Chattanooga, 2015 Director of Basketball Operations 2015 Chattanooga Graduate Ka’Vonne Towns Begins Her Second Season As the Mocs’ Director of Basketball Operations
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CHATTANOOGA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 RECORD BOOK Southern Conference Regular Season Champions 1983-84 | 1984-85 | 1985-86 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 Southern Conference Tournament Champions 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1989 | 1992 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2010 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 NCAA Tournament Appearances 1989 | 1992 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004* | 2006 2007 | 2008 | 2010 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 *Second Round WNIT Appearances 1984 • NWIT National Runner-Up 2000 • Second Round | 2005 • Second Round | 2009 | 2012 | 2018 Chattanooga ... • won the first three official Southern Conference regular season and tournament titles. • became the first team to win five consecutive SoCon Tournament crowns. • is the only team to win more than 20 Southern Conference regular season titles. • won 11 consecutive Southern Conference regular season titles (2000-10) • has 18 Southern Conference Tournament titles. • has five undefeated SoCon seasons • became the first Southern Conference team to advance to the NCAA Tournament. • has made 16 trips to the NCAA Tournament • was Runner-Up in the 1984 National Women’s Invitation Tournament. UTC fell to Vanderbilt 67-66 in the final. • is the only team in the Southern Conference with a win and NCAA Tournament game. UTC defeated Rutgers 74-69 in the first round in 2004 at the McKenzie Arena. • was ranked in the 1984 AP Top 20. Was ranked as high as 19 and ended the season ranked 20th. • was ranked in the 2014-15 AP Top 25 poll and the USA Today Coaches poll. UTC was ranked in the AP Poll for eight weeks and reached as high as 17th on March 16. The Mocs were ranked five weeks in the Coaches poll and reached as high as 18th on March 17. 2019-20 Quick Facts/Schedule GENERAL INFORMATION The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2019–20 Schedule Preferred Name ................................ Chattanooga Short Name ..................................................... UTC Location ..................................Chattanooga, Tenn. Date Opponent Location Time Founded .............. 1886 at Chattanooga University Enrollment ..................................................11,328 OCTOBER Colors (PMS) ....... Navy Blue (295), Old Gold (124) 29 LEE (exhibition) McKenzie Arena 7:00 p.m. Nickname ...................................................... Mocs Mascot ...................................................... Scrappy NOVEMBER Facility (Cap) ............The McKenzie Arena (10,526) Affiliation........................................NCAA Divsion I 6 at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 7:30 p.m. Conference ..............................................Southern 9 HAMPTON (DH) McKenzie Arena 2:00 p.m. Time Zone ..................................................Eastern Press Row Phone ..............................423.756.5476 11 at Liberty Lynchburg, Va. 7:00 p.m. ADMINISTRATION 14 PURDUE McKenzie Arena 7:00 p.m. Interim UT System President...............Randy Boyd 19 at Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Chancellor ....................................Dr. Steven Angle Vice Chancellor/AD ........................Mark Wharton 21 at Louisville Louisville, Ky. 6:30 p.m. Faculty Athletics Rep .................Dr. Debbie Ingram 24 AUSTIN PEAY McKenzie Arena 2:00 p.m. Deputy AD ...........................................Scott Altizer Sr. Associate AD/SWA ........................Laura Herron 27 NORTHERN COLORADO McKenzie Arena 1:00 p.m. Sr. Associate AD .............................Andrew Horton Sr. Associate AD ....................... Dr. Emily Blackman DECEMBER Sr. Associate AD ........................... Dr. Jay Blackman 1 at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. 2:00 p.m. McKenzie Arena Box Office ..............423.266.6672 8 at UT Martin Martin, Tenn. 2:00 p.m. COACHING STAFF 11 at South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. 