CHATTANOOGA MOCS 2015-16 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES TABLE OF CONTENTS Chattanooga (6-2) at Dayton (7-1) Pre-Game Info .............................................................1 Game 9 | Sat., Dec. 12, 2015 | 7 p.m. | UD Arena (13,455) | Dayton, Ohio Notes .............................................................1, 3-5 2015-16 Schedule/Record Watch ................................2 MEDIA AVAILABILITY Stat Comparison/Media Information ...........................3 LINKS: Access links for video, audio and live stats on the men’s basketball schedule page on GoMocs.com. 2015-16 Roster/Series Info..........................................4 TV: Time Warner Cable SportsChannel: Dwight Burgess & Tony White are calling the action. Quick Facts/History .....................................................5 VIDEO: Live video stream (outside state of Ohio) is available on the men’s basketball schedule page on McKenzie Arena ..........................................................6 GoMocs.com. SoCon Standings/Stats/Superlatives ...........................7 RADIO: The Mocs Sports Network flagship station is 96.1 the Legend FM in Chattanooga. Jim Reynolds is Mocs Record When/Starting Lineups/Miscellaneous ...8 Last Time a Moc ... ......................................................9 in his 36th year as the play-by-play “Voice of the Mocs”. Game Stats (1-4) .......................................................10 PROMOTIONS: N/A. Game Stats (5-8) .......................................................11 Chattanooga At a Glance Dayton Player Season/Career Highs (Alpha. order) ...........12-26 6-2 Record 7-1 Season Highs & Lows - Ind. .......................................27 Matt McCall (Florida ‘04) Head Coach Archie Miller (N.C. State ‘02) Game-by-Game Stats ................................................28 Comparison Stats/Highs & Lows ................................28 6-2 (1st year) Record at School 96-48 (5th year) 2015-16 Cumulative Stats .........................................29 Same Career Record Same GoMocs.com Website daytonflyers.com Communications & Media Relations @GoMocsMBB Twitter @DaytonMBB Basketball SID ..............................................Jim Horten 2-8 (2-7 at home) Series Office ................................................. 423.425.2350 Cell (Best Place to Leave Voicemail).... 423.645.8733 PROBABLE STARTERS Email [email protected] Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pts Reb FG% 3pt% FT% Hometown Twitter .................................................. @jimhorten 3 23 Tre’ McLean 6-5 205 Jr. 7.9 4.5 41.5 25.8 78.6 Charleston, S.C. Website .....................................................GoMocs.com Notes: 9.8 pts, 4.5 rpg, 3.5 apg & 2.0 spg over last 4 (2.8 A/TO)...Mocs are 17-6 in his career starts Team Twitter .......................................... @GoMocsMBB 4 24 Casey Jones 6-5 205 Sr. 12.6 6.5 49.4 27.3 72.7 New Orleans, La. Athletics Twitter .............................................@GoMocs Notes: Preseason SoCon POY...Lou Henson Award Watch List...leads team in pts, reb & ast (3.9) Common Hashtags ...................... #GoMocs & #ReptheC 5 0 Chuck Ester 6-7 218 Jr. 7.0 3.8 59.0 50.0 75.0 Geismar, La. Notes: Started last 2...9.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.5 bpg & 2.0 spg in starts...61.3% (19-31) on 2pt in 2015-16 TICKETS 1 1 Greg Pryor 6-2 195 Jr. 9.4 1.3 42.3 44.8 81.8 Memphis, Tenn. - The easiest way to get home game tickets is to Notes: Leads team in steals with 16 (2.0/gm)...2.3 A/TO ratio with 18 A & 8 TO order online (GoMocs.com) and print at home or 2 15 Eric Robertson 6-4 200 Sr. 7.3 1.3 44.4 41.7 50.0 Huntsville, Ala. send to mobile phone. Notes: Led SoCon in 3pt% in 2014-15 (46.8)...3 at 1:58 put the Mocs up for good vs. Illinois - Ticket purchases are made over the phone at (423) 266-MOCS (6627). OPENING TIPS - The McKenzie Arena gate one ticket office is open - Chattanooga is No. 10 in this week’s CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. Dayton is receiving votes in from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. both the AP and USA Today Coaches Top 25 Polls. - Gates open one hour before the game. - UTC is looking for its first 7-2 start since the 2002-03 season. That squad opened 9-2 with wins at Sam- ford (68-66), Tennessee Wesleyan (93-47), at Bradley (82-70), at Illinois State (75-68), Milligan (107-57), RANKINGS Furman (66-49), Samford (77-68), Lipscomb (87-78) and Weber State (75-63) with losses at UAB (92-83) RPI (thru 12/7): 49 and a narrow 89-84 home loss to Kent St. It was in Jeff Lebo’s first season. CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25: 10 - Last three 7-2 openings? 