2020-21 CHATTANOOGA MOCS BASKETBALL GoMocs.com | @GoMocsMBB SETUP Twenty-one days...that’s how long it’s been since the Chattanooga Mocs tipped off inside McKenzie Arena. G21 It’s been a ride with two games postponed for COVID-19 and a home game shifted to the road. Twen- Chattanooga (15-5/6-5) vs. ty-one days. That chasm is replaced by a rapid three games in fi ve days spurt start with The Citadel. The Citadel (11-7/4-7) The Mocs are riding a 3-game win streak. The SoCon road swing sweep at Western Carolina, ETSU and Feb. 13 | Noon | McKenzie Arena (10,995) Woff ord was the fi rst such stretch since January 1997. The group looks to bring that road mojo home to the Roundhouse. MEDIA AVAILABILITY TV: ESPN+. Chris Gofoth (PxP) & Todd Agne Both Chattanooga (9-0) and The Citadel (7-0) went undefeated in non-conference and are coming off (analyst) impressive Wednesday wins. The Mocs dominated Woff ord in a 78-66 triumph, while the Bulldogs got past ETSU 79-71. RADIO: WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM. Jim Reynolds is in his 41st year as the “Voice of the Mocs”. The audio David Jean-Baptiste (17.9) and Malachi Smith (16.7) lead the way for the Mocs on season. The duo’s broadcast is also available on the TuneIn app. combined for 45.9 percent (50-109) 3pt shooting in SoCon games. Hayden Brown is averaging a dou- UTC Comparison The Citadel ble-double (20.6 ppg, 10.8 rpg) and Kaiden Rice add 20.6 points per game averaging 4.2 3pt per game. 15-5/6-5 Records 11-7/4-7 Watch on ESPN+ or listen on WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM in Chattanooga as well as the TuneIn app. 74.6 Scoring Off ense 84.7 70.0 Scoring Defense 78.2 SERIES INFO 4.6 Scoring Margin 6.4 87th meeting | Record: 67-19 | Home: 36-6 | Away: 30-13 | Neutral: 1-0 | SoCon Regular Season: 63-16 45.2 FG Pct. 46.5 Last Meeting: 92-87 loss at The Citadel on Jan. 9, 2021. More on the series on page 8. 46.5 FG Pct. Defense 44.2 37.0 3pt FG Pct. 39.0 COACHES 33.6 3pt FG Pct. Defense 30.6 Chattanooga: Lamont Paris (Wooster ‘96) | UTC: 57-61 (4th season) | Career: Same | vs. Citadel: 5-2 78.7 FT Pct. 69.3 The Citadel: Duggar Baucom (Charlotte '95) | Citadel: 62-113 (6th) | Career: 250-291 (17th) | vs. UTC: 3-10 33.6 Rebounds 38.7 -0.8 Rebound Margin 2.3 PROBABLE STARTERS 12.6 Assists 16.9 Pos No. Name G-GS HT WT YR PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT% 11.1 Turnovers 12.8 1 13 Malachi Smith 20-20 6-4 205 So. 16.7 9.0 3.5 44.9 36.5 81.7 1.1 A/TO Ratio 1.3 2 3 David Jean-Baptiste 16-12 6-1 193 Gr. 17.9 3.7 2.2 46.8 42.2 78.1 2.7 TO Margin 1.3 3 5 Darius Banks 7-7 6-6 218 Sr. 12.9 5.1 1.9 44.8 16.7 87.5 1.5 Blocks 5.0 4 1 KC Hankton 9-3 6-7 215 Jr. 8.7 4.1 0.9 45.8 32.1 83.3 6.9 Steals 5.6 5 33 Stefan Kenić 20-20 6-9 223 Sr. 12.2 4.0 1.4 44.8 34.3 86.8 STATISTICAL LEADERS IN RESERVE Chattanooga Stat The Citadel Pos No. Name G-GS HT WT YR PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT% D. Jean-Baptiste, 17.9 Pts H. Brown, 20.6 F 21 Josh Ayeni 18-17 6-7 209 Sr. 6.1 2.6 0.3 53.4 25.0 75.6 M. Smith, 9.0 Reb H. Brown, 10.8 M. Smith, 3.5 Ast T. Moff e, 4.9 G 0 A.J. Caldwell 20-13 6-5 200 Jr. 6.1 4.8 2.7 40.5 40.5 25.0 D. Jean-Baptiste, 46.8 FG% H. Brown, 51.8 G 2 Jamaal Walker 20-8 6-5 185 Fr. 5.6 1.4 1.0 43.8 40.8 76.5 D. Jean-Baptiste, 42.2 3pt% K, Rice, 38.9 F 24 Prosper Obiediebube 3-0 6-8 208 So. 3.7 1.3 0.3 33.3 33.3 50.0 D. Banks, 87.5 FT% K. RIce, 85.3 F 11 Mark Tikhonenko 2-0 6-9 238 Jr. 2.5 2.0 1.0 33.3 0.0 50.0 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS F 25 Jaden Frazier 13-0 6-9 215 Fr. 1.2 1.5 0.2 26.3 --- 66.7 Basketball SID Jim Horten G 10 Alex Tostado 1-0 6-3 180 Jr. 0.0 1.0 0.0 --- --- --- Offi ce 423.425.2350 G 12 Ashton Smith 0-0 5-8 163 So. Cell (Best Place to Leave Voicemail) 423.645.8733 F 14 Grant Ledford 0-0 6-5 208 So. 