WHY MOCS? - UTC Athletics

CHATTANOOGA BASKETBALL
THE MCKENZIE ARENA
LARGEST ARENA SOCON CROWDS
DATE ATTENDANCE OPPONENT RESULT
1) 2/15/92 10,915 East Tennessee State L, 67-83
2) 2/16/87 10,727 Marshall W, 82-78
3) 2/4/84 10,491 Marshall L, 67-75
4) 2/5/94 10,205 East Tennessee State W, 86-84
5) 1/21/91 10,121 East Tennessee State W, 76-74
6) 3/5/83 9,783 Western Carolina W, 76-63
7) 1/14/89 9,514 Marshall W, 99-75
8) 2/5/83 9,284 Marshall W, 88-71
9) 2/21/85 9,253 Marshall W, 80-73
10) 1/28/09 9,234 Davidson L, 70-92
11) 2/22/97 9,211 Marshall W, 92-72
12) 1/8/94 9,108 Marshall W, 92-81
13) 2/27/90 8,927 The Citadel W, 79-70
14) 2/26/91 8,926 Furman W, 79-74
15) 2/13/99 8,833 College of Charleston L, 53-58
16) 1/24/83 8,559 East Tennessee State W, 78-66
17) 1/30/88 8,330 Marshall W, 94-55
18) 2/20/93 8,220 Western Carolina W, 85-66
19) 2/10/97 8,005 The Citadel W, 71-59
20) 1/15/83 7,967 Davidson W, 71-63
21) 1/27/93 7,927 East Tennessee State W, 87-77
22) 1/22/94 7,922 Georgia Southern W, 83-78
23) 1/15/94 7,715 Western Carolina W, 78-68
24) 2/4/89 7,504 East Tennessee State W, 74-73
25) 2/22/86 7,451 Furman L, 65-68
The 10,928-seat arena has had other
future NBA stars on its court. Mississippi
State’s Jeff Malone, Auburn’s Chuck
Person, Tennessee State’s Anthony Mason,
Clemson’s Horace Grant and Georgia
Tech’s Mark Price and John Salley, not to
mention the Mocs’ own Johnny Taylor and
Davidson’s Stephen Curry, all displayed
their talents at the Arena. The NBA’s
Atlanta Hawks have held their mini camp
in the Arena as well.
The Mocs have compiled an overall
record of 327-80 in home games at the
Arena, an .803 winning percentage.
The Arena has also supplied some
major entertainment acts for the City of
Chattanooga. In addition to ice shows,
rodeos and circuses, the Arena has also
provided a stage for such performers
as Elton John, Tina Turner, Barry
Manilow, Billy Joel and Alabama. Kenny
Rogers was the building’s first event,
performing for a crowd of 12,000 on Oct.
8, 1982.
The Arena’s most recent events have
been concerts by Brad Paisley, Aerosmith,
Taylor Swift, Jeff Dunham, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Shania Twain, as well as World Wrestling
Entertainment matches. Cher produced the last musical sellout in September, 2004.
TOP FIVE CROWDS TO SEE THE MOCS PLAY
DATE ATTENDANCE OPPONENT RESULT
1) 12/15/90 23,960 at Kentucky L, 70-86
2) 12/3/88 20,635 at Tennessee L, 76-91
3) 2/24/85 19,172 at Louisville L, 66-71
4) 3/17/94 18,700 Kansas (1) L, 73-102
5) 3/19/09 18,322 Connecticut (2) L, 47-103
Largest Crowd to see a Mocs Win:
14,864 in NCAA Second Round; Charlotte, N.C. (3/16/97) def. Illinois 75-63
(1) NCAA First Round; Lexington, Ky.
(2) NCAA West Regional; Philadelphia, Pa.
YEAR-BY-YEAR IN THE MCKENZIE ARENA
YEAR GAMES ATT. AVG. HOME RECORD
1982-83 16 119,753 7,485 14-2
1983-84 16 91,682 5,730 15-1
1984-85 16 90,191 5,636 15-1
1985-86 17 89,723 5,277 12-5
1986-87 16 105,983 6,623 15-1
1987-88 14 85,783 6,127 12-2
1988-89 13 79,944 6,149 11-3
1989-90 16 66,085 4,130 9-7
1990-91 16 86,302 5,393 13-3
1991-92 14 72,966 5,211 13-1
1992-93 16 87,882 5,493 15-1
1993-94 14 87,526 6,252 14-0
1994-95 14 85,351 6,097 12-2
1995-96 15 92,138 6,143 11-4
1996-97 16 90,434 5,652 14-2
1997-98 14 67,770 4,841 10-4
1998-99 14 58,444 4,175 10-4
1999-2000 14 52,601 3,757 7-7
2000-01 14 49,263 3,519 12-2
2001-02 14 44,597 3,186 12-2
2002-03 14 61,594 4,400 11-3
2003-04 14 60,487 4,321 10-4
2004-05 16 68,539 4,284 13-3
2005-06 15 54,735 3,650 12-3
2006-07 16 51,185 3,199 9-7
2007-08 16 67,725 4,233 13-3
2008-09 16 64,634 4,040 13-3
TOTAL 406 2,033,317 5,008 327-80 (.803)
25-year Anniversary Team
Announced Feb. 23, 2008
Brandon Born (1992-95), Tim Brooks, (1992-93), Lance Fulse (1985-88),
Willie White (1981-84) and Gerald Wilkins (1983-85).
Left: DI era all-time leading scorer Willie White.
NCAA Appearances/SoCon Tournament Champions: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 (SWEET 16), 2005, 2009
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