CHATTANOOGA MOCS 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES TABLE OF CONTENTS Chattanooga (0-0) at Tennessee (0-0) Notes ....................................................................1, 3-5 Game 1 | Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 | 7 p.m. | Thompson-Boling Arena | Knoxville, Tenn. Schedule & Results/Record Watch ...............................2 Stat Comparison ..........................................................3 MEDIA AVAILABILITY 2015-16 Roster/Series Info..........................................4 TV: SEC Network +. It can be viewed on the WatchESPN app and ESPN3.com. Lyndsay Rowley (play-by- Quick Facts/History .....................................................5 play), and Steve Hamer (analysis) and Maddy Glab (sideline) provide commentary. McKenzie Arena ..........................................................6 LINKS: Access links for video, audio and live stats on the men’s basketball schedule page on 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 in his 37th year as the play-by-play “Voice of the Mocs”. Last Time a Moc ... ......................................................9 Player Highs & Lows .............................................10-13 PROMOTIONS: N/A. 2015-16 Cumulative Stats .........................................14 Chattanooga At a Glance Tennessee COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA RELATIONS 0-0 Record 0-0 Basketball SID ..............................................Jim Horten Matt McCall (Florida ‘04) Head Coach Rick Barnes (Lenoir-Rhyne ‘77) Office ................................................. 423.425.2350 29-6 (2nd year) Record at School 15-19 (2nd year) Cell (Best Place to Leave Voicemail).... 423.645.8733 Same Career Record 619-333 (30th) Email [email protected] GoMocs.com Website utsports.com Twitter .................................................. @jimhorten @GoMocsMBB Twitter @Vol_Hoops Website .....................................................GoMocs.com 5-27 (2-19 Away) Series Team Twitter .......................................... @GoMocsMBB Athletics Twitter .............................................@GoMocs PROBABLE STARTERS Common Hashtags ...................... #GoMocs & #ReptheC Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pts Reb FG% 3pt% FT% Hometown WHAT’S IN A NAME? 3 23 Tre’ McLean 6-5 195 Sr. Charleston, S.C. What’s in a name? Depends on who you ask, but as Notes: Preseason SoCon POY...2016 All-SoCon 1st Team...Led squad in pts (12.6), reb (6.3) & stl (1.6) far as the references to the Mocs, the official school 4 24 Casey Jones 6-5 205 Sr. New Orleans, La. name is the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Notes: 2014 & 2015 All-SoCon performer...medical redshirt in 2015-16 The preferred name is simply Chattanooga, while the 5 5 Justin Tuoyo 6-10 235 Sr. Fayetteville, Ga. abbreviated form is UTC. There is no hyphenated version Notes: 2x SoCon Defensive POY...school record 181 career block...11.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.3 bpg in ‘15-16 (i.e. UT-Chatt, Tenn.-Chatt, Tennessee-Chatt, UT Chatt, 1 1 Greg Pryor 6-2 192 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. etc.). The nickname is simply Mocs. Notes: 3-year starter at the point...69-31 record since his arrival...9.8 ppg, 3.5 apg & 1.4 spg in ‘15-16 2 4 J. Burroughs-Cook 6-2 188 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. SOCON PRESEASON POLLS Coaches (1st-place votes): Total Media Notes: Key contributor off the bench in ‘15-16...23 pts in season opener at Georgia last year 1) Chattanooga (8): 80 Chattanooga (26): 296 OPENING TIPS 2) ETSU (2): 74 ETSU (4): 268 - Received five votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll. 3) Wofford: 57 Furman: 213 4) Mercer: 55 tie) Wofford: 213 - Ranked No. 9 in the preseason CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. ETSU is No. 21 while fellow SoCon 5) Furman: 50 Mercer: 194 member Mercer is receiving votes (36th). tie) UNCG: 50 UNCG: 142 - 69-31 (.690) over last three seasons. That ranks No. 1 in the state of Tennessee ahead of Belmont (68- 7) Samford: 32 Samford: 113 33), Middle Tennessee (68-36), Memphis (61-39), ETSU (59-42), Vanderbilt (55-44) and Tennessee (55- 8) Western Carolina: 20 Western Carolina: 112 48). Among SoCon teams overall, the Mocs lead ahead of Wofford (63-37, .630) and Mercer (65-40, .619). 9) VMI: 19 The Citadel: 53 - 29-10 during the DI era in season openers. A breakdown is on page 4. 