UTC Mocs near bottom but cling to hope

UTC’s head mens basketball coach John Shulman

The Mocs are close to rock bottom.

After losing 77-76 in the waning seconds to UNC Greensboro on Saturday, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball team shares the Southern Conference North Division cellar with Western Carolina (10-17, 4-10 ). That leaves only The Citadel in the South with fewer overall and SoCon wins.

“I’d say we’re not at the top mentally,” Mocs coach John Shulman said. “I’m not going to put us in the valley, either. As long as we’ve got things to play for, which we do, I don’t think you can ever say you’re at the bottom.”

But they’re close.

Four games remain in the regular season, followed by an opening-round game in the SoCon tournament.