BREAKING: Lady Mocs’ Coach Wes Moore to take job at North Carolina State

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By Hannah Lazar and Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN—Wes Moore, currently the coach of the UTC Lady Mocs women’s basketball team, has been hired at North Carolina State as its new women’s basketball coach. “It’s definitely mixed emotions,” Moore said. “It’s been an unbelievable 15 years here.” Interim athletic director Laura Herron confirmed that Moore will [...]

Shulman out as men’s basketball coach

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By Sean Jones & Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN—Officials announced Wednesday that John Shulman has been released from his position as head men’s basketball coach, just weeks after finishing his ninth season at the helm of the program. “I join other friends and supporters of our basketball program in saluting John for the investment he made [...]

Moc Maniac finishes his 27th season cheering for the teams he loves

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Moc-ing it up another year: Moc Maniac Dewayne Gass dresses up as Scrappy and puts on a show for the UTC McKenzie Arena trying to get the crowd fired up, and involved with the action to cheer the Chattanooga Basketball teams on to victory.

By Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN–The game against Appalachian State did not only end the regular season for the basketball team, but also ended the 27th season for Dewayne Gass, or as most basketball fans would know him, the Moc Maniac. If you have come to a men’s or women’s basketball game, you have surely encountered [...]

Lady Mocs take first seat in Southern Conference

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By Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN—The Lady Mocs took back-to-back wins at home against both Western Carolina and Davidson to go undefeated at home and clinch the first seat in the SoCon. Nothing could stop Chattanooga on Saturday when the Lady Mocs ran over the Lady Catamounts by a dominating 81-39 score. Chattanooga blew out of the [...]

Mocs redeem record against Elon after loss to UNC-Greensboro

By Matthew Cates, Chattanooga, TN—The Mocs basketball team closed out their 2013 home slate with a gutsy 72-68 win over Elon Saturday night in McKenzie Arena. The win came just two nights after the Mocs were embarrassed by UNC-Greensboro on the same court by way of a 68-94 thumping. “After Thursday, to come back two [...]

Lady Mocs basketball finish 2-0 over road weekend

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By Zack Kirby, Chattanooga, TN—The women’s basketball team picked up two road conference wins to improve to 23-3 overall and 16-1 in the SoCon. On Saturday, the Lady Mocs led with the 20-second half points of junior Ashlen Dewart, from Spartanburg, S.C., to defeat the College of Charleston 73-58. At halftime, the score was tied [...]

Mocs basketball falls in rankings after loss to Georgia Southern

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By Matthew Cates, Chattanooga, TN—The Chattanooga Mocs basketball team lost 59-57 Saturday night at Georgia Southern, extending their current conference skid to four games. The Mocs erased a 21-point deficit late in the second half, but couldn’t overcome a 3-pointer by Eric Ferguson with 11 seconds left in the game. “We’ve had some bad cards [...]

Lady Mocs basketball remains first in Southern Conference

Kicking some App: Junior Taylor Hall, from New Tazewell, Tenn., posted a game-high 15 points and  11 rebounds against App. State.

By Shawna O’Neal, Chattanooga, TN—The Lady Mocs basketball team returned home for the first time since Jan. 14 last Saturday night to go head to head in Southern Conference action against Appalachian State. Chattanooga defeated the Lady Mountaineers with a close score of 59-55, moving the Lady Mocs up to 16-3 for an overall record [...]

Men’s basketball team loses two conference games

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By Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN—The men’s basketball team came home from a long weekend on the road with two conference losses to Elon and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The Mocs hit the road Thursday to take on Elon on their home turf in Elon, N.C. The Mocs were looking to steal the [...]

Mocs basketball splits away games

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By Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN—It was a back and forth week for the Mocs when they traveled to the Citadel and the College of Charleston and walked away with a win at one and a loss at the other. The Mocs started off their spring semester by traveling to not just one but two away [...]