CHATTANOOGA MOCS 2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL | CHAOS 2.0 1 Date Opponent Time (ET) Nov. 14 Hiwassee (DH) W, 110-53 Nov. 16 (1) @Wisconsin (ESPNEWS) L, 45-89 Nov. 18 (1) @Butler (FoxSports2) L, 48-70 Nov. 22 @Tennessee Tech L, 67-69 Nov. 26-27 Battle 4 Atlantis Hosted 26 (1) Robert Morris W, 61-46 26 Coastal Carolina vs. ULM CCU, 61-48 27 (1) ULM vs. RMU RMU, 71-54 27 (1) Coastal Carolina W, 78-67 Nov. 29 @Kennesaw State (ESPN3) L, 69-77 Dec. 2 Georgia (ESPN3) L, 55-86 Dec. 8 Montreat W, 104-50 Dec. 11 *@The Citadel W, 67-48 Dec. 16 Northern Kentucky 7 p.m. Dec. 19 @Middle Tennessee (ASN) 8 p.m. Dec. 22 UAB (ASN) 8 p.m. Dec. 29 Lipscomb 7 p.m. Jan. 3 *Furman 7 p.m. Jan. 5 *Wofford (ASN) 8 p.m. Jan. 8 *Western Carolina 7 p.m. Jan. 10 *@East Tennessee State 4 p.m. Jan. 15 *@Samford 8 p.m. Jan. 22 *VMI 7 p.m. Jan. 24 *UNCG (DH - ESPN3) 6 p.m. Jan. 29 *@Mercer (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Jan. 31 *The Citadel (DH) 6 p.m. Feb. 5 *@Furman 7 p.m. Feb. 7 *@Western Carolina 4:30 p.m. Feb. 12 *@Wofford 7 p.m. Feb. 14 *Samford (DH) 6 p.m. Feb. 19 *Mercer 7 p.m. Feb. 21 *East Tennessee State (ASN) 8 p.m. Feb. 26 *@VMI 7 p.m. Feb. 28 *@UNCG 5 p.m. Mar. 6-9 (2) Southern Conference Championship Mar. 17-18 NCAA First Four (Dayton, Ohio) Mar. 19-22 NCAA Second/Third Rounds Mar. 26-29 NCAA Regional Finals Apr. 4-6 NCAA Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind.) *SoCon Game; (1) Battle 4 Atlantis, Campus Sites/Chat- tanooga, Tenn.; (2) SoCon Championship; Asheville, N.C. | All Times EASTERN & Subject to Change Athletics Communications & Media Relations Basketball SID .............................................. Jim Horten Office ................................................. 423.425.2350 Cell (Best Place to Leave Voicemail).... 423.645.8733 Email.................................... [email protected]Twitter .................................................. @jimhorten Website ..................................................... GoMocs.com Team Twitter .......................................... @GoMocsMBB Athletics Twitter ............................................. @GoMocs Common Hashtags .................... #GoMocs & #CHAOS2.0 Northern Kentucky (4-5) at Chattanooga (5-5) Game 11 | Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 | 7 p.m. | McKenzie Arena | Chattanooga, Tenn. MEDIA AVAILABILITY TV: n/a VIDEO: Access links for video (SoCon Digital Network), audio (Mocs Sports Network) and live stats on the men’s basketball schedule page (bit.ly/MBBGDay). RADIO: The Mocs Sports Network flagship station is 96.1 the Legend FM in Chattanooga. Jim Reynolds is in his 35th year as the play-by-play “Voice of the Mocs”. PROMOTIONS: N/A. Chattanooga At a Glance Northern Kentucky 5-5 Record 4-5 Will Wade (Clemson ‘05) Head Coach Dave Bezold (Viterbo ‘90) 23-20 (2nd year) Record at School 185-121 (11th year) Same Career Record Same GoMocs.com Website nkunorse.com @GoMocsMBB Twitter @NKUNorse 7-4 Series PROBABLE STARTERS Pos.No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pts Reb FG% 3pt% FT% Hometown 3 24 Casey Jones 6-5 200 Jr. 12.8 6.0 49.4 25.0 74.2 New Orleans, La. Notes: Averaging 13.8 pts and 6.3 reb per game shooting 49.3% FG & 75.5% FT vs. DI competition 4 3 Lance Stokes 6-7 225 Sr. 2.6 2.2 45.0 --- 72.7 New Orleans, La. Notes: Would be 4th consecutive start...36th career 5 5 Justin Tuoyo 6-10 220 So. 9.3 6.0 48.6 25.0 57.6 Fayetteville, Ga. Notes: SoCon blocks leader (3.3/gm), 11th nationally...9 multi-block games in 10 total thus far 1 1 Greg Pryor 6-1 195 So. 9.2 2.1 47.1 42.4 66.7 Memphis, Tenn. Notes: Team leader in steals with 18...8 steals in last 2 games 2 11 Ronrico White 6-3 170 Sr. 9.6 1.8 39.8 40.4 72.2 Knoxville, Tenn. Notes: 17/3 (5.7) assist/turnover ratio over last six games TRENDING - For the second straight year, NKU is game No. 11 for Chattanooga. - The Mocs are 16-3 at home under Will Wade. - Chattanooga leads the series 7-4. The two teams met twice a year over the final five seasons of DII membership (1973-77). More series notes are on page 3. - NKU is one of three Atlantic Sun teams on this year’s schedule joining Kennesaw State and Lipscomb. - The Norse defeated a Z. Mason-less Chattanooga squad 87-71 last year. Martynas Bareika scored a career-high 29 points making seven of 14 from the field and 12-13 from the free throw line. Jordan Jackson led six Norse in double figures with 16. Game stats on page three in the series info box. - Chattanooga has 69 offensive rebounds over the past five games (13.8/gm). It had 23 over the previous four (5.8/gm). - The Mocs plays its final four regular season, non-conference contests the remainder of December. Three of the four - Northern Kentucky (12/16), UAB (12/22) and Lipscomb (12/29) are at home. The other is a short 104-mile trip up I24 to Middle Tennessee.
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MEDIA AVAILABILITYTV: n/aVIDEO: Access links for video (SoCon Digital Network), audio (Mocs Sports Network) and live stats on the men’s basketball schedule page (bit.ly/MBBGDay).RADIO: The Mocs Sports Network flagship station is 96.1 the Legend FM in Chattanooga. Jim Reynolds is in his 35th year as the play-by-play “Voice of the Mocs”. PROMOTIONS: N/A.
Chattanooga At a Glance Northern Kentucky 5-5 Record 4-5Will Wade (Clemson ‘05) Head Coach Dave Bezold (Viterbo ‘90)23-20 (2nd year) Record at School 185-121 (11th year)Same Career Record SameGoMocs.com Website nkunorse.com@GoMocsMBB Twitter @NKUNorse7-4 Series
PROBABLE STARTERSPos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pts Reb FG% 3pt% FT% Hometown 3 24 Casey Jones 6-5 200 Jr. 12.8 6.0 49.4 25.0 74.2 New Orleans, La. Notes: Averaging 13.8 pts and 6.3 reb per game shooting 49.3% FG & 75.5% FT vs. DI competition4 3 Lance Stokes 6-7 225 Sr. 2.6 2.2 45.0 --- 72.7 New Orleans, La. Notes: Would be 4th consecutive start...36th career5 5 Justin Tuoyo 6-10 220 So. 9.3 6.0 48.6 25.0 57.6 Fayetteville, Ga. Notes: SoCon blocks leader (3.3/gm), 11th nationally...9 multi-block games in 10 total thus far1 1 Greg Pryor 6-1 195 So. 9.2 2.1 47.1 42.4 66.7 Memphis, Tenn. Notes: Team leader in steals with 18...8 steals in last 2 games2 11 Ronrico White 6-3 170 Sr. 9.6 1.8 39.8 40.4 72.2 Knoxville, Tenn. Notes: 17/3 (5.7) assist/turnover ratio over last six games
TRENDING - For the second straight year, NKU is game No. 11 for Chattanooga.- The Mocs are 16-3 at home under Will Wade.- Chattanooga leads the series 7-4. The two teams met twice a year over the final five seasons of DII membership (1973-77). More series notes are on page 3.- NKU is one of three Atlantic Sun teams on this year’s schedule joining Kennesaw State and Lipscomb.- The Norse defeated a Z. Mason-less Chattanooga squad 87-71 last year. Martynas Bareika scored a career-high 29 points making seven of 14 from the field and 12-13 from the free throw line. Jordan Jackson led six Norse in double figures with 16. Game stats on page three in the series info box.- Chattanooga has 69 offensive rebounds over the past five games (13.8/gm). It had 23 over the previous four (5.8/gm).- The Mocs plays its final four regular season, non-conference contests the remainder of December. Three of the four - Northern Kentucky (12/16), UAB (12/22) and Lipscomb (12/29) are at home. The other is a short 104-mile trip up I24 to Middle Tennessee.
