Doomes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Acworth, Georgia
F	24	Prosper Obidiebube	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Lagos, Nigeria
F	25	Jaden Frazier	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Pulaski, Virginia
F	33	Stefan Kenić	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Belgrade, Serbia
F		Darius Banks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Sr	St. Petersburg, Florida
F		KC Hankton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina

Head coach

Lamont Paris (Wooster)

Assistant coach(es)

Tanner Bronson (Wisconsin)
Eddie Shannon (Florida)
David McKinley (Ohio)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 24, 2020

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
November 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Lander	W 99–63	1–0	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	W 62–54	2–0	Gentry Complex (644) Nashville, TN
December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	W 79–72	3–0	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
December 7, 2020* 7:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	W 80–70	4–0	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
December 9, 2020* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 77–68	5–0	Freedom Hall (853) Louisville, KY
December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Georgia	W 83–61	6–0	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
December 16, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 69–66	7–0	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
December 19, 2020* 3:00 pm		at UAB	W 69–66	8–0	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
December 22, 2020* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State	W 66–63	9–0	Gentry Complex (147) Nashville, TN
SoCon Regular season
December 30, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	L 73–77	9–1 (0–1)	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
January 2, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI	L 79–84	9–2 (0–2)	Cameron Hall (150) Lexington, VA
January 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	W 73–68	10–2 (1–2)	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
January 9, 2021 1:00 pm		at The Citadel	L 87–92	10–3 (1–3)	McAlister Field House (636) Charleston, SC
January 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	W 83–80	11–3 (2–3)	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	L 59–77	11–4 (2–4)	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
January 20, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	W 70–64	12–4 (3–4)	Pete Hanna Center (512) Homewood, AL
January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Greensboro	L 66–74	12–5 (3–5)	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	Cancelled		Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
February 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 74–67	13–5 (4–5)	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	W 67–65	14–5 (5–5)	Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
February 10, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	W 78–66	15–5 (6–5)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
February 13, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	W 70–66	16–5 (7–5)	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
February 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	W 53–51	17–5 (8–5)	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
February 17, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 89–81	18–5 (9–5)	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
February 21, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 50–58	18–6 (9–6)	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
February 24, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	L 77–81	18–7 (9–7)	Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
February 27, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		VMI	Cancelled		McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2021 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) East Tennessee State Quarterfinals	L 53–63	18–8	Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3] ^[4]

References[edit]

^ "2019-20 Chattanooga Men's Basketball results". gomocs.com. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster". Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Chattanooga Men's Basketball Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

[1] "2019-20 Chattanooga Men's Basketball results". gomocs.com. Retrieved November 30, 2019.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster". Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.

[4] "2020-21 Chattanooga Men's Basketball Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

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Previous season[edit]

Roster[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]