Zaccheus Mason said after the Mocs’ 63-44 win over Appalachian State on Saturday night that he planned to spend some time resting.
He slept in on Sunday morning.
So did teammate Gee McGhee. Each member of the Mocs basketball team earned the right not to set their alarm before dozing off Saturday night.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga suffocated the Mountaineers 63-44 and earned the No. 2 seed in the SoCon tournament — an accomplishment nobody could have predicted before the season, around Thanksgiving or even during Christmas break.
How late did they sleep?