NEXT UP There are two more games prior to the holiday break. The Mocs have back-to-back Conference USA matchups at Middle Tennessee (Dec. 19) and hosting UAB (Dec. 22). Both contests broadcast on ASN.
HEAD COACH WILL WADE - Head Coach Will Wade is 23-20 in his second season as a head coach. He is 0-1 against Northern Kentucky.- Wade is 16-3 at home, 6-15 away and 1-2 in neutral site contests in his career.- Wade is 13-4 in SoCon contests, 8-1 at home, 5-3 away.- Wade is a 2005 graduate of Clemson. He has worked with current collegiate head coaches Larry Shyatt (Wyoming), Oliver Purnell (DePaul), Tommy Amaker (Harvard) and Shaka Smart (VCU) at Clem-son, Harvard and VCU, respectively.- Wade’s staff includes a former head coach, Wes Long (Queens, 2009-13), former Mocs standout Casey Long (2004-07) and Brooks Savage. Savage was the Director of Basketball Ops a season ago before his promotion. Alex Wharton filled that spot with Jordan Clark (Graduate Manager), Trey Draper (Graduate Manager) and Antonio Stabler (Video Coordinator) rounding out the staff.
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FOR STARTERS - Chattanooga is looking to win its third straight for the first time this season.- The quartet of Casey Jones, Justin Tuoyo, Ronrico White and Greg Pryor account for 58.1 percent (409 of 704) of the Mocs scoring output.- It’s a balanced attack with the four ranging from 9.2 to 12.8 points per game.- After allowing 86 points to Georgia, the Mocs de-fense surrendered 98 points in the last two games including 48 at The Citadel. It was the second time this season (Robert Morris, 46) UTC limited a DI opponent to fewer than 50 points.- Tuoyo paces the SoCon in blocks (3.3/gm). He has nine multi-block games in 10 total contests this season. His six against Coastal Carolina and last Thursday at The Citadel is his career high. - Pryor had a career-high six steals in last Monday’s win and two more at The Citadel on Thursday. He ranks seventh in the SoCon averaging 1.8 per game.- There are a trio of Mocs ranked among the league leaders in 3pt percentage. Eric Robertson is sev-enth in the SoCon in 3pt percentage at 45.2 percent (14-31). Pryor is 11th at 42.4 percent (14-33), while White checks in at 40.4 percent (19-47). White is also 15th in 3pt made per game (1.9).
STATS STAT! - Tuoyo has 26 blocks over the last six games (4.3/gm). Four of those games included four or more (CCU, KSU, Montreat, The Citadel), while the other two (Georgia and Robert Morris) he had three.- White has just three turnovers in his last six games (171 minutes). That’s good for a 5.7-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.- Robertson is on a hot streak from long range making six of his last 10 including last Monday’s four-for-six performance. It was the second time this season he’s hit four in a game (Butler, 4-5). The
STATISTICAL LEADERS UTC Stat NKUCasey Jones, 12.8 Points Tayler Persons, 10.3Jones, 6.0 Rebounds Persons, 4.3Ronrico White, 2.7 Assists Persons, 3.0Casey Jones, 49.4 FG% Daniel Camps, 64.3Eric Robertson, 45.2 3pt FG% Anthony Monaco, 48.0Jones, 74.2 FT% Persons/J. Billups, 75.0
MEDIA INFORMATION All media requests related to Chattanooga Mocs basketball should be directed to Jim Horten. You can reach him at (423) 425-2350 in the office, (423) 645-8733 on his cell or by email ([email protected]).
CREDENTIALS Outlets wishing to attend men’s basketball contests at McKenzie Arena need to contact Horten to apply for credentials. Requests should be made a mini-mum of 24 hours prior to the event.
STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS Every Tuesday during the season, student-athletes are available in the McKenzie Arena media room from 11 a.m.-Noon. Please make your requests at least 24 hours in advance.
COVERING PRACTICE UTC basketball practices are closed to the media. There are select practice during the season that are open and the media will be advised well in advance of those occurences.
GAMEDAY PROCEDURES No UTC coach or player is available to the media prior to gametime.
POSTGAME PROCEDURES The UTC locker room is closed. For home games, following a 10-minute “cooling off“ period, Wade comes to the media room first followed by visiting team coach (if requested). Selected Mocs follow the visiting coach. Visiting player availability and locker room accessibility depends on that team’s procedures.
SOCON TELECONFERENCE The Southern Conference hosts a weekly telecon-ference for its men’s basketball coaches during the spring semester. A complete schedule will be emailed upon release.
SOCON WEEKLY AWARDS Every Tuesday during the regular season, the Southern Conference announces its Player of the Week. There is also a monthly award that will be an-nounced early in the month following the previous one’s competition.
6-10 followed a 1-10 stretch after the Butler game.- The Mocs are shooting 51.4 percent (18-35) from 3pt range over the last two contests. The team was shooting 30.0 percent (48-160) in the eight games prior. This stretch has pushed the 3pt percentage to 33.8.- Chattanooga shot 53.5 percent (69-129) overall over the past two games after a 40.9 percent start over the first eight. Field goal percentage has increased to 43.8 percent.
BY THE NUMBERS 1 - Justin Tuoyo is first in the SoCon in blocks per game (3.3).1.33 - Assist/Turnover ratio over the last three games (40/30). Was 0.67 (74/110) over first seven games.3 - Mocs shooting a high percentage from 3pt range: Eric Robertson (45.2), Greg Pryor (42.4) and Ronrico White (40.4).4.5 - Avg number of 3pt opponents make per game.6.6 - Avg number of FT’s Jones shoots each game (4.9 FTM/gm).10 - The Mocs have a 10+ margin of victory in all five wins.11 - Tuoyo’s national rank in blocks per game.13.4 - No. of 3pt opponents are averaging getting off against the Mocs (134 total).22 - Season high point total by a Moc (Jones at Ken-nesaw State).26 - Blocks for Tuoyo over the last six games (4.3/gm).29 - FTM from 300 for White. That would make him
the sixth Moc to top 300 FTM for a career.47.1 - Shooting percentage for Pryor. Up from 31.5% turned in last season.69 - No. of offensive rebounds in last five games (13.8/gm). Had just 23 in the previous four games (5.8).160 - Points White is from becoming the 20th Moc in the DI era (since 1977-78) to eclipse the 1,000-point mark.
