The 1996–97 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UT Chattanooga, UTC, or Chattanooga) is a public university in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1886 and is part of the University of Tennessee System.
History
UTC was founde ...
as a member of the
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I. Southern Conference College football, football teams c ...
during the
1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1996 and concluded in the 64-team 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose finals were held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Arizona Wildcats ear ...
. Their head coach was
Mack McCarthy and the team played their home games at
UTC Arena. The Mocs won the regular season and
SoCon tournament titles, the latter earning the Mocs an automatic bid to the
1997 NCAA tournament. Participating in the Big Dance for the fourth time in five years, Chattanooga made a run to the Sweet Sixteen by defeating No. 3 seed Georgia
and No. 6 seed Illinois
before falling to No. 10 seed Providence in the Southeast Regional semifinals.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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SoCon tournament
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NCAA tournament
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References
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