2020-21 CHATTANOOGA MOCS BASKETBALL GoMocs.com | @GoMocsMBB SETUP The Chattanooga Mocs start a three-game road trip Wednesday night in Cullowhee at Western Carolina. G18 The Mocs are coming off an 11-day break, while the Catamounts look to build on Monday afternoon's win Chattanooga (12-5/3-5) at over The Citadel. Western Carolina (8-9/1-7) UTC is 9-0 this season holding teams to less than 70 points, WCU is 0-5 scoring less than 70. They both Feb. 3 | 7 p.m. | Ramsey Center (7,826) have proven to be difficult to beat in close games with the good guys 9-4 in single-digit margin games, while the hosts are 4-0 mark in overtime endings. MEDIA AVAILABILITY TV: ESPN+. Daniel Hooker (PxP) & Jeff Bryson There are four Mocs averaging in double figures - David Jean-Baptiste (17.7), Malachi Smith (16.1), (analysis) Stefan Kenić (12.9) & Darius Banks (12.8). Western also features four averaging double digits paced by Mason Faulkner's 16. 1 ppg. Cory Hightower adds 13.6 ppg and a team-high 6.0 rpg. Xavier Cork (13.2 ppg) RADIO: WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM. Jim Reynolds is in leads the SoCon in FG shooting (65.7%). his 41st year as the “Voice of the Mocs”. The audio broadcast is also available on the TuneIn app. Chattanooga is 12-5 overall, 3-5 in the SoCon, while the Catamounts are 8-9, 1-7 in league play. Watch on UTC Comparison WCU ESPN+ or listen on WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM in Chattanooga as well as the TuneIn app. 12-5/3-5 Records 8-9/1-7 74.8 Scoring Offense 77.6 SERIES INFO 70.6 Scoring Defense 78.5 96th meeting | Record: 66-29 | Home: 37-6 | Away: 22-21 | Neutral: 7-2 | SoCon Regular Season: 54-26 4.2 Scoring Margin -0.8 Last Meeting: 64-61 loss in Chattanooga on Feb. 1, 2020. More on the series on page 8. 44.8 FG Pct. 45.4 46.8 FG Pct. Defense 46.3 COACHES 36.9 3pt FG Pct. 33.2 Chattanooga: Lamont Paris (Wooster ‘96) | UTC: 54-61 (4th season) | Career: Same | vs. WCU: 1-5 31.8 3pt FG Pct. Defense 36.0 WCU: Mark Prosser (Marist '02) | WCU: 34-45 (3rd) | Career: 39-68 (4th) | vs. UTC: 3-1 79.5 FT Pct. 72.2 33.9 Rebounds 35.0 PROBABLE STARTERS -0.9 Rebound Margin 0.4 Pos No. Name G-GS HT WT YR PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT% 12.9 Assists 13.7 1 13 Malachi Smith 17-17 6-4 205 So. 16.1 9.5 3.4 42.7 34.9 83.8 11.6 Turnovers 14.3 2 3 David Jean-Baptiste 13-9 6-1 193 Gr. 17.7 3.2 2.5 45.0 39.8 76.7 1.1 A/TO Ratio 1.0 3 5 Darius Banks 4-4 6-6 218 Sr. 12.8 4.8 1.8 42.5 9.1 100.0 2.2 TO Margin -1.5 4 33 Stefan Kenić 17-17 6-9 223 Sr. 12.9 4.4 1.6 43.6 35,5 85.9 1.5 Blocks 2.9 5 21 Josh Ayeni 17-17 6-7 209 Sr. 6.3 2.7 0.2 52.8 25.0 76.9 6.6 Steals 5.5 IN RESERVE STATISTICAL LEADERS Chattanooga Stat WCU Pos No. Name G-GS HT WT YR PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT% D. Jean-Baptiste, 17.7 Pts M. Faulkner, 16.1 F 1 KC Hankton 6-0 6-7 215 Jr. 9.0 4.7 0.8 48.7 33.3 75.0 M. Smith, 9.5 Reb C. Hightower, 6.0 G 0 A.J. Caldwell 17-13 6-5 200 Jr. 6.6 4.6 2.9 42.4 42.9 25.0 M. Smith, 3.4 Ast M. Faulkner, 4.7 G 2 Jamaal Walker 17-8 6-5 185 Fr. 6.4 1.4 1.1 45.2 41.7 92.9 KC Hankton, 48.7 FG% X. Cork, 65.7 F 24 Prosper Obiediebube 2-0 6-8 208 So. 5.5 1.5 0.5 40.0 33.3 50.0 A.J. Caldwell, 42.9 3pt% M. Halvorsen, 40.8 F 11 Mark Tikhonenko 2-0 6-9 238 Jr. 2.5 2.0 1.0 33.3 0.0 50.0 D. Banks, 100.0 FT% C. Hightower, 90.6 F 25 Jaden Frazier 13-0 6-9 215 Fr. 1.2 1.5 0.2 26.3 --- 66.7 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS G 10 Alex Tostado 1-0 6-3 180 Jr. 0.0 1.0 0.0 --- --- --- Basketball SID Jim Horten G 12 Ashton Smith 0-0 5-8 163 So. Office 423.425.2350 F 14 Grant Ledford 0-0 6-5 208 So. Cell (Best Place to Leave Voicemail) 423.645.8733 Email [email protected] G 23 Trey Doomes 9-0 6-3 171 Jr. 9.3 3.4 1.7 55.2 27.3 68.0 Twitter @jimhorten 3 NOTES TO KNOW Website