SCOUTING NORTHERN KENTUCKY - 4-5, 1-3 on the road.- Four wins include North Carolina A&T, Ohio Mid-western, Idaho and UC Clermont. The lone road win was at Idaho.- One common opponent: Wisconsin. The Norse lost 62-31 at the Badgers two nights before the Mocs visit.- Head Coach Dave Bezold is in his 11th year with the Norse. He is 185-121.- Former Chattanooga forward Jared Bryant is a junior at NKU. He has played in four games so far.- The Norse average 66.9 points per game while limiting opponents to 65.7. - 3rd in the Atlantic Sun Conference in FG% Defense (41.9) and 3pt% Defense (29.2).- Tayler Persons leads NKU in several stat categories including points (10.3), rebounds (4.3), assists (3.0) and steals (1.5) per game.
SERIES INFORMATION Chattanooga leads the series 7-4.- Chattanooga: 5-0, NKU: 2-4- Streak: -2- Last 10: 6-4- Largest Margin of Victory: 38, 110-72, 1972-73- Closest Margin of Victory: 4, twice- Largest Margin of Defeat: 12, 76-88, 1976-77- Closest Margin of Defeat: 6, 72-78, 1974-75
HISTORY (Last 10 meetings)Date Site Result Score1972-73 H W 110-721973-74 H W 95-671973-74 A W 99-781974-75 H W 95-761974-75 A L 72-781975-76 H W 86-821975-76 A L 70-771976-77 H W 94-791976-77 A L 76-8812/15/13 A L 71-87
NOTES - This is the second meeting between the two schools since the Mocs moved to DI in 1977-78.- It was quite a rivalry in the waning days of the DII era with 10 games over five seasons.- Chattanooga won the first six meetings and split the final DII four with both teams holding serve at home.- NKU’s move to DI is in the transitional process which is completed in 2016.
LAST MEETING 12/15/2013, Highland Heights, Ky.Northern Kentucky 87, Chattanooga 71Chattanooga (4-7)Lance Stokes 2-2 2-2 6, Greg Pryor 2-8 0-0 5, Martynas Bareika 7-14 12-13 29, Ronrico White 1-2 2-2 4, Casey Jones 2-5 6-6 10, Anthanee Doyle 0-4 2-2 2, Gee McGhee 1-7 3-3 5, Alex Bran 1-2 1-1 4, Eric Robertson 2-6 0-0 6, T.J. Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-50 28-29 71.Northern Kentucky (2-7)Jack Flournoy 0-0 0-0 0, Jalen Billups 4-5 4-5 12, Jordan Jackson 6-9 4-8 16, Tyler White 4-8 0-0 10, Todd Johnson 2-3 1-2 6, Daniel Camps 2-3 0-1 4, Jake Giesler 4-6 2-4 10, Cole Murray 2-2 1-1 7, Anthony Monaco 4-7 4-5 12, Deontae Cole 0-0 0-0 0, Dean Danos 4-5 0-0 10. Totals 32-48 16-26 87.Chattanooga 38 33 71Northern Kentucky 41 46 873 point goals -- Chattanooga 7-25 (Martynas Bareika 3-9, Eric Robertson 2-5, Greg Pryor 1-3, Alex Bran 1-2, Gee McGhee 0-3, Anthanee Doyle 0-2, Ronrico White 0-1), NKU 7-12 (Tyler White 2-6, Cole Murray 2-2, Dean Danos 2-2, Todd Johnson 1-1, Anthony Monaco 0-1). Fouled out -- Chattanooga - None, NKU - None. Rebounds -- Chattanooga 22 (Casey Jones 7), NKU 33 (Jordan Jackson 6). Assists -- Chattanooga 9 (Gee McGhee 4), NKU 17 (Todd Johnson 4). Total fouls -- Chat-tanooga 21, NKU 23. Technical fouls -- Chattanooga 0, The Citadel 0. A-947.
ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Pronunciation 0 Chuck Ester F 6-7 210 So. Geismar, La. EH-stir 1 Greg Pryor G 6-1 195 So. Memphis, Tenn. 3 Lance Stokes F 6-7 225 Sr. Orlando, Fla. 5 Justin Tuoyo F 6-10 220 So. Fayetteville, Ga. toy-YO 10 Martynas Bareika F 6-5 215 Sr. Kedainiai, Lithuania mar-TEE-nuss buh-RAY-kuh 11 Ronrico White G 6-3 170 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. ron-REE-co 12 K.J. Bates G 6-1 175 Fr. Memphis Tenn. 14 Alex Bran G 6-1 180 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 15 Eric Robertson G 6-4 200 Jr. Huntsville, Ala. 20 Duke Ethridge F 6-6 225 Jr. Lakeland, Ga. 22 Shaq Preston G 6-3 175 Fr. New Orleans, La. Shack 23 Tre’ McLean G/F 6-5 195 So. Charleston, S.C. mic-CLANE 24 Casey Jones G/F 6-5 200 Jr. New Orleans, La. Head Coach: Will Wade (Clemson ’05), 1st seasonAssistant Coaches: Casey Long (Chattanooga ’07), Wes Long (Clemson ’04), Brooks Savage (Tennessee ’08) Director of Basketball Operations: Alex Wharton (Houston ‘11)Graduate Managers: Jordan Clark, Trey Draper Video Coordinator: Antonio StablerAthletic Performance: Greg Goldin (Canisius) Sports Medicine: Kyle Creasy
QUICK FACTS Off. Name University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaPreferred Name ChattanoogaNickname MocsMascot Scrappy (Mockingbird, State Bird of Tenn.)Location Chattanooga, Tenn.Founded 1886Colors Navy, Old Gold & SilverEnrollment 11,670Arena McKenzie ArenaCapacity 10,995Conference SouthernUT System President Dr. Joe DiPietroChancellor Dr. Steve AngleDirector of Athletics David BlackburnFaculty Athletics Rep. Dr. Debbie Ingram
BASKETBALL HISTORY Season 94th1st Year of Basketball 1915-16Division I 38thSoCon 38th1st Year of DI Basketball/SoCon Play 1977-78All-Time Record 1,216-1,000 (.549)Division I 688-451 (.604)SoCon 373-217 (.632)Winning/Losing/.500 Seasons 52/34/7Division I 28/7/2SoCon Titles 28Regular Season (1978-94, 2014-Present) 10Division (1995-2013) 8Tournament 10NCAA DI Tourney Record (10 appearances) 3-10Sweet 16 1 (1997)Years: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009 Record at McKenzie Arena 382-109 (.778)SoCon 201-57 (.779)Seasons 32nd1st Season 1982-83Largest Crowd 11,221, Tennessee, 12/4/07Largest SoCon Att. 10,915, ETSU, 2/15/92All-Time SoCon Record 373-217 (.632)Home 228-66 (.776)Away 145-151 (.490) All-Time Head Coaches 18 All-SoCon (Coaches/Media) 85 (28/57)SoCon Coach of the Year 6SoCon Player of the Year 7 (4 Coaches/3 Media)SoCon Defensive POY 1SoCon Tournament MVP 9SoCon All-Freshman 9
WHAT’S IN A NAME? What’s in a name? Depends on who you ask, but as far as the references to the Mocs, the official school name is the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The preferred name is simply Chattanooga, while the abbreviated form is UTC. There is no hyphenated version (i.e. UT-Chatt, Tenn.-Chatt, Tennessee-Chatt, UT Chatt, etc.). The nickname is simply Mocs. For more information on the unique nickname, please see page 24 of the media guide.
