Strength in Numbers: Mocs See Major Physical Growth Under Pacitti

CHATTANOOGA—Gerry Pacitti doesn’t need reminders to push harder, but he keeps one taped to his office wall anyway. “It was said after we played the Citadel that ‘we got pushed around’. That’s posted on my wall, and I look at it every day,” Pacitti said. “That’s a direct reflection of me. I took it personal.” For the Chattanooga Mocs’ assistant athletics director for athletic performance, those words marked a turning point. The Mocs had lost veteran leaders to the transfer portal after the 2024 season, leaving a roster thin on experience and even thinner on physical readiness. Pacitti knew something…