Chattanooga Lady Mocs basketball

Chattanooga Lady Mocs
2015–16 Chattanooga Lady Mocs basketball team
University University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
First season 1974–75
All-time record 825–428 (.658)
Conference SoCon
Location Chattanooga, TN
Head coach Jim Foster (3rd year)
Arena McKenzie Arena
(Capacity: 10,928)
Nickname
Colors Navy, Old Gold, and Silver[1]
              
NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round
2004
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1989, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference tournament champions
1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference regular season champions
1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

The Chattanooga Lady Mocs basketball team represents the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in NCAA women's basketball competition. The team is currently coached by third-year head coach Jim Foster and play their home games at McKenzie Arena.[2]

The Lady Mocs have won 16 SoCon Tournament championships, four consecutively since 2013, and have made 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently in 2016. The current team began the season ranked 25th in the AP Poll.[3]

Current roster

2015–16 East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Home town
G 1 Payne, AliciaAlicia Payne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Memphis, TN
F/C 3 Joyner, JasmineJasmine Joyner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Southaven, MS
G 5 Noblit, Anna ClaireAnna Claire Noblit 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Tuscumbia, AL
F 10 Alford, QueenQueen Alford  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Decatur, GA
G 14 Melton, MollyMolly Melton 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Knoxville, TN
G/F 20 Gilbert, KeianaKeiana Gilbert 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Columbia, TN
G/F 21 Vanlandingham, SydneySydney Vanlandingham  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Hermitage, TN
G 22 Davenport, ShelbyShelby Davenport 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Murfreesboro, TN
G 23 Johnson, MosesMoses Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Atlanta, GA
G 24 Burks, NakeiaNakeia Burks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Huntsville, AL
G 25 Schumpert, ChelseyChelsey Schumpert 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Paducah, KY
F/C 30 Chilton, AnsleyAnsley Chilton  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Trenton, GA
G/F 35 Gilbert, AryannaAryanna Gilbert  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Columbia, TN
F/C 41 Wert, AshlynAshlyn Wert  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Lancaster, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Katie Burrows
  • Brittany Jonson
  • John McCray
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Chattanooga coaching history

The Chattanooga Lady Mocs have had only five coaches in their 41-season history: Grace Keith, Sharon Fanning-Otto, Craig Parrott, Wes Moore, and Jim Foster, currently in his third year.

Grace Keith

Keith had settled into teaching for two years at Chattanooga's Hixson Elementary School, following her 12 years of coaching the girls' basketball team at Hixson High School. Title IX became law in 1972 and began affecting the mostly male-dominated college athletics across the US, allowing women to participate. Harold Wilkes, then athletic director for UTC and friend to Keith's superiors, offered her a job as head coach for the UTC Mocettes. After a few chaotic months of building a program, the former intramural Chattanooga team began its varsity era in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, eight years before the NCAA allowed women's basketball as a sport. In 1976, Keith retired from basketball to return to teaching.[4]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tennessee-Chattanooga (1974–1976)
1974–75 Tennessee-Chattanooga 8–11  
1975–76 Tennessee-Chattanooga 13–12  
Tennessee-Chattanooga: 21-23
Total: 21-23 (.477)

Sharon Fanning-Otto

One of the players Keith recruited was Chattanooga High School standout Sharon Fanning, who also played and later coached both UTC's volleyball (until 1978) and women's basketball teams. Fanning also renamed the Mocettes as the Lady Mocs. In 1982, the NCAA began hosting women's championships. The Lady Mocs joined the Southern Conference, which only included East Tennessee State, Marshall and Appalachian State University. UTC claimed the first regular season title that year and went on to win five straight titles under Fanning's leadership. She went on to become an eight-year head coach for the Kentucky Wildcats in 1987 and retired in 2012, following a 17-year coaching career with the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs.[5]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tennessee-Chattanooga (1976–1982)
1976–77 Tennessee-Chattanooga 20–13  
1977–78 Tennessee-Chattanooga 19–7  
1978–79 Tennessee-Chattanooga 20–13  
1979–80 Tennessee-Chattanooga 15–13  
1980–81 Tennessee-Chattanooga 19–9  
Tennessee-Chattanooga: 93-55 (.628)  
Tennessee-Chattanooga (SoCon) (1982–1987)
1981–82 Tennessee-Chattanooga 14–17 3–2
1982–83 Tennessee-Chattanooga 18–11 8–2
1983–84 Tennessee-Chattanooga 26–5 9–1
1984–85 Tennessee-Chattanooga 16–13 11–1
1985–86 Tennessee-Chattanooga 19–10 10–2
1986–87 Tennessee-Chattanooga 7–20 3–7
Tennessee-Chattanooga: 100-76 44–15 (.746)
Total: 193-131 (.596)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Craig Parrott