EARLY SIGNEES - Austin Donaldson: 6’1” point guard from Jonesboro (GA) High School. Considered one of the top point guards in the state of Georgia, he led Dan Maehlman’s Cardinals to the Class 4A state title in his first season as a starter. He averaged 8.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He chose Chattanooga over Sun Belt Conference member Troy. He was ranked No. 8 overall in Georgia by bigshots.net just ahead of signees for Xavier, Cincinnati, Mis-sissippi State and Tennessee.- Trey Kalina: 6’11” post from North Cobb Christian (GA). Plays for Greg Matta, brother of Ohio State coach Thad Matta. A three-star prospect per future150.com, he ranks as No. 37 nationally at his position, 11th-best overall in Georgia. He averaged 8.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game for a 21-9 Eagles team in 2013-14. He chose Chatta-nooga after visits to LaSalle, Appalachian State and Liberty.- Lamarcus Lee: 6’2” combo guard from Scot-landville Magnet (Baton Rouge, La.). He is the No. 15 prospect by NOLA.com/Times-Picayune. His Hornets are trying to reach a sixth straight Class 5A championship game under coach Carlos Sample. The Hornets won it all in 2012 and 2013. He reportedly received offers from VCU and South Alabama and is a two-star wing according to verbalcommits.com.- ZaQwaun Matthews: 6’4” combo guard from My-ers Park High School (Charlotte, N.C.). He averaged 15.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per contest for coach Wes Hepler’s Mustangs who reached the first round of the state tournament. He decided on the Mocs over interest from Richmond, Charlotte and East Carolina. He earned Southwestern 4A All-Conference from the Charlotte Observer in 2014.
SCHEDULE NOTES - There are 17 home games on the schedule. That’s the most since 18 in 2012-13.- Georgia’s visit on December 2 was the first SEC opponent in McKenzie Arena since Tennessee on December 4, 2007. It’s the Bulldogs first game in the Scenic City since the 1985 NIT (March 13).- There are five non-conference road games. Three of the five – Tennessee Tech (11/22), Kennesaw State (11/29) and Middle Tennessee (12/19) – are fewer than 115 miles from campus.- Of the non-conference schools, Middle Tennessee is the most frequent opponent as this year is the 61st meeting. UTC leads 32-28. - Hiwassee, Kennesaw State, Georgia, Montreat, Northern Kentucky and UAB return to the schedule from last season.- It has been more than 10 years since the Mocs have faced either Tennessee Tech or Lipscomb. The last time the Golden Eagles crossed paths with the Mocs was Nov. 11, 2001 (13 years). The most recent meeting with the Bison was Dec. 29, 2002 (12).- UAB is back in town for the first occasion since December 16, 1997.- The SoCon is a 10-team league after all the realignment shuffle. East Tennessee State and VMI return to the conference with Mercer joining them. That leads to an 18-game, round-robin schedule ensuring all 10 school meet each other home and away during the year.
HISTORY - Chattanooga has been the dominant program since joining the SoCon in 1977-78 after winning the 1977 NCAA Division II title.- UTC has won 28 championships in 37 seasons in the league including 10 regular-season (prior to division play starting in 1994-95), eight division and 10 tournament. Davidson is second during that span with 22, 12 of which are of the division variety. - The Mocs 20 regular-season/tourney titles are far and away the most through those 37 campaigns followed by Davidson (2 reg season/8 tourney) with 10 and East Tennessee State (re-entering the league in 2014-15) with nine (3 reg season/6 tourney).- Chattanooga has won a title of some kind in 19 of its 37 years in the SoCon.- In its 94th season, Chattanooga has had a winning record 52 times. In the 38th in the DI era, the Mocs have 28 plus-.500 ledgers.- The current all-time record is 1216-1000 with a 688-451 mark in the DI era. For more history information, check the box on the right.
MCKENZIE ARENAThe Mocs play their home games in the 10,995-seat McKenzie Arena. The first game was in 1982 at the Roundhouse as Tennessee came to visit, 56-49 hard-fought Vols win on December 1, 1982.
UTC is 382-109 (.778) in its 32nd season in the Arena, 201-57 (.779) in SoCon contests.
MOCS MCKENZIE ARENA RECORDSPoints 50, Oliver Morton vs. Pikeville, 1/25/01 Team 125 vs. Emmanuel, 11/29/03 Both Teams 216 vs. Southern (114-102, OT), 12/29/92 Fewest Both Teams 93 vs. VMI (W, 55-38), 1/4/84Rebounds 21, Mindaugas Katelynas vs. Appalachian State, 3/4/05 Team 66 vs. Georgia College, 11/25/85Assists 17, Gary Robb vs. Southern, 12/29/92 Team 36 vs. Emmanuel, 11/29/03Blocks 10, Neil Ashby vs. Murray State, 12/22/01 Team 15 vs. Bluefield, 12/18/01Steals 10, Brandon Born vs. USC Aiken, 11/26/94 Team 22 vs. Tennessee Temple, 11/12/12Field Goals Made 20, Oliver Morton vs. Pikeville, 1/25/01 Team Twice, 46 vs. Augusta State, 1/3/92 & 46 vs. Toccoa Falls, 11/20/04Field Goals Att. 28, Oliver Morton vs. Pikeville, 1/25/01 Team 85 vs. USC Aiken, 11/25/953-pt Field Goals Made 9, Wes Moore vs. Wofford, 11/15/97 9, Stephen McDowell vs. Niagara, 12/30/08 Team Twice, 16 vs. Columbus State, 1/7/91 & vs. Covenant, 11/9/07 3-pt. Field Goals Att. 19, Stephen McDowell vs. East Tennessee State, 11/28/07 Team 38 vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech, 12/14/09Free Throws Made 18, Johnny Taylor vs. Georgia Southern, 1/27/97 Team 36 vs. UNCG, 1/27/11Free Throws Att. 21, Derrick Kirce vs. Furman, 2/26/91 Team 53 vs. UNCG, 1/27/11
TOP 10 CROWDS ALL-TIME 1) 12/4/07 11,221 Tennessee L, 70-762) 12/1/82 11,218 Tennessee L, 49-553) 12/21/82 11,218 North Carolina L, 66-734) 12/3/94 11,103 Michigan L, 71-835) 2/15/92 10,915 East Tennessee State L, 67-836) 2/16/87 10,727 Marshall W, 82-787) 2/4/84 10,491 Marshall L, 67-758) 2/22/96 10,343 Memphis L, 55-639) 2/5/94 10,205 East Tennessee State W, 86-8410) 3/14/84 10,132 Georgia W, 74-69
TOP 10 CROWDS SOCON GAMES 1) 2/15/92 10,915 East Tennessee State L, 67-832) 2/16/87 10,727 Marshall W, 82-783) 2/4/84 10,491 Marshall L, 67-754) 2/5/94 10,205 East Tennessee State W, 86-845) 1/21/91 10,121 East Tennessee State W, 76-746) 3/5/83 9,783 Western Carolina W, 76-637) 1/14/89 9,514 Marshall W, 99-758) 2/5/83 9,284 Marshall W, 88-719) 2/21/85 9,253 Marshall W, 80-7310) 1/28/09 9,234 Davidson L, 70-92
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EASTERN) December 16 (Tuesday)Northern Kentucky at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. East Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky, 7 p.m. Dartmouth at Mercer, 7 p.m. TV-ESPN3North Carolina at UNCG, 7 p.m. TV-ESPN2Samford at Presbyterian, 8 p.m. Western Carolina at Vanderbilt, 9 p.m. TV-SEC
December 17 (Wednesday)Charleston Southern at Wofford, 7 p.m.
December 18 (Thursday)Wright State at Western Carolina, 7 p.m. TV-ESPN3
December 19 (Friday)Chattanooga at Middle Tennessee, 8 p.m TV-ASNBethune-Cookman at Mercer, 7 p.m. TV-ESPN3Furman at Florida Gulf Coast, 7:30 p.m.
December 20 (Saturday)Elon at UNCG, 2 p.m. The Citadel at Virginia Tech, 1 p.m. TV-ESPN3
December 21 (Sunday)Louisiana-Monroe at Samford, 3 p.m.Western Carolina at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m.
December 22 (Monday)UAB at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. The Citadel at Michigan State, 6 p.m. East Tennessee State at VCU, TBAFurman at Minnesota, 8 p.m. TV-ESPN3Mercer at Tennessee, 7 p.m. TV-SECVMI at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m. TV-ESPN3Wofford at West Virginia, 7 p.m.
