UTC Mocs logoKENNESAW, Ga. – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball team returned on a silent bus from every single road game last season. The Mocs lost all 14 of them.
Zaccheus Mason had plans to play cards and have fun with teammates on the bus following UTC’s 65-51 win Saturday at Kennesaw State.
“It’s an unwritten rule that you’re not supposed to talk on the bus after a loss, and if you do, you whisper,” Mason said. “We can actually talk with one another and interact and feel good going back with a victory.”
Mason led the Mocs with 14 points and eight rebounds. Gee McGhee added 12 points, while Ronrico White and Drazen Zlovaric each scored 10.
UTC (2-5) went winless on the road last season with a starting lineup including four seniors. The Mocs’ last road victory came Feb. 26, 2011, when they won 77-72 in overtime at Samford to claim the Southern Conference North Division crown.