News 12 Then: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of a Mocs National Championship
This story aired in 1992 as the Mocs were moving into the new McKenzie Arena.
Members of Mocs 1977 National Championship Basketball Team Celebrate 40th Anniversary
Chattanooga-(WDEF) During halftime of the Mocs basketball game Saturday against ETSU, Chattanooga plans to honor their 1977 national championship team. UTC beat Randolph Macon 71-62 for the Division II crown. Now players and coaches from that team are celebrating the…
Mocs Looking For Big Crowd Saturday Against ETSU
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Mocs are hoping for a big crowd tomorrow against ETSU. The Bucs had over six-thousand at their place when they beat the Mocs earlier this year. Chattanooga would love to top the Bucs attendance totals. General admission seats…
UNC Greensboro Knocks Off the Lady Mocs For First Time Since 2007
(gomocs.com) GREENSBORO, N.C. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga suffered a setback Thursday night with a 75-72 overtime loss to UNCG in Southern Conference women's basketball action at Fleming Gym. The loss was the Mocs first to the Spartans…
Mocs Basketball Team Still Has Much to Accomplish This Season
Chattanooga-(WDEF) After their win over VMI on Wednesday night, the UTC men are now two games out of first with four games to go in the regular season. While winning the SoCon title make take some luck, head coach Matt…
Mocs Stay in Thick of SoCon Race With Win Over VMI
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) - Tre' McLean had 19 points and seven rebounds, Greg Pryor added 16 points, and Chattanooga kept pace in the Southern Conference with a 74-68 win over VMI on Wednesday night. UTC made 6 of 7 shots,…
Mocs Chelsey Shumpert Takes Over Point Guard Position After Bouncing Back From Knee Injury
Chattanooga-(WDEF) In high school, Mocs guard Chelsey Shumpert tore her ACL in her right knee. Then at the start of last season, she hurt the same knee by injuring the LCL. She basically missed all of last year for Chattanooga.…
Mocs Keionta Davis and Corey Levin Officially Invited to NFL Combine
(gomocs.com) The 2017 NFL Combine officially includes a pair of Mocs. The NFL released the official participant list for this year's combine today, and both Keionta Davis and Corey Levin got the call. Davis and Levin were four-year letter winners…
Mocs Jasmine Joyner Honored Again as SoCon Player of the Week
SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Jasmine Joyner was named the Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for games played Feb. 7-13, the conference announced Tuesday. Joyner led the Mocs’ effort in a 70-62 comeback…
Mocs Basketball Plan Special Celebration Saturday For 40th Anniversary of 1977 Division II National Title
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs complete a busy stretch of three on the road over a week’s time Wednesday at VMI. They return to McKenzie Arena Saturday hosting ETSU and celebrating a very special group. It’s the 40th anniversary of the…
Dominating Third Quarter Lifts UTC Women Over Rival ETSU
(gomcos.com) JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga outscored ETSU 26-8 in the third quarter Friday night at Brooks Gym to claim a 70-62 win over the Bucs in Southern Conference women’s basketball action. The Mocs improve…
Mocs Softball Team Loses Their First Two Games of the Season
(gomocs.com) CLERMONT, FLA. --- The Chattanooga Mocs softball team out-hit the opposition in both occasions, but left 17 runners on base in two 5-1 defeats to Morgan State and Liberty as part of the NTC Tournament. GAME 1 | Morgan…
Furman With a Block and Hook in the Final Seconds to Beat Chattanooga
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Devin Sibley made a key block, which lead to Kris Acox's turnaround hook shot with 5.1 seconds left, and Furman beat Chattanooga 60-56 on Thursday night for sole possession of first place in the Southern Conference.…
Mocs Coach Matt McCall Expects a Dogfight to Close Out SoCon Regular Season
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Mocs basketball team will play their next three games on the road, starting Thursday night against Furman. Chattanooga is currently tied for second in the SoCon standings with an 8-3 league mark, one game back of first place…
Chattanooga Mocs Football Team Signs Two More Recruits
(gomocs.com) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football head coach Tom Arth added two more signees to the 2017 recruiting class today. UTC welcomes Demond and Demyan Ross from Panama City, Fla., upping the total signing class to 21 newcomers for…
Mocs Guard Greg Pryor Recalls His Incredible Shot Against Greensboro
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - Mocs basketball fans got chills Thursday night watching Greg Pryor's spectacular 3-point shot that made SportsCenter's top ten plays of the night as UTC blasted Greensboro 91-68. Said Mocs coach Matt McCall on McKenzie Arena environment:…
Circus Shot From Mocs Greg Pryor Highlights Blow Out Win Over Greensboro
Chattanooga-(WDEF) After losing to UNC Greensboro earlier this season, the Mocs basketball team was more than ready for the Roundhouse rematch on Thursday. The Mocs built a 40 point lead in the second half before winning 91-68 to snap their…
UTC Women Beat Mercer to Move Back Into Sole Possession of First in the Southern Conference
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team ran past Mercer 70-50 Thursday night at the McKenzie Arena in Southern Conference action to retake the conference lead. Chattanooga improves to 13-9 overall and 7-1 in…
Mocs Release 2017 Football Schedule
(gomocs.com) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team released its 2017 schedule today. Five of the 11 contests are at Finley Stadium this fall. UTC opens with the previously announced non-conference matchup against Jacksonville State in Montgomery, Ala., on…
New Mocs Coach Tom Arth Signs 19 Kids in First Recruiting Class
(gomocs.com) Head coach Tom Arth announced his first signing class at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga today. The Mocs hauled in 19 signees that compose one of the top groups of incoming talent in the Football Championship Subdivision. "I…
Baylor Fullback Cole Johnson Commits to Chattanooga
The Mocs football team has added another local recruit in Baylor fullback Cole Johnson, who has verbally committed to UTC. Johnson is pretty stout at 6-foot, 250-pounds. He also played defensive line for the Red Raiders. Johnson plans to sign…
Mocs Hoping to Bounce Back After 2 Straight Losses at Midway Point of SoCon Season
Chattanooga-(WDEF) The Chattanooga Mocs suffered their second straight loss as they fell to ETSU on Saturday. It marked the first back-to-back losses for UTC under head coach Matt McCall. Chattanooga is 6-3 at the midway point of the SoCon season,…
Central Offensive Lineman McClendon Curtis Verbally Commits to UTC
The Chattanooga Mocs have added a big recruit. Literally. It's 6-8, 300-pound offensive lineman McClendon Curtis of Central. He's rated a three-star recruit by 24-7 sports. Curtis picked the Mocs over several D-One programs like App State and Georgia Southern.…
UTC Announces Hall of Fame Class For 2017
(gomocs.com) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Department and the Office of Alumni Affairs announced the Class of 2017 Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees today. Five new members were chosen for induction, along with the four special award honorees.…