10) The Citadel: 13 VMI: 48 - 5-27 all-time record vs. Tennessee with the last win coming on Dec. 5, 2004 in Knoxville (69-68). Series Preseason All-SoCon Team: Tre’ McLean (POY, Chat- notes on page 4. tanooga), Casey Jones (Chattanooga), Justin - 25-112 all-time against the SEC: Alabama 3-13, Arkansas 0-1, Auburn 2-2, Florida 0-1, Georgia 6-28, Tuoyo (Chattanooga), T.J. Cromer (ETSU), Stephan Kentucky 0-8, LSU 0-1, Ole Miss 2-6, Mississippi State 4-6, Missouri 0-4, South Carolina 0-1, Tennessee Jelks (Mercer), Fletcher Magee (Wofford), Hanner Mosquera-Perea (ETSU), Q.J. Peterson (VMI), Devin 5-28, Vanderbilt 3-13. Texas A&M is the only SEC member the Mocs have not faced. Sibley (Furman), R.J. White (UNCG) - The probable starters have a combined 299 starts between them led by Greg Pryor with 97, which is tied for fourth in our DI era. Record watch is on page 2. - Family ties...Peyton Woods and Makale Foreman have some pretty deep ties to the Vols heading into this week’s matchup. Read more on page 4. 1 2016-17 CHATTANOOGA BASKETBALL GOMOCS.COM <> @GOMOCSMBB 2016-17 Schedule CAREER RECORDS WATCH Scoring Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result Notes 1) Willie White (1981-84) 1,969 Nov. 4 COVENANT (Exb.) W, 76-43 McLean posts 20 pts (9-11 FG), 9 reb & 3 stl...team records 16 stls 16) Stephen McDowell (2008-09) 1,075 Nov. 11 (1) @Tennessee (SEC+) 7 p.m. 5-27 against the Vols all-time...2-19 in Knoxville 17) Johnny Taylor (1996-97) 1,070 18) Casey Jones 1,054 Nov. 13 (1) @North Carolina (ESPN2) 6 p.m. 0-4 vs. North Carolina...0-2 in Chapel Hill Rebounds Nov. 16 HIWASSEE (SDN) 7 p.m. 3rd straight home opener against the Tigers...6-0 series lead 1) Nicchaeus Doaks (2006-09) 821 5) David Phillips (1997-00) 555 Nov. 19 (1) Central Arkansas 8:30 p.m. 1st meeting vs. UCA 6) Casey Jones 547 Nov. 20 (1) Arkansas St./@Army W.P. Noon/2:30 p.m. Game time determined by Army which plays its opponent at 2:30 Assists 1) Keegan Bell (2010-12) 538 Nov. 26 @Kennesaw State 2:30 p.m. 5-3 vs KSU...2-1 in Kennesaw...7th consecutive season meeting 13) Idris Harper (1998-01) 272 Nov. 29 @Coastal Carolina 7 p.m. 2-0 vs. CCU...1st matchup in Conway 14) Greg Pryor 264 Dec. 3 ULM (SDN) 2 p.m. 0-1 vs. ULM...lost 54-64 last year in Monroe Blocks 1) Justin Tuoyo 181 Dec. 6 MARSHALL (SDN) 7 p.m. 1st meeting since 2010 win in Huntington...28-19 all-time vs. Herd 7) Roger Smith (1994-95) 86 Dec. 14 TENNESSEE WESLEYAN (SDN) Noon 45-18 vs. TWC...15-0 in DI era 8) Casey Jones 82 Steals Dec. 17 @Vanderbilt (SEC Network) 8:30 p.m. 3-13 vs. Vanderbilt...0-8 in Nashville...1st meeting since 2001 1) Wes Moore (1996-99) 198 Dec. 21 JACKSONVILLE STATE (SDN) 2 p.m. 16-4 vs. Gamecocks...defeated JSU 62-52 on neutral floor last Nov. 6) Gerald Wilkins (1983-85) 129 7) Chris McCray (1981-84) 125 Dec. 31 *@Western Carolina 2 p.m. 63-24 all-time vs. Western...51-21 in SoCon Regular Season 8) Greg Pryor 124 Jan. 2 *@UNCG (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 22-17 vs. UNCG...18-14 in SoCon Regular Season 9) Nick Morken (1981-82) 119 Jan. 5 *WOFFORD (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 21-13 vs. Wofford...5-1 in last six meetings 10) Clyde McCulley (2001-02) 107 11) Tyrone Enoch (1990-91) 98 Jan. 7 *FURMAN (ESPN3) 5 p.m. 53-27 vs Furman...47-23 in SoCon Regular Season 12) Morris Lyons (1987-88) 97 Jan. 11 *THE CITADEL (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 61-16 against the Bulldogs...31-6 at home 13) Casey Jones 95 FG Made Jan. 14 *@Mercer 4:30 p.m. 31-34 all-time against the Bears...3-1 in brief SoCon matchups 1) Willie White (1981-84) 797 Jan. 21 *SAMFORD (DH-ESPN3) 5 p.m. 56-36 vs. our most frequent opponent all-time...13-4 in SoCon play 10) Derrick Kirce (1990-91) 410 11) Ricky Taylor (2009-12) 408 Jan. 25 *VMI (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 41-11 in matchups with the Keydets...won seven straight in series 12) Casey Jones 401 Jan. 28 *@ETSU 4 p.m. 47-33 vs. the Bucs...won last five matchups FG Attempts Feb. 2 *UNCG (DH-ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. 12-6 in home games vs. the Spartans 1) Willie White (1981-84) 1,565 17) Tim Parker (2000-03) 797 Feb. 4 *WESTERN CAROLINA (DH-ESPN3) 5 p.m. 37-3 at home against the Cats...last home loss was 1/8/07 18) Casey Long (2004-07) 796 Feb. 9 *@Furman 7 p.m. 18-19 in Greenville 19) Johnny Taylor (1996-97) 795 20) Casey Jones 789 Feb. 11 *@Wofford 7 p.m. 8-9 in Spartanburg...won last 3 visits FT Made Feb. 15 *@VMI 7 p.m. 16-7 at VMI counting last 2 harrowing trips since VMI’s SoCon return 1) Stanford Strickland (1981-84) 401 10) Chad Copeland (1993-94) 281 Feb. 18 *ETSU (ESPN3) 5 p.m. 24-8 against the Bucs in Chatt...6 wins in a row at home in series 11) Z. Mason (2012-14) 272 Feb. 22 *@Samford (ESPN3) 8 p.m. 17-24 in Birmingham...5-3 since Samford joined SoCon (2008-09) tie) David Phillips (1997-00) 272 Feb.