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2014–15 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

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2014–15 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record22–10 (15–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wofford 16 2   .889 28 7   .800
Chattanooga 15 3   .833 22 10   .688
Mercer 12 6   .667 19 16   .543
Western Carolina 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
East Tennessee State 8 10   .444 16 14   .533
VMI 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Samford 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
The Citadel 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
UNC Greensboro 6 12   .333 11 22   .333
Furman 5 13   .278 11 22   .333
2015 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by second year head coach Will Wade, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 15–3 in SoCon play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Furman. Despite having 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On April 7, head coach Will Wade resigned to become the head coach at VCU.[1] He finished at Chattanooga with a two-year record of 40–25.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Chuck Ester Forward 6–7 220 Sophomore Geismar, Louisiana
1 Greg Pryor Guard 6–1 195 Sophomore Memphis, Tennessee
2 Jacolby Mobley Guard 5–11 169 Junior Starkville, Mississippi
3 Lance Stokes Forward 6–7 225 Senior Orlando, Florida
5 Justin Tuoyo Forward 6–10 220 Sophomore Fayetteville, Georgia
10 Martynas Bareika Guard 6–5 215 Senior Kėdainiai, Lithuania
11 Ronrico White Guard 6–3 170 Senior Knoxville, Tennessee
12 K.J. Bates Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Memphis, Tennessee
14 Alex Bran Guard 6–1 180 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
15 Eric Robertson Guard 6–4 200 Junior Huntsville, Alabama
20 Duke Ethridge Forward 6–6 225 Junior Lakeland, Georgia
21 Brandon Maxwell Guard 6–1 167 Freshman Orlando, Florida
22 Shaq Preston Guard 6–3 190 Freshman New Orleans, Louisiana
23 Tre McLean Forward 6–5 195 Sophomore Charleston, South Carolina
24 Casey Jones Guard 6–5 200 Junior New Orleans, Louisiana

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
5:30 pm
Hiwassee W 110–53  1–0
McKenzie Arena (3,426)
Chattanooga, TN
11/16/2014*
1:00 pm, ESPNews
at No. 3 Wisconsin
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 45–89  1–1
Kohl Center (17,279)
Madison, WI
11/18/2014*
9:00 pm, FS2
at Butler
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 48–70  1–2
Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,409)
Indianapolis, IN
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 67–69  1–3
Eblen Center (1,276)
Cookeville, TN
11/26/2014*
12:00 pm
Robert Morris
Battle 4 Atlantis
W 61–46  2–3
McKenzie Arena (2,426)
Chattanooga, TN
11/27/2014*
2:30 pm
Coastal Carolina
Battle 4 Atlantis
W 78–67  3–3
McKenzie Arena (2,136)
Chattanooga, TN
11/29/2014*
12:00 pm
at Kennesaw State L 69–77  3–4
KSU Convocation Center (842)
Kennesaw, GA
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia L 55–86  3–5
McKenzie Arena (3,784)
Chattanooga, TN
12/08/2014*
7:00 pm
Montreat W 104–50  4–5
McKenzie Arena (2,386)
Chattanooga, TN
12/11/2014
6:00 pm
at The Citadel W 67–48  5–5 (1–0)
McAlister Field House (1,220)
Charleston, SC
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm
Northern Kentucky W 93–81  6–5
McKenzie Arena (2,361)
Chattanooga, TN
12/19/2014*
8:00 pm, ASN
at Middle Tennessee L 58–68  6–6
Murphy Center (4,017)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/22/2014*
8:00 pm, ASN
UAB W 83–67  7–6
McKenzie Arena (2,609)
Chattanooga, TN
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm
Lipscomb W 78–60  8–6
McKenzie Arena (2,749)
Chattanooga, TN
01/03/2015
7:00 pm
Furman W 72–60  9–6 (2–0)
McKenzie Arena (2,738)
Chattanooga, TN
01/05/2015
8:00 pm, ASN
Wofford L 64–68  9–7 (2–1)
McKenzie Arena (2,927)
Chattanooga, TN
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
Western Carolina W 66–60  10–7 (3–1)
McKenzie Arena (2,724)
Chattanooga, TN
01/10/2015
4:00 pm
at East Tennessee State W 74–71 OT 11–7 (4–1)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,605)
Johnson City, TN
01/15/2015
8:00 pm
at Samford W 82–76  12–7 (5–1)
Pete Hanna Center (1,363)
Homewood, AL
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
VMI W 86–64  13–7 (6–1)
McKenzie Arena (3,190)
Chattanooga, TN
01/24/2015
6:00 pm
UNC Greensboro W 81–72  14–7 (7–1)
McKenzie Arena (4,177)
Chattanooga, TN
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer L 72–75 OT 14–8 (7–2)
Hawkins Arena (3,585)
Macon, GA
01/31/2015
6:00 pm
The Citadel W 78–73  15–8 (8–2)
McKenzie Arena (4,307)
Chattanooga, TN
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
at Furman W 74–71 OT 16–8 (9–2)
Timmons Arena (1,001)
Greenville, SC
02/07/2015
4:30 pm
at Western Carolina L 70–73  16–9 (9–3)
Ramsey Center (3,063)
Cullowhee, NC
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
at Wofford W 56–46  17–9 (10–3)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,897)
Spartanburg, SC
02/14/2015
6:00 pm
Samford W 79–72  18–9 (11–3)
McKenzie Arena (3,807)
Chattanooga, TN
02/19/2015
7:00 pm
Mercer W 74–61  19–9 (12–3)
McKenzie Arena (4,043)
Chattanooga, TN
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, ASN
East Tennessee State W 67–59  20–9 (13–3)
McKenzie Arena (5,179)
Chattanooga, TN
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at VMI W 86–82 2OT 21–9 (14–3)
Cameron Hall (1,127)
Lexington, VA
02/28/2015
5:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro W 61–58  22–9 (15–3)
Greensboro Coliseum (3,412)
Greensboro, NC
SoCon tournament
03/07/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Furman
Quarterfinals
L 67–69  22–10
U.S. Cellular Center (3,544)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "WILL WADE NAMED VCU MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH - VCU". www.vcuathletics.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2014.