# @chattanoogaathletics on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=u-fwPHXceqA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13748113-chattanoogaathletics-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2024-01-08T17:00:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chattanooga Mocs Athletics (@chattanoogaathletics) — https://gondola.cc/chattanoogaathletics

## Caption

Two years have passed since the start of women's basketball in the athletics department and the journey through 50 years continues. We now take a look at the next 22 with Sharon Fanning and Craig Parrott.
 
In 1976, Sharon Cable Fanning was named the Chattanooga women's basketball head coach. During her tenure, the team nickname changed from Mocettes to Lady Mocs and won, unofficially, the first five Southern Conference titles.
 
Fanning recorded 193 wins in 11 seasons, with a winning record in nine, and a national runner-up finish. The 1983-84 team claimed the first official Southern Conference regular season and tournament titles. Despite being a member of the NCAA, the Lady Mocs did advance to the postseason tournament because not all conferences earned an automatic bid.
 
Chattanooga, ranked 19th in the AP Top 20 Poll, went to the National Women's Invitation Tournament (NWIT) and took down Clemson and Oklahoma before falling to Vanderbilt by one point (67-66) in the final.
 
Her success in Chattanooga led her to more opportunities. She went on to Kentucky and later Mississippi State where she retired in the spring of 2012.
 
Craig Parrott became Fanning's assistant coach in the middle of the 1986-87 season and would be given the chance to lead Chattanooga upon her departure. He led the Lady Mocs for 11 seasons.
 
In 1989, Parrott's team won the SoCon Tournament crown, beating Western Carolina, Appalachian State and Furman. That team became the first team in Southern Conference history to earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In 1992 UTC went back to the NCAA Tournament and nearly upset Clemson, falling 76-72.

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- **Views:** 80
- **Likes:** 2
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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chattanooga Mocs Athletics | @chattanoogaathletics | https://gondola.cc/chattanoogaathletics | Creative Director |
| Tate Johnson | @tatedjohnson | https://gondola.cc/tatedjohnson | Creative Director |
| Tate Johnson | @tatedjohnson | https://gondola.cc/tatedjohnson | Creative |

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