December 27 (Saturday)Mercer at Georgia, 6 p.m. TV-SEC
December 28 (Sunday)Campbell at Samford, 3 p.m. UNCG at East Carolina, 2 p.m.
MOCS RECORD WHEN... 2014-15 Wade Leading at the half 4-1 20-4 Trailing at the half 1-3 3-15 Tied at the half 0-1 0-1Leading w/5 minutes to play 5-1 22-2 Trailing w/5 minutes to play 0-4 1-17 Tied w/5 minutes to play 0-0 0-1 +5/-5 with 5 to play 0-0 4-4 Scores 90 or more points 2-0 5-0 80-89 0-0 8-3 70-79 1-0 5-3 60-69 2-2 5-8 Less than 60 0-3 0-6Outrebounding an opponent 5-0 20-5 Opponent outrebounds UTC 0-5 2-15 Rebounds are even 0-0 1-0 More Turnovers than opponent 1-3 7-11 Fewer 4-1 15-7 Same 0-1 1-2 Shooting .500 or better 3-0 8-3 .400-.499 1-1 11-4 Less than .400 1-4 4-13 FG% better than opponent 3-0 12-1 Opponents shoot .500 or better 0-2 0-11 .400-.499 2-2 13-8 .300-.399 2-1 7-1 Less than .300 1-0 3-0 Shooting .500 or better from 3-pt. range 2-0 5-0 .400-.499 0-0 6-1 .300-.399 3-3 6-11 .299 or less 0-2 6-8 Opp. shoot .500 or better from 3-pt. range 0-1 2-4 .400-.499 0-2 3-8 .300-.399 2-1 6-5 Less than .300 3-1 12-3 Attempts 30 or more 3-pt. FG 0-0 0-4 20-29 2-3 8-9 Less than 20 3-2 15-7 Shooting .900 or better from FT 0-0 1-1 .750-.899 1-1 10-6 .600-.749 4-3 9-8 Less than .600 0-1 3-5 Shoots more FT than opponents 3-0 17-6 Opponent shoots .900 or better from FT 0-0 0-0 .750-.899 1-1 5-5 .600-.749 3-4 13-13 Less than .600 1-0 5-2 More Assists than opponent 5-1 15-7 Fewer 0-4 5-12 Same 0-0 3-1 More Blocks than opponent 4-3 19-8 Fewer 0-2 3-10 Same 1-0 1-2More Steals than opponent 4-2 15-6 Fewer 1-3 7-14 Same 0-0 1-0 Record in November 3-4 6-9 December 2-1 5-4 January 0-0 8-1 February 0-0 3-4 March 0-0 1-2 Record on Sunday 0-1 1-4 Monday 0-0 2-2 Tuesday 0-1 1-4 Wednesday 1-0 1-1 Thursday 2-0 6-3 Friday 1-0 4-1 Saturday 0-2 7-4
STARTING LINEUPS W-L Listed in order of position 1-5 2-1 Greg Pryor, Ronrico White, Tre’ McLean, Casey Jones, Justin Tuoyo1-1 Greg Pryor, Ronrico White, Casey Jones, Lance Stokes, Justin Tuoyo1-2 Greg Pryor, Tre’ McLean, Casey Jones, Chuck Ester, Justin Tuoyo1-0 Greg Pryor, Tre’ McLean, Casey Jones, Lance Stokes, Justin Tuoyo0-1 Greg Pryor, Eric Robertson, Casey Jones, Duke Ethridge, Justin Tuoyo
Most Points Scored Fewest Points ScoredChattanooga 110 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14 Chattanooga 45 at Wisconsin, 11/16Opponents 89 by Wisconsin, 11/16 Opponents 46 by Robert Morris, 11/26
Most 1st Half Points Most 2nd Half PointsChattanooga 62 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14 Chattanooga 48 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14Opponents 52 by Wisconsin, 11/16 Opponents 51 at Kennesaw State, 11/29
Fewest 1st Half Points Fewest 2nd Half PointsChattanooga 21 at Wisconsin, 11/16 Chattanooga 23 vs. Georgia, 12/2Opponents 21 by Hiwassee, 11/14 Opponents 21 by Robert Morris, 11/26
Largest Halftime Lead Largest Margin of VictoryChattanooga 41 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14 Chattanooga 57 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14Opponents 31 by Wisconsin, 11/16 Opponents 44 by Wisconsin, 11/16
Largest Lead Largest Deficit OvercomeChattanooga 59 vs. Montreat, 12/8 Chattanooga 5 vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27Opponents 45 by Wisconsin, 11/16 Opponents 19 at Tennessee Tech, 11/22
THE LAST TIME THE MOCS... Scored 100 or more points: 104 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14Allowed 100 or more points: 106 at No. 22 UCLA, 11/24/13Scored less than 50 points: 48 at Butler, 11/18/14 Won in OT: 83-81 at Western Carolina, 2/27/14Lost in OT: 85-92 at Samford, 2/8/14 Scored 50+ 1st half points: 58 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14Scored 50+ 2nd half: 53 vs. Montreat, 11/16/13 Made 40 or more FG: 42 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14Made fewer than 15 FG: 14 at Austin Peay, 1/3/11 Attempted 80 or more FG: 83 vs. Virginia Intermont, 11/13/09Attempted 49 or fewer FG: 41 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14 Made 15 or more 3-pointers: 15 (35) at Davidson, 12/13/08Made 0 3-pointers: 0 (13) at Davidson, 1/31/14Attempted 30 or more 3-pointers: 31 (10) at ETSU, 3/18/14Attempted 10 or fewer 3-pointers:8 (2) vs. Wofford, 1/11/14 Made 30 or more FT: 34 at UNCG, 2/23/14Attempted 40 or more FT: 41 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 Had 50 or more rebounds: 54 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14Had 25 or fewer rebounds: 24 vs. Georgia, 12/2/14Allowed fewer than 20 rebounds: 17 at Samford, 1/5/13 Had 20 or more assists: 20 at Samford, 2/8/14 Had 15 or more steals: 20 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 Had 6 or more blocks: 8 at The Citadel, 12/11/14 Had 10 or fewer turnovers: 9 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Had more than 20 turnovers:24 at Eastern Kentucky, 2/4/14
Had 5 or more players in double figures: 6 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 (Eric Robertson 16, Duke Ethridge 14, Greg Pryor 12, Ronrico White 12, Chuck Ester 11, Tre’ McLean 11) Made 60% or better from the field: .667 (34-51) vs. Georgia Southern, 3/5/10Made less than 30% from the field: .297 (19-64) at Georgia, 12/2/13Made less than 40% in a DI win: .390 (16-41) vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14 Made 50% or better from 3pt range: .500 (8-16) at The Citadel, 12/11/14Made less than 20% from 3pt range: .000 (0-13) at Davidson, 1/31/14 Made 90% or better from the FT line: .966 (28-29) at Northern Kentucky, 12/15/13Shot less than 50% from the FT line in a win: .481 (13-27) vs. Maine, 12/30/13
THE LAST TIME A MOC... Had 50 or more points50, Oliver Morton vs. Pikeville, 1/24/01Had 40 or more points41, Z. Mason vs. Hiwassee, 12/10/13Had 35 or more points41, Z. Mason vs. Hiwassee, 12/10/13Had 30 or more points30, Z. Mason at The Citadel, 1/6/14Had 25 or more points27, Z. Mason vs. Elon, 1/23/14Had 30 or more points in back-to-back gamesChad Copeland, 30 vs. Southern Miss, 1/2/94 & 33 at Furman, 1/5/94Had 25 or more points in back-to-back gamesOmar Wattad, 26 at UNCG, 1/8/11 & 30 at The Citadel, 1/13/11 Had 20 or more rebounds: 21, Mindaugas Katelynas vs. App State, 3/4/05Had 15 or more rebounds: 15, Z. Mason at ETSU, 3/18/14 Had 20 points/10 rebounds: Casey Jones (20/12) vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14Back-to-back games with 20 points/10 rebounds: Z. Mason, 20/13 at Furman, 1/4/14 & 30/14 at The Citadel, 1/6/14 Had 15 or more assists: 16, Keegan Bell vs. Longwood, 12/29/11Had 10 or more assists: 10, Gee McGhee vs. Maine, 12/30/13Had 20 points/10 assists: 20/11, Clyde McCully at Georgia Southern, 1/28/02
