1982–83 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

The 1982–83 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Murray Arnold and the team played their home games at the newly opened UTC Arena. The Mocs won the regular season and SoCon tournament titles, the latter earning the Mocs an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament. Participating in the Big Dance for the third straight year, Chattanooga was beaten in the opening round by No. 8 seed Maryland, 52–51.

1982–83 Chattanooga Mocs basketball
SoCon regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionSouth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 15
Record26–4 (15–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Murray Arnold (4th season)
Home arenaUTC Arena
1982–83 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Chattanooga151 .938264  .867
Marshall133 .813208  .714
East Tennessee State124 .750229  .710
Western Carolina97 .5631712  .586
Davidson88 .5001315  .464
The Citadel79 .4381216  .429
Furman412 .250920  .310
Appalachian State313 .188621  .222
VMI115 .063225  .074
1983 Southern tournament winner
As of April 30, 1983
Rankings from AP poll
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