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2008-09 Chattanooga Basketball NCAA West Regional • March 19-21, 2009 • Philadelphia, Pa. 1 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship First Round* Second Round*Regionals National SemifinalsNational Championship National SemifinalsRegionals Second Round* First Round* Louisville 1 1 Pittsburgh 20-Mar 20-Mar Alabama St./Morehead St.** 16 16 East Tenn. St. Ohio St. 8 22-Mar 22-Mar 8 Oklahoma St. 2008-09 Chattanooga Basketball Dayton Dayton 20-Mar 20-Mar Siena 9 9 Tennessee Utah 5 27-Mar 26-Mar 5 Florida St. Regional•March19-21,2009Philadelphia,Pa. NCAAWest 20-Mar 20-Mar Arizona 12 12 Wisconsin Wake Forest 4 22-Mar 22-Mar 4 Xavier Boise Miami 20-Mar 20-Mar Cleveland St. 13 13 Portland St. Midwest Regional East Regional West Virginia 6 Indianapolis Boston 6 UCLA 20-Mar 29-Mar 28-Mar 19-Mar Dayton 11 11 VCU Kansas 3 22-Mar 21-Mar 3 Villanova 20-Mar 19-Mar Minneapolis Philadelphia North Dakota St. 14 14 American Boston College 7 27-Mar Detroit 26-Mar 7 Texas 20-Mar April 6 19-Mar Southern California 10 10 Minnesota Michigan St. 2 22-Mar 21-Mar 2 Duke 20-Mar Detroit 19-Mar Greensboro Minneapolis Detroit 2 Robert Morris 15 April 4 April 4 15 Binghamton Connecticut 1 1 North Carolina NATIONAL CHAMPION 19-Mar 19-Mar Chattanooga 16 16 Radford BYU 8 21-Mar 21-Mar 8 LSU 19-Mar 19-Mar Greensboro Philadelphia Texas A&M 9 9 Butler Purdue 5 26-Mar 27-Mar 5 Illinois 19-Mar 19-Mar UNI 12 12 Western Ky. Washington 4 21-Mar 21-Mar 4 Gonzaga Portland Portland 19-Mar 19-Mar Mississippi St. 13 13 Akron West Regional South Regional Marquette 6 Glendale Memphis 6 Arizona St. 20-Mar 28-Mar 29-Mar 20-Mar Utah St. 11 ***ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL*** 11 Temple Missouri 3 22-Mar 22-Mar 3 Syracuse Boise 20-Mar 20-Mar Miami Cornell 14 14 Stephen F. Austin California 7 26-Mar 27-Mar 7 Clemson 19-Mar 19-Mar Maryland 10 10 Michigan Memphis 2 21-Mar 21-Mar 2 Oklahoma 19-Mar 19-Mar Kansas City Kansas Kansas City Kansas **Teams will play the opening-round game March 17 in Dayton. Cal St. Northridge 15 The winning team will remain in Dayton to be a 16th seed in the first round. 15 Morgan St. © 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association. No commercial use without the NCAA's written permission. The NCAA opposes all sports wagering. This bracket should not be used for sweepstakes, contests, office pools or other gambling activities. 2008-09 Chattanooga Basketball NCAA West Regional • March 19-21, 2009 • Philadelphia, Pa. Table of Contents Chattanooga Mocs (18-16/11-9) 2009 NCAA Tournament Bracket...................................2 General Information .....................................................3 NCAA History .............................................................4-5 10th NCAA Appearance Chattanooga Notables ..............................................6-7 SoCon History ............................................................6-7 Sweet 16: 1997 What is a Moc? .............................................................8 Regional Opponents .....................................................9 Head Coach John Shulman .........................................10 It’s Chattanooga About Chattanooga the City 2008-09 SoCon Standings ..........................................11 School Name: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga • Founded – 1838 Nicchaeus Doaks ........................................................12 Preferred: Chattanooga • City Population – 169,884 (4th largest in Tennessee) Chris Early ..................................................................13 Abbreviated: UTC • Metropolitan Area – 514,568 Zach Ferrell.................................................................14 Nickname: Mocs • Altitude (Downtown) – 675 Feet Kevin Goff ney .............................................................15 Improper Uses: UT-Chatt, Tenn.-Chatt, Tennessee-Chatt. • Average Summer Temperature – 77 degrees Khalil Hartwell ...........................................................16 • Average Winter Temperature – 42 degrees Dontay Hampton/Dante Harvey .................................17 Stephen McDowell .....................................................18 Pronunciation Guide Ty Patterson ...............................................................19 No. Name ..........................Pronunciation Guide About Chattanooga the School Jeremy Saff ore ...........................................................20 0 Stephen McDowell ...................................STEF-fun • Founded – 1886 Keyron Sheard ............................................................21 1 Jasper Williams ...................................................... • Enrollment – 9,807 Jeff Smith ...................................................................22 2 Dontay Hampton ................................................... • All-Time Record – 1,135-906 (.556) Ricky