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 Team Twitter @GoMocsMBB - 12-0 this season & 27-4 over last two when holding opponents below 70 points. The Terriers are 10-3 Athletics Twitter @GoMocs when scoring 70-plus. Common Hashtags #MocsFlyTogether, #RepTheC - Last three in fi ve days home stand was Feb. 7-11, 2013. That group started with an 89-76 win over The WHAT’S IN A NAME? Citadel before a narrow 71-68 loss to College of Charleston. It ended win a 62-59 OT victory over Samford. The offi cial school name is the University of - The Mocs lead the SoCon in free throw percentage (78.7%) and defensive rebound percentage (.759) Tennessee at Chattanooga. The preferred name overall and free throws (81.1%) and A/TO ratio (1.3) in league games only. 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. 15: ETSU, 7 p.m. | Current Record: 11-8/7-4 | Next Opp: Woff ord (Feb. 13) etc.). Pronunciation is CHAT-tuh-NOO-gah. Nick- Feb. 17: Western Carolina, 7 p.m. | Current Record: 9-11/2-9 | Next Opp: at Furman (Feb. 13) name is simply Mocs. It is not short for anything. Feb. 20: UNC Greensboro, 5 p.m. | Current Record: 14-6/9-3 | Next Opp: at Mercer (Feb. 13) 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: 20 GS: 13 MPG: 32.4 G: 1 GS: MPG: 5.0 PPG: 6.1 FG%: 40.5 PPG: 0.0 FG%: RPG: 4.8 3PT%: 40.5 RPG: 1.0 3PT%: APG: 2.7 FT%: 25.0 APG: 0.0 FT%: BPG: 0.4 BPG: 0.0 SPG: 1.4 SPG: 1.0 Pronounced toe-STAH-doe NOTES: Team leader in A/TO ratio (2.3)...2.7 in league games only...hit game-winning NOTES: Saw 1st action of the year at The Citadel with 1 rebound & 1 steal in 5:17 of 3pt w/1.0 left at ETSU...5+ reb 10x (3 straight)...3+ assists 9x...8 games w/multiple 3s. court time...unavailable in fi rst 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: 9 GS: 3 MPG: 23.9 G: 2 GS: 0 MPG: 13.6 PPG: 8.7 FG%: 45.8 PPG: 2.5 FG%: 33.3 RPG: 4.1 3PT%: 32.1 RPG: 2.0 3PT%: 0.0 APG: 0.9 FT%: 83.3 APG: 1.0 FT%: 50.0 BPG: 0.2 BPG: 0.5 SPG: 1.0 SPG: 0.0 Pronounced TEE-koh-NEN-koh NOTES: Double digits in 3 appearances w/high of 17 vs Furman...tied career high w/3 NOTES: Transfer from Sam Houston...NCAA passed his eligibility waiver in Sept. steals at Western Carolina...2 games w/3 3ptM (UNC Asheville/Furman). 2 - JAMAAL WALKER, G 12 - ASHTON SMITH, G 6-5 | 185 | RFr. | Chattanooga, Tenn. (E. Hamilton) 5-8 | 163 | So. | Memphis, Tenn. (Southwind) G: 20 GS: 8 MPG: 26.1 G: GS: MPG: PPG: 5.6 FG%: 43.8 PPG: FG%: RPG: 1.4 3PT%: 40.8 RPG: 3PT%: APG: 1.0 FT%: 76.5 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...top 2 scoring games came on the road (17-Citadel & 15-Bellarmine). 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: 16 GS: 12 MPG: 32.6 G: 20 GS: 20 MPG: 35.8 PPG: 17.9 FG%: 46.8 PPG: 16.7 FG%: 44.9 RPG: 3.7 3PT%: 42.2 RPG: 9.0 3PT%: 36.5 APG: 2.2 FT%: 78.1 APG: 3.5 FT%: 81.7 BPG: 0.1 BPG: 0.2 SPG: 1.8 SPG: 1.5 Pronounced GENE-bapt-TEEST NOTES: Shooting 51.3% FG, 46.4% 3pt & 78.6% FT in SoCon play...19.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg & NOTES: Double digits in last 10 and 16 of 17...11 games with 9+ boards...shooting 2.7 spg in 3 road Ws...5 straight w/multiple 3s (16-32, 50%).