1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record20–13 (8–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaUTC Arena
1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 14 2   .875 24 8   .750
Furman 11 5   .688 18 10   .643
Davidson 9 7   .563 15 13   .536
East Tennessee State 9 7   .563 14 15   .483
Chattanooga 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Appalachian State 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
VMI 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
The Citadel 5 11   .313 8 20   .286
Western Carolina 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
1988 SoCon Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1987–88 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Mack McCarthy and the team played their home games at the UTC Arena. After finishing tied for 5th in the conference regular season standings, the Mocs won the SoCon tournament, earning an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. Chattanooga was beaten in the opening round by No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Oklahoma, 94–66.