2002-03 (9-2), 1993-94 (11-2) and 1987-88 (9-2). - 11th meeting all-time with Dayton, just the second as a DI program (since 1977-78). UTC split four road contests at UD Arena in the last four seasons of DII membership (1974-77). The last meeting was Jan. 16, 1978, the first year of DI play, a 97-68 Flyers win. More series notes are on page 4. - UTC is 36-39 against current Atlantic 10 membership: Davidson 32-25, Dayton 2-8, La Salle 0-1, Rich- mond 0-2, Saint Joseph’s 1-1 and VCU 1-2. - Leading the SoCon (thru 12/9) in FG% (48.1), 3pt% (38.4) and blocks (5.9). - Individual league leaders: Justin Tuoyo in blocks (2.8) and Peyton Woods in 3pt% (52.9). - Casey Jones is one of 19 DI student-athletes leading his team in points, rebounds & assists. 1 2015-16 CHATTANOOGA BASKETBALL GOMOCS.COM <> @GOMOCSMBB 2015-16 Schedule RECORDS WATCH Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result Notes CAREER Scoring Nov. 6 COVENANT (Exb.) W, 91-63 Tuoyo’s 15 pts leads 5 in double digits 1) Willie White (1981-84) 1,969 Nov. 13 @Georgia (SEC Net +) W, 92-90 (OT) 1st win over Power 5 team since 2004 (Tennessee) 15) James Jones (1978-81) 1,081 Nov. 16 HIWASSEE W, 94-55 11 players with 10+ minutes 16) Stephen McDowell (2008-09) 1,075 Nov. 21 (1) vs. Illinois (Big 10 Net) W, 81-77 Comeback from 9pt deficit with 6:26 left 17) Johnny Taylor (1996-97) 1,070 18) Casey Jones 1,054 Nov. 23 (1) @Iowa State L, 63-83 Jones leads way with 16 pts, 6 reb & 5 ast Rebounds Nov. 27 (2) Alabama State W, 95-58 Largest DI win margin (37) since 1997 (Wofford) 1) Nicchaeus Doaks (2006-09) 821 Nov. 28 (2) Jacksonville State W, 62-52 36th In-Season Tourney title in the DI era (since 1977-78) 5) David Phillips (1997-00) 555 6) Casey Jones 547 Nov. 30 @ULM L, 54-64 Comeback from 12 down falls short in final minutes Blocks Dec. 8 TENNESSEE WESLEYAN W, 91-63 Ethridge’s high-flying play nets 19 pts in 22 minutes 1) Stanley Lawrence (1980-83) 132 Dec. 12 @Dayton (Time Warner Cable) 7 p.m. 2-8 vs Flyers...1st meeting since Jan. 16, 1978 2) Z. Mason (2012-14) 129 Dec. 15 TENNESSEE TECH 7 p.m. 16-40 vs TTU losing last year’s meeting 69-67 in Cookeville 3) Justin Tuoyo 121 7) Roger Smith (1994-95) 86 Dec. 18 KENNESAW STATE 7 p.m. 4-3 in series losing last two 8) Casey Jones 82 Dec. 22 RADFORD 3 p.m. Series tied 1-1...Highlanders won last matchup (11/11/13) Steals Dec. 29 @Lipscomb 7:30 p.m. 10-17 in the series but Mocs captured last 4 1) Wes Moore (1996-99) 198 Jan. 2 *@The Citadel 1 p.m. 59-16 all-time vs. the Bulldogs, 28-9 on the road 9) Clyde McCulley (2001-02) 107 10) Tyrone Enoch (1990-91) 98 Jan. 5 *MERCER 7 p.m. 29-34 vs Bears splitting the 2015-16 matchups 11) Morris Lyons (1987-88) 97 Jan. 9 *@Furman (DH) 12:30 p.m. 52-26 vs Furman, 18-18 in Greenville 12) Casey Jones 95 Jan. 11 *@Wofford 7 p.m. 19-13 vs Wofford, won 3 of last 4 in series FG Made 1) Willie White (1981-84) 797 Jan. 14 *WESTERN CAROLINA 7 p.m. 61-23 vs Western, 36-3 at home 9) Z. Mason (2012-14) 420 Jan. 16 *ETSU (DH) 5 p.m. 44-33 vs ETSU, 23-8 at home 10) Derrick Kirce (1990-91) 410 Jan. 21 *@UNCG 7 p.m. 21-16 vs UNCG, 9-8 on the road...won 3 of last 4 in series 11) Ricky Taylor (2009-12) 408 Jan. 23 *@VMI 1 p.m. 39-11 vs VMI, 15-7 in Lexington 12) Casey Jones 401 FG Attempts Jan. 30 *@Samford 7 p.m. 53-36 vs Samford, 11-4 in SoCon Regular Season meetings 1) Willie White (1981-84) 1,565 Feb. 1 *THE CITADEL 7 p.m. 59-16 vs Bulldogs, 29-7 at home 16) Alphonso Pugh (2003-06) 802 Feb. 4 *WOFFORD (DH) 7:30 p.m. 19-13 vs Terriers, 11-4 in McKenzie Arena 17) Tim Parker (2000-03) 797 Feb. 6 *FURMAN (DH) 5 p.m. 52-26 vs Paladins, 28-7 at home 18) Casey Long (2004-07) 796 19) Johnny Taylor (1996-97) 795 Feb. 8 *@Mercer 7 p.m. 29-34 vs Bears, 17-9 at home 20) Casey Jones 789 Feb. 11 *@Western Carolina 7:30 p.m. 61-23 vs Catamounts, 20-19 in Cullowhee 3pt FG Made Feb. 13 *@ETSU 4 p.m. 44-33, 34-22 in SoCon regular season matchups 1) Stephen McDowell (2008-09) 243 12) John Oliver (1994-96) 128 Feb. 18 *VMI 7 p.m. 39-11 vs Keydets, 20-2 at home 13) Eric Robertson 126 Feb. 20 *UNCG (DH) 5 p.m. 21-16 vs Spartans, 12-5 at home 3pt FG Attempted Feb.