2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by second-year head coach Matt McCall, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished 19–12, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish for fourth place. In the SoCon tournament, they lost to Wofford in the quarterfinals.

2016–17 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record19–12 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Matt McCall (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Easley
  • Peter Gash
  • Eddie Shannon
Home arenaMcKenzie Arena
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Tennessee State144 .778278  .771
UNC Greensboro144 .7782510  .714
Furman144 .7782312  .657
Chattanooga108 .5561912  .613
Wofford108 .5561617  .485
Mercer99 .5001517  .469
Samford810 .4442016  .556
The Citadel414 .2221221  .364
Western Carolina414 .222923  .281
VMI315 .167624  .200
2017 SoCon Tournament winner

On March 29, 2017, head coach Matt McCall left the program to take the head coaching job at UMass. On April 3, the Mocs hired Wisconsin assistant Lamont Paris as the new head coach.

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