Craig Parrott had spent several years coaching high school basketball teams before Fanning offered him an assistant coaching job at UTC in 1986. The following year, Fanning departed for Kentucky and Parrott was asked to fill the position. He became the first coach to take the program to the NCAA Tournament, after winning the SoCon Tournament in 1989. In the 1991-92 season, he again led the team to the NCAA, after sharing the regular season conference title and winning the SoCon. In 1998, he returned to coaching high school teams in Walker County, Georgia, and retired in 2014.[6]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tennessee-Chattanooga (SoCon) (1987–1998)
1987–88 Tennessee-Chattanooga 19–9 6–4
1988–89 Tennessee-Chattanooga 19–12 5–5 NCAA Tournament, Round 1
1989–90 Tennessee-Chattanooga 16–13 6–4
1990–91 Tennessee-Chattanooga 20–8 8–2
1991–92 Tennessee-Chattanooga 18–12 8–2 1st NCAA Tournament, Round 1
1992–93 Tennessee-Chattanooga 15–13 9–3
1993–94 Tennessee-Chattanooga 15–13 7–6
1994–95 Tennessee-Chattanooga 10–17 6–8
1995–96 Tennessee-Chattanooga 12–15 6–9
1996–97 Chattanooga 12–15 6–9
1997–98 Chattanooga 8–19 3–13
Chattanooga: 164-146 70-65 (.519)
Total: 164-146 (.529)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Wes Moore

Wes Moore became the fourth Chattanooga women's basketball coach in 1998. In 15 seasons, he led the Lady Mocs to 12 SoCon regular season titles, nine SoCon tournament championships, and nine NCAA Tournament berths, becoming the winningest coach in UTC and SoCon history. The six-time SoCon Coach of the Year had an overall record of 358-113, 222-42 (SoCon). In 2013, he went on to coach the NC State Wolfpack.[7]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Chattanooga (SoCon) (1998–2013)
1998–99 Chattanooga 10-17 8-10 7th
1999–2000 Chattanooga 26-5 17-1 1st WNIT Second Round
2000–01 Chattanooga 24-7 15-3 1st NCAA 1st Round
2001–02 Chattanooga 23-8 14-4 1st NCAA 1st Round
2002–03 Chattanooga 26-5 16-2 1st NCAA 1st Round
2003–04 Chattanooga 29-3 20-0 1st NCAA 2nd Round
2004–05 Chattanooga 25-5 19-1 1st WNIT Second Round
2005–06 Chattanooga 27-4 18-0 1st NCAA 1st Round
2006–07 Chattanooga 25-8 15-3 1st NCAA 1st Round
2007–08 Chattanooga 29-4 18-0 1st NCAA 1st Round
2008–09 Chattanooga 22-10 17-3 1st WNIT First Round
2009–10 Chattanooga 24-9 16-4 1st NCAA 1st Round
2010–11 Chattanooga 17-14 13-7 3rd
2011–12 Chattanooga 22-10 16-4 3rd WNIT First Round
2012–13 Chattanooga 29-4 19-1 1st NCAA 1st Round
Chattanooga: 358–113 222-42 (.841)
Total: 358-113 (.760)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Jim Foster

On May 9, 2013, Chattanooga announced the hiring of Jim Foster to become the new head women's basketball coach. Foster has 37 years of coaching experience at St. Joseph's, Vanderbilt, Ohio State University and Chattanooga, along with four Big Ten Conference coach of the year awards. Soon after taking the job at Chattanooga, Foster was voted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.[8]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Chattanooga (SoCon) (2013–present)
2013–14 Chattanooga 29-4 18–0 1st NCAA 1st Round
2014–15 Chattanooga 29-4 14–0 1st NCAA 1st Round
2015–16 Chattanooga 24-8 12–2 1st NCAA 1st Round
Chattanooga: 82–16 44-2
Total: 82-16 (.837)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Website Guidelines". Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Mocs Take Home Court Advantage to Heart
  3. ↑ Henley, Gene (November 3, 2015). "UTC women ranked 25th in preseason AP poll". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Hall of Fame: Grace Keith Coached for Love of the Game". gomocs.com. February 16, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Alumni Highlights: Sharon Fanning-Otis '75". mocsconnect.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ Herpst, Scott (July 7, 2014). "Parrott looking forward to retirement". northwestgeorgianews.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ "NC State Wolfpack Athletics Staff: Wes Moore". gopack.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Jim Foster's next stop: Chattanooga". ESPN (Chattanooga, TN: Associated Press). May 9, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

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