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MEDIA AVAILABILITY
LINKS: Access links for video, audio and live stats on the men's basketball schedule page on GoMocs.com.
TV: Time Warner Cable SportsChannel: Dwight Burgess & Tony White are calling the action.
VIDEO: Live video stream (outside state of Ohio) is available on the men's basketball schedule page on GoMocs.com.
RADIO: The Mocs Sports Network flagship station is 96.1 the Legend FM in Chattanooga. Jim Reynolds is in his 36th year as the play-by-play "Voice of the Mocs".
 
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The Mocs host three games in a week span starting Tuesday, Dec. 15, with Tennessee Tech at 7 p.m. The squad follows with Kennesaw State on Friday (Dec. 18) and Radford the next Tuesday (Dec. 22).
 
TICKET PROMOS FOR 3-GAME HOMESTAND
The Chattanooga Mocs ticket office is in the holiday mood. Prior to the break, the men's basketball program hosts three games in McKenzie Arena. For the Tennessee Tech (Tues., Dec. 15) and Kennesaw State (Fri., Dec. 18), general admission tickets are $2. The Radford game, an afternoon matchup on Tuesday, Dec. 22, has a ticket & meal deal with a $10 GA ticket including a meal voucher for hot dog, chips and fountain beverage or nachos, chili and fountain beverage. Purchase at the link above or by calling UTC Ticket Office at 266-MOCS (6627).
 
OPENING TIPS
- Saturday is seventh contest of the first nine played away from the Scenic City. Mocs are 4-2 in first six away from home.
- Chattanooga is No. 10 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. Dayton is receiving votes in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Top 25 Polls.
- UTC is looking for its first 7-2 start since the 2002-03 season. That squad opened 9-2 with wins at Samford (68-66), Tennessee Wesleyan (93-47), at Bradley (82-70), at Illinois State (75-68), Milligan (107-57), Furman (66-49), Samford (77-68), Lipscomb (87-78) and Weber State (75-63) with losses at UAB (92-83) and a narrow 89-84 home loss to Kent St. It was in Jeff Lebo's first season.
- 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 of the notes package.
- UTC is 36-39 against current Atlantic 10 membership: Davidson 32-25, Dayton 2-8, La Salle 0-1, Richmond 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. The others: Josh Adams (Wyoming), Malachi Alexander (Holy Cross), Ron Baker (Wichita St.), Malcolm Bernard (Florida A&M), Cane Broome (Sacred Heart), Milton Doyle (Loyola Chicago), Justin Edwards (Kansas St.), Ge'Lawn Guyn (East Tennessee St.), Jimmy Hall (Kent St.), Daniel Hamilton (UConn), Twymond Howard (UT Martin), Caris LeVert (Michigan), Gary Payton II (Oregon St.), Matt Scott (Niagara), Ben Simmons (LSU), Joe Thomasson (Wright St.), Denzel Valentine (Michigan St.) and Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin).
- Assist/Turnover ratio over last four is 1.8 (72/42).
- The Mocs averaged 18.0 turnovers per game over the first four (72 total). That's been cut to 10.5 per game over the last four (42).
- Casey Jones is averaging 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game away from Chattanooga.
- Jones is three rebounds from 550, 25 assists away from 200 and five steals for 100 in his career.
- Eric Robertson is shooting 44.4 percent (111-250) from 3pt range over past three seasons.
- How balanced is the UTC offensive attack? Nine student-athletes have tallied double digits: Jones (6 times), Greg Pryor (4), Justin Tuoyo (4), Tre' McLean (3), Robertson (2), Duke Ethridge (2), Chuck Ester (2), Johnathan Burroughs-Cook (1) and Peyton Woods (1).
- Tuoyo ranks third at Chattanooga in career blocks with 121. He needs nine to pass Z. Mason (129, 2012-14) for second and 12 to top all-time leader Stanley Lawrence (132, 1980-83).
- Pryor needs 10 steals for 100 in his career and 39 assists for 200.
- The Mocs are shooting nearly 40 percent from 3pt range (38.4%). Six student-athletes are hitting better than 40 percent of their attempts (listed in order of No. of att.): Robertson (41.7%), Pryor (44.8%), Peyton Woods (52.9%), Alex Bran (63.6%), Duke Ethridge (40.0%) and Ester (50.0%).
 
HEAD COACH MATT MCCALL
- Head Coach Matt McCall is 6-2 in his first season as a head coach. He comes to Chattanooga from Florida where he was an assistant to Billy Donovan over the last four years. He is 4-2 on the road.
- First Mocs ball coach to start his tenure 3-0 since Henry Dickerson (1998-02, 72-73) in 1997-98.
- McCall is a 2004 graduate of Florida. He spent 10 seasons with Billy Donovan working as a student manager (2003-06), director of basketball ops (2006-08) and assistant coach (2011-15). He spent three seasons as an assistant to Mike Jarvis at Florida Atlantic (2008-11) culminating with a school-best 21-11 mark in 2010-11.
- McCall's staff includes a former head coach, Reggie Witherspoon (Buffalo, 1999-2013), fellow former FAU assistant Peter Gash and Jesse Bopp, a former prep school head coach that most recently served as director of basketball ops for Shaka Smart at VCU. Former Gator SEC Legend Eddie Shannon is the director of basketball ops, while Jacob Kurtz is video coordinator after completing his playing career in 2015 at UF. Jordan Clark returns as graduate manager.
 
SCOUTING DAYTON
- Dayton is 7-1 and receiving votes in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Top 25 polls.
- Coming off 72-67 win at No. 16 Vanderbilt Wednesday night.
- Own wins over SE Missouri (84-53), Alabama (80-48), William & Mary (69-66), Iowa (82-77), Monmouth (73-70), North Florida (86-71) and Vandy. Lone loss is to Xavier (90-61).
- Archie Miller is in his 5th season with a 97-48 mark. First matchup with the Mocs.
- The Flyers have won 26 straight at UD Arena. They are 60-12 under Miller at home.
- UD holds opponents to 39.8 percent shooting from the field.
- Trio of double digit scorers: Charles Cooks (14.9), Scoochie Smith (12.8) and Kendall Pollard (12.0).
- Steve McElvene adds 7.3 points per contest while leading the squad in rebounding (8.0/gm), field goal percentage (62.2) and blocks (1.8).
 
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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA BASKETBALL
- The Mocs are by far the most successful program in the Southern Conference since joining the league in 1977-78. The team has won 28 titles with 10 regular season, 10 tournament and eight division.
- 15 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1961 (DII), 1973 (DII), 1975 (DII), 1976 (DII Runner-up), 1977 (DII National Champs), 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 (Sweet 16), 2005, 2009
- 10 SoCon Tournament Crowns: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009
- 10 SoCon Regular Season Championships: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
- 8 Division Titles: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011
- The 1997 team went to the NCAA Sweet 16 with wins over Georgia and Illinois.
- 5 SoCon Players of the Year: Willie White (1981-82), Keith Nelson (1991-92), Tim Brooks (1992-93), Chad Copeland (1993-94) and Johnny Taylor (1996-97).
- 2 SoCon Defensive Player of the Year: Z. Mason (2014), Justin Tuoyo (2015).
- 3 SoCon Coaches of the Year: Murray Arnold (1982, '83), Mack McCarthy (1986, '92, '93) and Will Wade (2014).
- 9 NBA Draft Picks: Walter "Moose" McGary (1973 & '74), William Gordon (1977), Wayne Golden (1977), Russ Schoene (1982), Nick Morken (1982), Willie White (1984), Gerald Wilkins (1985, 13 seasons) and Johnny Taylor (1997 1st Round).