Had 5 or more blocks: 6, Justin Tuoyo at The Citadel, 12/11/14 Had 5 or more steals: 6, Greg Pryor vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 Made 12 or more FG: 16, Z. Mason vs. Hiwassee, 12/10/13Attempted 20 or more FG: 21, Z. Mason at The Citadel, 1/6/14 Made 90% (min. 6 att.) or better from field:100% (7-7), Casey Jones vs. Samford, 1/9/14Made 80-89% (min. 6 att.) from the field: 83.3% (5-6), Greg Pryor vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 Made 10 or more FT: 12, Z. Mason at UNCG, 2/23/14Attempted 15 or more FT: 16, Z. Mason at UNCG, 2/23/14Made 90% (min. 6 att.) or better on FTA: 1.000 (6-6), Casey Jones vs. Georgia, 12/2/14 Made 5 or more 3-pointers: 5 (5), Ronrico White vs. Maine, 12/30/13Attempted 15 or more 3-pointers: 16, Keegan Bell at Samford, 2/26/11 Double-double (pts./reb.): Casey Jones (20/12) vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14 Double-double (pts./asst.): Gee McGhee (17/10) vs. Maine, 12/30/13Triple-double: Keegan Bell (12 pts, 10 reb, 10 ast) at CofC, 12/3/11 Played every minute of a game: 40, Martynas Bareika at UAB, 12/18/13 Hit shot from beyond halfcourt: Lance Stokes grabbed missed FT by Elon’s Sebastian Koch and made the outlet to Gee McGhee. McGhee’s heave from approximately 70 feet banked in to end the first half. It was the No. 1 play on ESPN’s Top 10 Plays on SportsCenter that night.
Hit a game-winning shot in closing seconds: Dontay Hampton went coast-to-coast with a rebound darting through traffic making a contested layup with 0.8 seconds remaining to beat Appala-chain State 65-63 on Jan. 7, 2012.
Hit buzzer-beater to win game: Keegan Bell’s three from in front of the Mocs’ bench on Jan. 14, 2010 topped The Citadel 56-54 in McKen-zie Arena. UTC inbounded the ball with the length of the court to go and 3.2 seconds remaining. Chris Early hit Jeremy Saffore at midcourt who handed off to a streaking Bell who nailed the shot as the buzzer sounded.
Officials: Rick Shoulders, Jeff Smith, Todd AustinTechnical fouls: UTC-None. Tennessee Tech-None.Attendance: 1276
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUTC 43 24 67Tennessee Tech 26 43 69
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUTC 32 16 9 2 32TTU_ME 38 20 12 2 18
Last FG - UTC 2nd-00:25, TTU_MEN 2nd-00:31.Largest lead - UTC by 19 2nd-18:36, TTU_MEN by 3 2nd-00:31.UTC led for 37:45. TTU_MEN led for 00:31. Game was tied for 01:44.
Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 1 time.
GAME 1 | CHATTANOOGA 110, HIWASSEE 53 | 11/14/14
GAME 3 | BUTLER 70, CHATTANOOGA 48 | 11/18/14
GAME 2 | NO. 3 WISCONSIN 89, CHATTANOOGA 45| 11/16/14
GAME 4 | TENNESSEE TECH 69, CHATTANOOGA 67 | 11/22/14
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsRobert Morris vs Chattanooga11/26/14 12:00 p.m. at Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McKenzie Arena)
Officials: Scott Johnson, Jeff Pon, Jason PageTechnical fouls: Robert Morris-REED, Marcquise. Chattanooga-None.Attendance: 2426
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalRobert Morris 25 21 46Chattanooga 32 29 61
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchRMU 22 11 5 4 23UTC 18 15 5 4 16
Last FG - RMU 2nd-00:30, UTC 2nd-10:10.Largest lead - RMU by 1 1st-09:03, UTC by 21 2nd-10:10.RMU led for 00:45. UTC led for 38:59. Game was tied for 00:15.
Score tied - 4 times.Lead changed - 4 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsCoastal Carolina vs Chattanooga11/27/14 2:30 P.M. at Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McKenzie Arena)
Officials: Scott Johnson, Jeff Pon, Mike GrundermanTechnical fouls: Coastal Carolina-None. Chattanooga-None.Attendance: 2136
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalCoastal Carolina 40 27 67Chattanooga 35 43 78
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchCOASTA 36 13 17 6 19UTC 26 22 15 2 9
Last FG - COASTAL 2nd-00:28, UTC 2nd-01:29.Largest lead - COASTAL by 5 1st-00:03, UTC by 11 2nd-01:02.COASTAL led for 08:10. UTC led for 28:03. Game was tied for 03:47.
Score tied - 7 times.Lead changed - 6 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsChattanooga Mocs vs Kennesaw State11/29/14 12:00 p.m. at Kennesaw, Ga. (Convocation Center)
Officials: Art Vaulk, Jason Shelton, Justin WadeTechnical fouls: Montreat-None. Chattanooga Mocs-None.Attendance: 2386
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMontreat 26 24 50Chattanooga Mocs 58 46 104
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMC 26 9 2 6 11UTC 62 40 15 16 65
Last FG - MC 2nd-00:47, UTC 2nd-01:39.Largest lead - MC None, UTC by 59 2nd-05:28.
Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 0 times.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsChattanooga vs The Citadel Bulldogs12/11/14 6:00 p.m. at McAlister Field House / Charleston, S.C.
10MARTYNAS BAREIKA6-5 | 215 | RSr. | F Kedainiai, Lithuania
Points Season: 5 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Career: 29 at Northern Kentucky, 12/15/13Rebounds Season: 1 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Career: 8 at Samford, 1/5/13Assists Season: Career: 4 at Samford, 1/5/13 & Grand Canyon, 12/29/13Turnovers Season: Career: 4 vs. 3 opp. (MR: Covenant, 11/8/13)Blocks Season: Career: 1 vs. 4 opp. (MR: Furman, 2/1/14)Steals Season: Career: 3 vs. Reinhardt, 12/21/12Minutes Season: 5 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Career: 40 at UAB, 12/18/13FGM Season: 2 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Career: 7 at Northern Kentucky, 12/15/13FGA Season: 3 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Career: 14 vs. 3 opp. (MR: at ETSU, 3/18/14)3ptM Season: 1 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Career: 5 at No. 22 UCLA, 11/24/133 ptA Season: 2 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Career: 9 vs. 4 opp. (MR: at ETSU, 3/18/14)FTM Season: Career: 12 at Northern Kentucky, 12/15/13FTA Season: Career: 13 at Northern Kentucky, 12/15/13
BRAN NOTES• Reserve at the one and two.• Had highlight reel sequence late in loss at Wisconsin...blocked Jordan Smith driving shot attempt, took the ball up the court & buried a trey from top right.
ESTER NOTES• Starter at the four to open the season...9 points, 6 rebounds, a block & 2 steals vs Hiwassee.• First double-figure scoring game came against Montreat with 11 points while adding a team-high eight boards.
