The large steel-framed ladder was emblematic of this scintillating, death-defying run over the past three weeks that culminated with with the Mocs completing a clean sweep over five games. It was an uphill climb, one rung at a time, never glancing up at the peak until they reached the summit.

Both the Mocs and Anteaters set program records, and it took a wild ending to settle who would be the NIT champion at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

UTC fans are rallying as the Mocs make history, with watch parties set for tonight ahead of their first-ever NIT finals appearance.

It started with a triple-overtime win at MTSU where Wieland scored a career-high 31 points, Bonham tallied 27 and Mulholland posted his personal best of 21 while Huff played all 55 minutes and drained the game-deciding 3-pointer in the third extra period.

Indianapolis-(WSPA)-Garrison Keesler’s jumper with 12 seconds remaining in overtime put Chattanooga ahead to stay Thursday night and the Mocs held on for an 85-84 victory over UC-Irvine to claim the program’s,

The Chattanooga Mocs won 2025 NIT, capping off its Cinderella story with an upset over No. 1 UC Irvine 85-84 in overtime. It's the program's first-ever NIT title.

In fact, anyone who has watched a UTC basketball game — especially in the National Invitation Tournament — knew what Huff was going to do, which was rise up and fire a 3-pointer. "I guess they didn't learn that you've got to step up a little closer,

Mocs basketball team plays in their first ever NIT Final Four next week. If that wasn’t cool enough, Chattanooga will play in an historic arena against a team who features the most famous college basketball fan in America.