GoMocs.com - First game in 11 days due to positive COVID-19 test in tier 1 personnel postponing at ETSU (Jan. 27) and Team Twitter @GoMocsMBB at Furman (Jan. 30) contests. The Johnson City game shifts to Feb. 6, originally the home date with the Athletics Twitter @GoMocs Bucs, and the new Roundhouse matchup on Mon., Feb. 15. Furman has not been rescheduled at this time. Common Hashtags #MocsFlyTogether, #RepTheC - David Jean-Baptiste is two steals from 100 in his career. That would make him just the fourth Moc WHAT’S IN A NAME? with 1,000 points, 300 rebounds, 200 assists & 100 steals joining Casey Jones '16 (1,321/662/215/115). The official school name is the University of Casey Long '07 (1,043/499/366/163) and Willie White '84 (1,969/499/284/193). Tennessee at Chattanooga. The preferred name - 6-2 on the road so far. Six road wins is tied for 15th most in a season. The school record is 11 (2015-16). is simply Chattanooga. The abbreviated form is UTC. There is no hyphenated version (i.e. UT- NEXT 3 OPPONENTS Chatt, Tenn.-Chatt, Tennessee-Chatt, UT Chatt, Feb. 6: at ETSU, 4 p.m. | Current Record: 10-6/6-2 | Next Opp: at Mercer (Feb. 3) etc.). Pronunciation is CHAT-tuh-NOO-gah. Nick- Feb. 10: at Wofford, 7 p.m. | Current Record: 11-5/8-2 | Next Opp: VMI (Feb. 3) name is simply Mocs. It is not short for anything. Feb. 13: The Citadel, Noon | Current Record: 9-6/2-6 | Next Opp: UNCG (Feb. 3) 1 2020-21 CHATTANOOGA MOCS BASKETBALL GoMocs.com | @GoMocsMBB 0 - A.J. CALDWELL, G 10 - ALEX TOSTADO, G 6-5 | 200 | RJr. | Sarasota, Fla. (S. Alabama) 6-3 | 180 | RSo. | Guadalajara, Mexico (Maryland) G: 17 GS: 13 MPG: 32.6 G: 1 GS: MPG: 5.0 PPG: 6.6 FG%: 42.4 PPG: 0.0 FG%: RPG: 4.6 3PT%: 42.9 RPG: 1.0 3PT%: APG: 2.9 FT%: 25.0 APG: 0.0 FT%: BPG: 0.4 BPG: 0.0 SPG: 1.5 SPG: 1.0 Pronounced toe-STAH-doe NOTES: Team leader in A/TO ratio (2.6)...3.7 A/TO in SoCon games leads league...10+ NOTES: Saw 1st action of the year at The Citadel with 1 rebound & 1 steal in 5:17 of pts 5 times...6+ reb 6 times...3+ assists 9 times...8 games with multiple 3s. court time...unavailable in first 10 games this season due to injury. 1 - KC HANKTON, F 11 - MARK TIKHONENKO, F 6-7 | 215 | Jr. | Charlotte, N.C. (Saint Louis) 6-9 | 238 | Jr. | Moscow, Russia (Sam Houston) G: 5 GS: 0 MPG: 22.7 G: 2 GS: 0 MPG: 13.6 PPG: 9.0 FG%: 65.2 PPG: 2.5 FG%: 33.3 RPG: 5.0 3PT%: 43.8 RPG: 2.0 3PT%: 0.0 APG: 0.8 FT%: 75.0 APG: 1.0 FT%: 50.0 BPG: 0.4 BPG: 0.5 SPG: 0.6 SPG: 0.0 Pronounced TEE-koh-NEN-koh NOTES: Transfer from Saint Louis...cleared to play immediately on Dec. 16 via NCAA NOTES: Transfer from Sam Houston...NCAA passed his eligibility waiver in Sept. Blanket Waiver decision...10.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg & 1.3 spg in SoCon play. 2 - JAMAAL WALKER, G 12 - ASHTON SMITH, G 6-5 | 185 | RFr. | Chattanooga, Tenn. (E. Hamilton) 5-8 | 163 | So. | Memphis, Tenn. (Southwind) G: 17 GS: 8 MPG: 28.6 G: GS: MPG: PPG: 6.4 FG%: 45.2 PPG: FG%: RPG: 1.4 3PT%: 41.7 RPG: 3PT%: APG: 1.1 FT%: 92.9 APG: FT%: BPG: 0.0 BPG: SPG: 0.3 SPG: Pronounced juh-MALL NOTES: Career-high 17 pts at The Citadel...multiple 3s in 5 contests with 3 or more 4 NOTES: Came off the bench in 8 games as a freshman. times. 3 - DAVID JEAN-BAPTISTE, G 13 - MALACHI SMITH, G 6-1 | 193 | Gr. | Miami, Fla. (Norland) 6-4 | 205 | RSo. | Belleville, Ill. (Wright State) G: 13 GS: 9 MPG: 31.7 G: 17 GS: 17 MPG: 35.6 PPG: 17.7 FG%: 45.0 PPG: 16.1 FG%: 42.7 RPG: 3.2 3PT%: 39.8 RPG: 9.5 3PT%: 34.9 APG: 2.5 FT%: 76.7 APG: 3.4 FT%: 83.8 BPG: 0.0 BPG: 0.1 SPG: 1.6 SPG: 1.2 Pronounced GENE-bapt-TEEST NOTES: Shooting 50.0% FG, 43.8% 3pt & 75.0% FT in SoCon play...5 or more FG made NOTES: Double digits in last 7 and 13 of 14...11 games with 9+ boards...shooting in all 13 appearances...multiple steals 8 times....3+ assists 6 times.