Taylor ................................................................23 4 Dante Harvey ............................................DON-tay • Record Since Move to DI (1977-78) – 610-356 (.631) Jasper Williams ..........................................................24 5 Chris Early .............................................................. Game Recaps.........................................................25-41 10 Zach Ferrell .................................................FAIR-ul The Mocs in the NCAA Tournament Clips ......................................................................42-54 14 Jeff Smith .............................................................. This is Chattanooga’s 10th trip to the NCAA Tournament TV/Radio Roster .........................................................55 22 Ricky Taylor ............................................................ and second in head coach John Shulman’s fi ve-year career 23 Ty Patterson ........................................................... at UTC. The Mocs are 3-9 in their previous appearances 31 Keyron Sheard............................ KEY-ron SHEARED in the NCAA Tournament, including a run to the Sweet 33 Kevin Goff ney .......................................GOFF-knee 16 in 1997. Chattanooga’s only other win in the Big 34 Nicchaeus Doaks ...........................ni-KEY-us dokes Dance came against North Carolina State, 58-51, in the 44 Khalil Hartwell .........................................kuh-LEEL fi rst round of the 1982 tournament. The Mocs previously 53 Jeremy Saff ore ........................................suh-FORE advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2005. Athletics Communications 2008-09 ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Prev School) Director .................................................Jay Blackman 0 Stephen McDowell G 5-11 185 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (South Carolina) MBB Contact .............................................Jim Horten 1 Jasper Williams G 6-2 189 Fr. Washington, D.C. (Progressive Christian Acad.) Offi ce ..........................................423.425.2350 2 Dontay Hampton G 6-1 160 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (Arts & Sciences) Cell ..............................................423.645.8733 4 Dante Harvey F 6-6 201 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. (Progressive Christian Academy) Email [email protected] 5 Chris Early F 6-7 235 Fr. Huntington, W. Va. (Huntington) AIM .....................................................jhorten9 10 Zach Ferrell G 6-1 164 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian Acad.) Website ..................................................GoMocs.com 14 Jeff Smith G 6-5 195 RSo. Chattanooga, Tenn. (Tyner HS) 22 Ricky Taylor G 6-5 170 Fr. Brownsville, Tenn. (Heywood County) Video 23 Ty Patterson G 6-6 182 Jr. Anderson, S.C. (Dodge City C.C.) Director of Creative Services ..................Owen Seaton 31 Keyron Sheard G 6-2 184 Sr. Red Bank, N.J. (Cecil CC) Offi ce ..........................................423.425.2122 33 Kevin Goff ney F 6-5 202 Sr. Ethel, La. (Pratt CC) Cell ..............................................423.933.5796 34 Nicchaeus Doaks F 6-7 239 Sr. Trenton, Tenn. (Peabody HS) Email [email protected] 44 Khalil Hartwell F 6-8 222 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Lutheran Christian Acad.) 53 Jeremy Saff ore C 7-1 225 RSo. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillwood HS) 3 2008-09 Chattanooga Basketball NCAA West Regional • March 19-21, 2009 • Philadelphia, Pa. INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME RECORDS REBOUNDS NCAA APPEARANCES 12 Chris Mims POINTS (Illinois, 3/16/97, Charlotte Arena) 1980-1981 Mideast Regional 24 Willie Young 12 Russ Schoene Dayton Ohio (Georgia, 3/14/97, Charlotte Colseum) (Minnesota, 3/14/82, Market Square Arena) Maryland 81, UTC 69 FIELD GOALS ASSISTS 11 Willie White 10 Nick Morken 1981-82 Mideast Regional (Minnesota, 3/14/81, Market Square Arena) (Maryland, 3/12/81, Dayton Arena) Indianapolis, Ind. UTC 58, North Carolina State 51 FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS NCAA TOURNAMENT SERIES RECORDS Minnesota 62, UTC 61 21 Johnny Taylor (Providence, 3/21/97, Birmingham, Ala.) INDIVIDUAL POINTS 53 Johnny Taylor 1982-83 Mideast Regional THREE-POINTERS (Georgia, Illinois, Providence 1997) Houston, Texas 3 Brandon Born Maryland 52, UTC 51 (Kansas, 3/17/94, Rupp Arena) FIELD GOALS BY A PLAYER 21 Johnny Taylor THREE-POINT ATTEMPTS (Georgia, Illinois, Providence 1997) 1987-88 Southeast Regional 8 Casey Long Atlanta, Ga. (Wake Forest, 3/17/05, Cleveland, Ohio) FREE THROWS BY A PLAYER Oklahoma 96, UTC 66 8 Chad Copeland 7 Russ Schoene, Nick Morken (Kansas, 3/17/94, Rupp Arena) (North Carolina State and Minnesota 1982) 1992-93 Southeast Regional FREE THROWS REBOUNDS BY A PLAYER Nashville, Tenn. 7 Brandon