ETHRIDGE NOTES• Came off the bench in the opener to tie Greg Pryor for game-high honors with 13 points...added 6 rebounds...shot 4-5 from field with two thunderous dunks.•14 points and seven rebounds in 20 minutes against Montreat.
JONES NOTES• Returning starter at the three.• Preseason All-SoCon.• SoCon Player of the Week (Dec. 2) leading Mocs to wins over Robert Morris and Coastal Carolina. For the three games that week, he tallied 18.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game shooting 64 percent (16-25) from the field and 82.1 percent (23-28) from the free throw line.• 1st double-double of the season with 13 points & 10 rebounds vs. Robert Morris• Followed that with another with 20 points & 12 boards in the B4A Hosted title game win over Coastal Carolina...made 7-8 FG & 6-8 FT in the game.
• Season-high 22 points at Kennesaw State with 9 rebounds & 3 steals.
Points Season: 22 at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14Career: 23 vs. Wofford, 1/11/14Rebounds Season: 12 vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14Career: 13 at Furman, 1/4/14Assists Season: 3 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14Career: 8 at Furman, 1/4/14Turnovers Season: 4 vs. 3 opp. (MR: Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14)Career: 6 vs. Mercer, 12/16/12Blocks Season: 2 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14Career: 3 vs. 4 opp. (MR: at Western Carolina, 2/27/14)Steals Season: 3 at Tennessee Tech, 11/22/14Career: 5 vs. UNCG, 1/25/14 & at Samford, 2/8/14Minutes Season: 39 vs. Georgia, 12/2/14Career: 39 vs. 2 opp. (MR: at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14)FGM Season: 7 vs. 2 opp. (MR: at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14)Career: 9 vs. Maine, 12/30/13 & Wofford, 1/11/14FGA Season: 14 at Wisconsin, 1/16/14Career: Same3ptM Season: 1 vs. Georgia, 12/2/14Career: 1 vs. 3 opp. (MR: at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14)3ptA Season: 2 vs. Georgia, 12/2/14Career: 3 vs. SEMO, 11/18/12FTM Season: 9 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14Career: 8 vs. 3 opp. (MR: at Butler, 11/18/14)FTA Season: 11 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14Career: 12 vs. UNCG, 1/25/14
MCLEAN NOTES• Started his first game for the Mocs after transferring from Queens in 2013.• First double-digit night as a Moc with 11 points at Tennessee Tech...led the squad in rebounds with 6.• 11 points with 3 assists in win over Montreat.
PRESTON NOTES• Double digits for the true freshman off the bench in his first collegiate action...11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists & 2 steals against Hiwassee.
PRYOR NOTES• Returning starter at the point.• Tied Duke Ethridge for team-high honors in the opener with 13 points...hit 5-7 from the field including 2-3 3pt.• Led the squad with 12 points on 5-6 shooting at Tennessee Tech.• Tied for team-high honors with 13 points in the win over Robert Morris making a career-best 3 three-pointers.• Helped key B4A Hosted title game win over Coastal Carolina with 15 points and 3 steals.• 12 points, 4 assists and a career-high 6 steals against Montreat.
• Helped lead the Mocs to SoCon opening win at The Citadel with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.
Points Season: 15 vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14Career: 19 at Nevada, 11/22/13Rebounds Season: 5 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Career: 7 at UNCG, 2/23/14Assists Season: 4 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14Career: 6 at No. 22 UCLA, 11/24/13 & at ETSU 3/18/14Turnovers Season: 4 at Butler, 11/18/14Career: 10 vs. Morehead State, 11/28/13Blocks Season: Career: SameSteals Season: 6 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14Career: SameMinutes Season: 37 at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14Career: 38 vs. Morehead State, 11/28/13FGM Season: 5 vs. 5 opp. (MR: at The Citadel, 12/11/14)Career: 6 at Nevada, 11/22/13FGA Season: 11 vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14Career: 13 at Radford, 11/11/133ptM Season: 3 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14Career: Same3 ptA Season: 6 vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14Career: 6 at UAB, 12/18/13 & Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14FTM Season: 4 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14Career: 8 at Radford, 11/11/13FTA Season: 5 at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14Career: 8 at Radford, 11/11/13
ROBERTSON NOTES• Returner on the wing...one of the top 3pt shooters on the team.• 12 points off the bench on 4-5 shooting from 3pt range at Butler.• Career-high 16 points while matching high in FGM (6) and 3ptM (4) vs. Montreat.
15ERIC ROBERTSON6-4 | 200 | Jr. | GHuntsville, Ala.
Points Season: 16 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14Career: SameRebounds Season: 4 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14Career: 7 vs. Kennesaw State, 11/19/13Assists Season: 3 vs. 3 opp. (MR: Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14)Career: 4 at Samford, 2/8/14Turnovers Season: 3 vs. 2 opp. (MR: Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14)Career: 4 at No. 22 UCLA, 11/24/13Blocks Season: 1 vs. 2 opp. (MR: at The Citadel, 12/11/14)Career: 2 at Kansas, 11/15/12 & at Furman, 1/4/14Steals Season: 2 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14Career: 3 vs. 2 opp. (MR: at Radford, 11/11/13)Minutes Season: 27 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14Career: 29 vs. Kennesaw State, 11/19/13FGM Season: 6 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14Career: 6 vs. Furman, 2/14/13 & vs. Montreat, 12/8/14FGA Season: 11 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14Career: 13 at Radford, 11/11/133ptM Season: 4 at Butler, 11/18/14 & Montreat, 12/8/14Career: Same3 ptA Season: 6 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 & vs. Montreat, 12/8/14Career: 9 at Radford, 11/11/13FTM Season: 2 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14Career: 4 vs. 4 opp. (MR: vs. Hiwassee, 12/10/13)FTA Season: 2 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14Career: 6 vs. IUPUI, 11/29/13 & Hiwassee, 12/10/13
Points Season: 7 at Tennessee Tech, 11/22/14Career: 13 vs. 3 opp. (MR: vs. IUPUI, 11/29/13)Rebounds Season: 4 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14Career: 8 vs. 3 opp. (MR: UNCG, 1/25/14)Assists Season: 1 vs. 3 opp. (MR: at The Citadel, 12/11/14)Career: 5 vs. The Citadel, 2/7/13Turnovers Season: 3 at Tennessee Tech, 11/22/14Career: 4 vs. 2 opp. (MR: Samford, 2/11/13)Blocks Season: Career: 3 vs. Wofford, 1/11/14Steals Season: 3 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14Career: 5 vs. Covenant, 11/8/13Minutes Season: 19 at Wisconsin, 11/16/14Career: 36 vs. IUPUI, 11/29/13FGM Season: 3 at Tennessee Tech, 11/22/14Career: 6 vs. Samford, 2/11/13FGA Season: 5 vs. Georgia, 12/2/14Career: 10 vs. Samford, 2/11/133ptM Season: Career: Same3 ptA Season: Career: 1 vs. 2 opp. (MR: Kennesaw State, 11/18/11)FTM Season: 3 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14Career: 5 vs. 5 opp. (MR: at Western Carolina, 2/27/14)FTA Season: 4 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14Career: 8 vs. Covenant, 11/8/13
TUOYO NOTES• Tallied double-double in Chattanooga debut with 11 points and 13 rebounds against Hiwassee.• 11 points & 3 blocks in the loss at No. 3 Wisconsin.• Career-high 6 blocks in B4A Hosted title game against Coastal Carolina...added 11 points & 5 boards.• Career-high 14 points in the SoCon opening win at The Citadel...tied his career-best with 6 blocks...9 rebounds was team high.
