2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represent 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, play their home games at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference.

2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2020–21 record14–5 (5–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tanner Bronson
  • Eddie Shannon
  • David McKinley
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wofford93 .750  126  .667
UNC Greensboro83 .727  136  .684
East Tennessee State73 .700  117  .611
Furman63 .667  126  .667
Chattanooga55 .500  145  .737
VMI55 .500  109  .526
Mercer46 .400  117  .611
The Citadel37 .300  107  .588
Samford26 .250  69  .400
Western Carolina19 .100  811  .421
2021 SoCon Tournament winner
As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 24, 2020

[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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 
Mufreesboro, 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
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 Postponed 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 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium 
Spartanburg, SC
February 13, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+
The Citadel McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
February 15, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee State McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
February 17, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Carolina McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
February 21, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
February 24, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
VMI McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3] [4]

References

  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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