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topicnews · September 5, 2024

Chattanooga Mocs announce schedule for non-conference basketball games

Chattanooga Mocs announce schedule for non-conference basketball games

(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA – The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball program has finalized its official non-league schedule for the 2024-25 season as head coach Dan Earl announced the full roster on Wednesday.

The season begins on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles, Calif., against Big Ten member USC before the West Coast trip concludes on Nov. 7 at perennial Saint Mary’s (Calif.). The home game against Morehead State is scheduled for Nov. 14 and will be the first of seven non-conference games at the Roundhouse, including the Coke Classic on Nov. 25-27.

2024-25 Non-Conference Schedule

DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

Mon., 4 November

at USC

Los Angeles, California.

Thursday, November 7

at Saint Mary’s (CA)

Moraga, California.

Mon., 11 November

at Austin Peay

Clarksville, Tennessee.

Thursday, November 14

State of Morehead

McKenzie Arena

Sun., 17 November

at SEMO

Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Thursday, 21 November

Johnson (TN)

McKenzie Arena

Mon., 25 November

State of Tennessee**

McKenzie Arena

Wednesday, November 27

Bryant**

McKenzie Arena

Tuesday, December 3

Lip comb

McKenzie Arena

Thursday, December 12

in Evansville

Indianapolis, IN.

Sun., 15 December

Alabama A&M

McKenzie Arena

Wednesday, December 18

Tennessee Wesleyan

McKenzie Arena

Sat., 21 December

in Indiana

Bloomington, Indiana.

Dates, locations and opponents are subject to change. Game times will be announced.

**Coke Classic (McKenzie Arena, TSU/Bryant on November 26th)

Noteworthy events in the schedule

– Five Postseason teams of 2023-24.

– NCAA T (Saint Mary’s & Morehead St.); CIT (Alabama A&M & Austin Peay); CBI (Evansville).

– 201-168 (.545): Overall record of opponents 2023-24 (DI only).

– Eight of the eleven DI opponents won 17+ games last season.

– 67-30 (.691): Home record of away opponents 2023–24 (DI only).

– The first three opponents (USC/SMC/APSU) achieved a record of 37-13 at home last season.

– The opening game on November 4th is USC’s first game as Big Ten Member.

– Also head coach Eric Musselman’s first game at the helm of the Trojans.

– Saint Mary’s won 20+ games in each of the last 16 seasons.

– 123-48 (.719) against non-conference opponents over the last 10 seasons.

– First meeting with state opponent Austin Peay since 2011.

– 19th All-time meeting against the Govs.

– State of Tennessee and Bryant Join UTC for the Coke Classic at McKenzie Arena.

– Bryant went 20-13 last season, while TSU went 18-15.

– First visit to the famous Auditorium (Indiana) since 2011.

– First meeting with the Hoosiers since the 2016 NCAA tournament.

Detailed schedule outlook

Chattanooga will open at USC, now a member of the Big Ten, on Nov. 4, marking the program’s second season opener in Los Angeles, Calif., in recent years after earning a win at Loyola Marymount to open the 2021-22 title season. The two teams will meet for the second time in series history (USC – W, 73-46 – 11/21/08).

The Mocs then move north to Moraga, Calif., to face West Coast regular and national power Saint Mary’s (Calif.) on Nov. 7. It will be the first-ever meeting between the Mocs and the Gaels, who earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth consecutive year in 2023-24.

Chattanooga remains on the road for an in-state game on Nov. 11 at Austin Peay, which will be the first meeting with the Govs since 2011. UTC will play its first home game on Nov. 14 against Morehead State, which was also an NCAA Tournament team last season.

After a road game at SEMO on Nov. 17, the Mocs will play their next five games at McKenzie Arena, including an MTE event (Nov. 25-27) with Tennessee State and Bryant. Home play begins on Nov. 21 against Johnson (TN) and ends on Dec. 3 against Lipscomb.

UTC will travel to Evansville on Dec. 12 for the first time in program history to play a rematch of last year’s meeting at the Roundhouse. Alabama A&M comes to the Scenic City on Dec. 15 to play a game that is also a rematch of last year’s season.

Tennessee Wesleyan visits on Dec. 18 before the non-conference finale begins at Big Ten member Indiana at Assembly Hall on Dec. 21. The Mocs and Hoosiers will meet for the fourth time overall and the first time since the 2016 NCAA Tournament.

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