Points Season: 14 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Career: SameRebounds Season: 13 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14Career: SameAssists Season: 2 vs. Georgia, 12/2/14Career: SameTurnovers Season: 4 at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14Career: SameBlocks Season: 6 vs. 2 opp. (MR: at The Citadel, 12/11/14)Career: SameSteals Season: 3 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14Career: SameMinutes Season: 37 at Butler, 11/18/14Career: SameFGM Season: 7 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Career: SameFGA Season: 11 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Career: Same3ptM Season: 2 at Wisconsin, 11/16/14Career: Same3 ptA Season: 5 at Wisconsin, 11/16/14Career: SameFTM Season: 5 vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14Career: SameFTA Season: 8 vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14Career: Same
WHITE NOTES• Combo guard plays the 1 & 2 for the Mocs.• Tied career high with 6 FG made at No. 3 Wisconsin.• 7 assists with 0 turnovers in the win over Robert Morris.• 21 points keying comeback win over Coastal Carolina in B4A Hosted title game.
TEAM HIGHS & LOWSSTAT CHATTANOOGA HIGH CHATTANOOGA LOW OPPONENT HIGH OPPONENT LOW Points 110 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 45 at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 89 at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 46 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14FG Made 42 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 16 at Butler, 11/18/14 32 at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 15 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14 16 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14 FG Att 76 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 41 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14 61 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 40 at The Citadel, 12/11/14FG Pct .553 (42-76) vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 .321 (18-56) at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 .533 (32-60) at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 .278 (15-54) vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/143pt Made 10 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 4 at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14 8 at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 3 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 3 at Tennessee Tech, 11/22/14 3 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14 3 at The Citadel, 12/11/143pt Att 27 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 15 at Tennessee Tech, 11/22/14 18 at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 8 at The Citadel, 12/11/143pt Pct .526 (10-19) vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 .222 (4-18) at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14 .444 (8-18) at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 .188 (3-16) vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14FT Made 27 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 3 at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 34 at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14 6 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14FT Att 41 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 7 at The Citadel, 12/11/14 44 at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14 11 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14FT Pct .774 (24-31) vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14 .300 (3-10) at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 .773 (34-44) at Kennesaw St, 11/29/14 .545 (6-11) vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14Off. Reb. 20 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 3 at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 14 at Tennessee Tech, 11/22/14 7 at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14 & Montreat, 12/8/14Def. Reb. 34 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 18 at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 38 at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 14 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Reb 54 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 21 at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 49 at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 22 at The Citadel, 12/11/14 21 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Assists 18 vs. 2 opp. (MR: Montreat, 12/8/14) 4 at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14 20 at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 4 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14Steals 20 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 2 at Butler, 11/18/14 11 vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14 4 vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14 4 at The Citadel, 12/11/14Blocks 8 at The Citadel, 12/11/14 2 at Tennessee Tech, 11/22/14 8 at The Citadel, 12/11/14 1 at Butler, 11/18/14Turnovers 19 at Butler, 11/18/14 9 at The Citadel, 12/11/14 28 vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 9 at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14Fouls 26 at Butler, 11/18/14 13 vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 27 at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14 7 at The Citadel, 12/11/14 26 at Tennessee Tech, 11/22/14 BOLD INDICATES SCHOOL RECORD
PLAYER HIGHS & LOWSSTAT CHATTANOOGA HIGH OPPONENT HIGH Points 22 by Casey Jones at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14 32 by Yonel Brown, at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14 21 by Ronrico White vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14 20 by Casey Jones vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14FG Made 7 by Casey Jones vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14 7 by Sam Dekker, Wisconsin, 11/16/14 7 by Casey Jones at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14 7 by Kellen Dunham, Butler, 11/18/14 7 by Justin Tuoyo at The Citadel, 12/11/14 7 by Shivaughn Wiggins, Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14 7 by Melvin Irvin, Montreat, 12/8/14 7 by P.J. Horgan, The Citadel, 12/11/14FG Att 14 by Casey Jones at No. 3 Wisconsin, 11/16/14 14 by Shivaughn Wiggins, Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14 14 by Josh Foster, Montreat, 12/8/14 14 by P.J. Horgan, The Citadel, 12/11/14FG Pct .875 (7-8) by Casey Jones vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14 .700 (7-10) by Sam Dekker, Wisconsin, 11/16/14 .833 (5-6) by Greg Pryor at Tennessee Tech, 11/22/14 .833 (5-6) by Greg Pryor vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 .714 (5-7) by Greg Pryor vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/143pt Made 4 by Eric Robertson at Butler, 11/18/14 3 by Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin, 11/16/14 4 by Ronrico White vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 3 by Shivaughn Wiggins, Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14 4 by Eric Robertson vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 3 by Nick Masterson, at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14 3 by Jake Wright, The Citadel, 12/11/143pt Att 8 by Ronrico White at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14 6 by Torrance Rowe, Tennessee Tech, 11/22/14 6 by Josh Cameron, Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14 6 by Nick Masterson, at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14 6 by Josh Foster, Montreat, 12/8/143pt Pct 1.000 (4-4) by Ronrico White vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 .750 (3-4) by Shivaughn Wiggins, Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14 .750 (3-4) by Jake Wright, The Citadel, 12/11/14FT Made 9 by Casey Jones vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14 18 by Yonel Browan, at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14FT Att 11 by Casey Jones vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 21 by Yonel Brown, at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14FT Pct 1.000 (6-6) by Ronrico White vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14 1.000 (5-5) by Josh Cameron, Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14Off. Reb. 7 by Justin Tuoyo vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 6 by Kameron Woods, Butler, 11/18/14Def. Reb. 9 by Casey Jones vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14 10 by Kameron Woods, Butler, 11/18/14Reb 13 by Justin Tuoyo vs. Hiwassee, 11/14/14 16 by Kameron Woods, Butler, 11/18/14Assists 7 by Ronrico White vs. Robert Morris, 11/26/14 7 by Roosevelt Jones, Butler, 11/18/14Steals 6 by Greg Pryor vs. Montreat, 12/8/14 4 by Dwan Caldwell, Tennessee Tech, 11/22/14 4 by Marcquise Reed, Robert Morris, 11/26/14Blocks 6 by Justin Tuoyo vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/27/14 6 by P.J. Horgan, The Citadel, 12/11/14 6 by Justin Tuoyo at The Citadel, 12/11/14Turnovers 4, 7 times (MR: Justin Tuoy at Kennesaw State, 11/29/14) 7, 3 times (MR: Demontre Jones/Will Lewis, Montreat, 12/8/14)BOLD INDICATES SCHOOL RECORD
TEAM STATISTICS UTC OPPSCORING 704 655 Points per game 70.4 65.5 Scoring margin +4.9 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 246-562 223-523 Field goal pct . 4 3 8 . 4 2 63 POINT FG-ATT 66-195 45-134 3-point FG pct . 3 3 8 . 3 3 6 3-pt FG made per game 6.6 4.5FREE THROWS-ATT 146-217 164-235 Free throw pct . 6 7 3 . 6 9 8 F-Throws made per game 14.6 16.4REBOUNDS 344 346 Rebounds per game 34.4 34.6 Rebounding margin -0.2 -ASSISTS 114 97 Assists per game 11.4 9.7TURNOVERS 140 157 Turnovers per game 14.0 15.7 Turnover margin +1.7 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.6STEALS 80 62 Steals per game 8.0 6.2BLOCKS 54 43 Blocks per game 5.4 4.3ATTENDANCE 14158 26026 Home games-Avg/Game 5-2832 5-5205 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsChattanooga 362 342 704Opponents 303 352 655
Date Opponent Score Att.11/14/14 HIWASSEE W 110-53 342611/16/14 at Wisconsin L 45-89 1727911/18/14 at BUTLER L 48-70 540911/22/14 at Tennessee Tech L 67-69 127611/26/14 ROBERT MORRIS W 61-46 242611/27/14 COASTAL CAROLINA W 78-67 213611/29/14 at Kennesaw State L 69-77 84212/02/14 GEORGIA L 55-86 378412/08/14 MONTREAT W 104-50 2386