8:00 p.m. COACHING STAFF Head Coach ..................................... Katie Burrows 15 TROY (DH) McKenzie Arena 1:30 p.m. Alma Mater ........................... Chattanooga, 2004 Career Record/Years ...................14-17/2nd year 19 at NC State Raleigh, N.C. 7:00 pm. UTC Record/Years ....................................... same 29 OHIO (DH) McKenzie Arena 4:00 p.m. Assistant Coach .................................Debbie Black Alma Mater .............................St. Joseph’s, 1984 JANUARY Assistant Coach ...........................Brittany Johnson Alma Mater .............................. Ohio State, 2011 9 • at Western Carolina Cullowhee, N.C. 7:00 p.m. Assistant Coach .................................Jon Goldberg 11 • at UNCG Greensboro, N.C. 4:00 p.m. Alma Mater .................................Emerson, 2014 Director of Operations .................Ka’Vonne Towns 16 • WOFORD McKenzie Arena 7:00 p.m. Alma Mater ..........................Chattanooga, 2015 Student Assistant ............................Molly Clounch 18 • FURMAN McKenzie Arena 2:00 p.m. Alma Mater ..........................Chattanooga, 2019 23 • at Samford Birmingham, Ala. 7:00 p.m. COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA RELATIONS 25 • at Mercer Macon, Ga. 2:00 p.m. Sr. Associate AD/Athletics Communications FEBRUARY Jay Blackman .................................423.425.5292 Email .............................. [email protected] 1 • at East Tennessee State Johnson City, Tenn. 1:00 p.m. Director/MBB Contact 6 • UNCG McKenzie Arena 7:00 p.m. Jim Horten .....................................423.425.2350 Email [email protected] 8 • WESTERN CAROLINA McKenzie Arena 2:00 p.m. Assistant Director/WBB Contact Anne Wehunt ................................423.425.4618 13 • at Furman Greenville, S.C. 7:00 p.m. Email ............................. [email protected] 15 • at Wofford Spartanburg, S.C. 2:00 p.m. Corey Belonzi, Assistant ...................423.425.2116 Email [email protected] 20 • MERCER McKenzie Arena 7:00 p.m. Mailing Address ......................... 615 McCallie Ave ........................................................... Dept. 3503 22 • SAMFORD (DH) McKenzie Arena 2:00 p.m. ....................................... Chattanooga, TN 37403 Shipping Address........ McKenzie Arena Room 132 29 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE (DH) McKenzie Arena 2:00 p.m. .....................................................720 East 4th St MARCH ....................................... Chattanooga, TN 37403 5-8 1 - SoCon Championships Asheville, N.C. TBD WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM HISTORY All Times Eastern. All home games played at the McKenzie Arena unless First Year ....................................................... 1974-75 All-Time Record .............................. 856-452 (.657) otherwise noted. • indicates Southern Conference opponent. 1 – South- NCAA Appearances ............................................14 (1989, 1991, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) ern Conference Tournament, Asheville, N.C. NCAA Record .................................................. 1-14 WNIT Appearances ..............................................5 (1984 - Runner-Up *NWIT, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2018) WNIT (NWIT) Record ........................................ 4-5 2018-19 IN REVIEW Overall Record .............................................. 14-17 Southern Conference Record/Finish ..........8-6/3rd SoCon Tournament .......................................... 1-1 2019-20 PREVIEW Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................... 8/5 2019-20 Women’s Basketball Staff KATIE BURROWS Chattanooga: 14-17 (.451)/second season | Overall: 14-17 (.451)/second season Over the last eight years, the Mocs have nailing a 30-foot bank shot from the right defeated Tennessee, Alabama and Auburn side to spark a comeback win over the twice each, Stanford, Villanova, Rutgers, Scarlet Knights. Indiana, Northwestern, Georgetown and Katie earned a spot as among former Florida. head coach Wes Moore’s Top 10 players Taylor Hall (2010-14) became the first in the celebration of “Moore in McKenzie, player in SoCon history to earn league a Decade of Dominance”. She ranks in the Player of the Year, Female Athlete of the top 10 in UTC history in 3-pointers made Year, Defensive Player of the Year and (107) and attempted (315). Tournament Most Outstanding Player in Prior to her return to UTC, Burrows was a the same season. coach and teacher at Ringgold High School Jasmine Joyner (2013-17) earned back- for three years. She took over a program to-back SoCon Defensive Player of the that had just three wins in the season prior Year honors and was named the SoCon to her arrival. The Lady Tigers steadily Tournament MVP in 2015 and 2017. She increased their win total in each of her Katie Burrows Quick Facts: finished her career at Chattanooga as the three seasons, culminating in Ringgold’s Born: Oct. 30, 1982; Chattanooga, Tenn. second player to top 1,000 points and 900 first state playoff appearance since 1986 Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn. rebounds, and is eighth all-time in the when the team lost to Rossville in the Class High School: Lookout Valley High School NCAA with 436 career blocks. AAA finals. Alma Mater: Chattanooga, 2004 Alicia “Red” Payne became the first Prior to that she was the head coach of Married: Nick Burrows Chattanooga player to earn back-to-back the girl’s basketball team at Tullahoma High Children: Daughters Jordan and Grace SoCon Defensive