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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.
VIDEO: SoCon Digital Network.
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 complete the non-conference portion of the schedule at Lipscomb on Dec. 29. They open SoCon play at The Citadel Jan. 2.
 
RPI & RANKINGS
The current NCAA RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) for Chattanooga is 27. The Mocs are No. 5 in last week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. The poll is announced on Mondays here.
 
TICKET PROMOS FOR 3-GAME HOMESTAND
The Chattanooga Mocs ticket office is in the holiday mood. Radford's afternoon start time 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 gameday at the UTC Ticket Office.
 
STARTING FIVE
- Chattanooga is No. 5 in last week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. Poll is released on Mondays.
- UTC is looking for its first 10-2 start since the 1993-94 season. More on the start in the "Opening Tips".
- The Mocs are lethal from 3pt range ranking 20th nationally in 3pt percentage (40.6) and 37th in triples per game (9.5). More on 3pt numbers in "Opening Tips" and highlighting "3-Rob" on page 3 of the notes package.
- Chattanooga is 7-0 when scoring 70 or more points. Check out the indicators on page 8 of the notes package.
- UTC is 7-1 when opponents score less than 70 points. Only Georgia (90 in OT), Illinois (77) and Iowa State (83) topped 70 so far. Complete schedule with a game note on page 2 of the notes package.
 
OPENING TIPS
- UTC is looking for its first 10-2 start since the 1993-94 season. That squad opened wins over USC Aiken (97-71), at Alabama (67-57), Columbus (81-70), Alabama State (104-88), South Alabama (85-69), Southern Miss (98-95), at Furman (82-81), Marshall (92-81), VMI (82-62), Davidson (80-70) and Western Carolina (78-68) with losses at No. 5 Michigan (97-86) and No. 10 Purdue (74-66).
- Last three 10-2 or better openings? 1993-94 (11-2), 1983-84 (14-2) and 1982-83 (12-2).
- 10-2 would tie Matt McCall for the best start to a Mocs coaching career with Ron Shumate's in 1973-74.
- Just the third meeting between the two schools. Series is even at 1-1. More series notes on page 4 of the notes package.
- UTC is 17-3 all-time against the current Big South members (Charleston Southern 1-0, Coastal Carolina 2-0, Gardner-Webb 0-1, High Point 1-0, Liberty 2-1, Longwood 2-0, Presbyterian 2-0, Radford 1-1 and UNC Asheville 6-0).
- Only scheduled meeting with a Big South school.
- Leading the SoCon in FG% (47.8), 3pt% (40.6) and blocks (5.2).
- Individual league leaders: Justin Tuoyo in blocks (2.4) and Peyton Woods in 3pt% (55.6).
- For more information, click the notes link above to access game notes for both programs.
 
HEAD COACH MATT MCCALL
- Head Coach Matt McCall is 9-2 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 4-0 at home.
- 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 RADFORD 
- Radford is 7-5 on the year with high-major wins at Georgetown and Penn State.
- The Highlanders are 3-2 at home and on the road.
- Mike Jones is 70-75 in his fifth year as head coach. He shared the VCU bench with former Mocs headman Will Wade under Shaka Smart.
- Rashun Davis (13.7), Cameron Jones (12.6) and Ed Polite, Jr., (10.3) are the scoring leaders. Polite, Jr., is the top rebounder at 6.1 per contest.
- Radford limits opponents to 28.0 percent from the 3pt line with 5.0 made per game. UTC makes 9.3 per contest at a 40.6 percent clip.
 
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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).