UTC freshman Eric Robertson jumps for a layup during the Mocs’ upset win Saturday night against Southern Conference North Division winner Elon at McKenzie Arena.The high-expectation University of Tennessee at Chattanooga basketball team with four senior starters last season went 11-21 and won five Southern Conference games.
The new Mocs are 12-17 overall and 7-9 in the SoCon, and multiple freshmen have been key contributors.
One win with two regular-season games left — at Western Carolina and then Appalachian State — eliminates the possibility of a second straight 20-loss season, counting the league tournament.
“With all the things we’ve been through, we surpassed last year’s win total with this bunch,” coach John Shulman said Sunday. “We’re not done yet.”
Although 20-win seasons have been more of a Mocs standard through the years than avoiding 20-loss seasons, this bunch has positive objectives remaining. They’re not even completely out of the race for the fourth bye in the conference tournament.