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Basketball is woven deep in the fabric of Chattanooga Mocs freshman wing Peyton Woods. He's not only a coach's son, but his dad was a record-setting collegian in his own right.
 
His father Rodney was a team captain for Ray Mears at Tennessee, leading the SEC in assists in each of his three seasons from 1973-75. He is the school's single season record holder with 227 in 1974-75, feeding the ball to the likes of Bernard King and Ernie Grunfeld.
 
While Rodney's specialty was distribution, Peyton's is production, i.e. shooting.
 
"It's always been my strong suit," he shared. "It came a little naturally and a little as learned art. My dad had a pretty pure stroke when he played at Tennessee. I'm sure I got a little bit of that from him, but you can never go wrong going into the gym and getting up shots."
 
And shoot he does. The 3pt marksman scored 2,467 points in his high school career while totaling 362 3pt made. He ranks fourth all-time in Kentucky high school history for his prowess beyond the arc.
 
Woods was fourth in the state last season with 3.7 three-pointers made per contest shooting 40.9 percent. He was 19th in scoring with a 22.1 points per game average earning first team All-State honors.
 
"One of the things we look for in recruiting is basketball IQ and a feel for how to play," coach Matt McCall stated. "Obviously, because of his family background, the game was engrained in him at an early age. I think Peyton has come a long way from the time he walked on campus. Because of his ability to shoot, I think the game has always felt easy for him. When you make the jump from high school to college, it's a jump.
 
"The speed of the game, the physicality of the game is totally different. All that for Peyton has been an adjustment, but I do think he's made strides."
 
Woods, for his part, is really grounded when talking about his new team. After all, basketball has always been a family affair playing throughout high school for his dad. From talking with him, it sounds like he's gone from one family to another.
 
"I know people say it a lot, but you really do become a family," he added about his current squad. "They're my brothers. I'd doing anything for them. Even though we've known each other for just the past couple of months, I feel like I've known them for years."
 
Tickets are on sale at GoMocs.com, at the McKenzie Arena Gate One Ticket Office or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627). The Mocs play an exhibition game against Covenant on Friday, Nov. 6, before opening the season a week later at Georgia. The home opener is Monday, Nov. 16, vs. Hiwassee.