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RANKINGS
Chattanooga is No. 8 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25, The poll is announced on Mondays here.
 
STARTING FIVE
- UTC is looking for its first 17-3 start since opening the 1982-83 season (26-3).
- Chattanooga is 14-0 when scoring 70 or more points. UNCG held opponents under 70 in all six of its wins. Check out the indicators on page 9 of the notes package.
- The Mocs leads the SoCon standings at 5-1. Mercer and ETSU are a half-game back at 4-1, while Wofford is in fourth at 4-2. The Bears are at the Bucs Thursday, while Wofford has the night off.  Complete SoCon standings are on page 8 of the notes package.
- UNCG is third in the league in defensive rebound percentage (73.1%), while the Mocs are fourth in offensive rebound percentage (31.8%).
- UTC averages 77.3 points per game overall, 71.9 per contest in their nine road outings. Home/road/neutral splits are listed on page 4 of the notes package.
 
OPENING TIPS
- The Mocs lead the series 21-16, 9-8 in Greensboro. They've won three of the last four matchups. More series notes on page 6.
- After six games in 15 days, UTC has three over the course of the next 10. Complete schedule on page 2.
- Last three 17-3 or better openings? 1982-83 (26-3), 1981-82 (27-3) and 1973-74 (19-3).
- Last 16-4 start? 1984-85 squad started 16-4 winning the SoCon regular season title and reaching the NIT Elite 8.
- Last time 6-1 or better in the SoCon? 2014-15 (7-1). Last time 5-2? 2008-09 (5-2).
- UTC is 392-221 (.639) in regular season SoCon games, 153-154 (.498) on the road.
- Chattanooga has won 11 of its last 12 and 13 of 15.
- The Mocs are 32-8 (.800) in league play since start of the 2013-14 slate. They're 14-6 (.700) on the road over that span.
- Leading the SoCon in scoring margin (+9.6), FG% (47.3), 3pt% (38.9), blocks (4.9) and assist/turnover ratio (1.2).
- Individual league leaders: Justin Tuoyo in blocks (2.5). Complete SoCon stat rankings are on page 8 of the notes package.
- Eric Robertson is shooting 44.5 percent (142-319) from 3pt range over past three seasons.
- Greg Pryor has made 25 of his last 26 free throws (96.2%).
- Tre' McLean is shooting 52.1 percent (50-96) from the floor, 52.2 percent (12-23) from beyond the arc and 77.1 percent (27-35) over the last 10 games. His averages over that span: 13.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.9 apg and 1.7 spg.
- Chuck Ester posted 10.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.0 steals per contest over last three.
- Tuoyo is coming off back-to-back 20-point efforts. In the last three wins, he has 54 points (18.0 ppg), 17 rebounds (5.7 rpg) and nine blocks (3.0 bpg). He shot 63.0 percent (17-27) from the floor and 76.9 percent (20-26) at the charity stripe over that span.
- How balanced is the UTC offensive attack? 10 student-athletes have tallied double digits, eight in multiple games: Pryor (11 times), McLean (11), Tuoyo (9), Robertson (7), Casey Jones (6), Johnathan Burroughs-Cook (6), Ester (6), Duke Ethridge (5), Dee Oldham (1) and Peyton Woods (1).
- For more information, click the notes link above to access game notes for both programs.
 
HEAD COACH MATT MCCALL
- Head Coach Matt McCall is 16-3 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 6-3 in away games.
- First Mocs ball coach to start his tenure 16-3 or better. Next best through 19 games? Ron Shumate started 15-4 in 1972-73.
- 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 THE SPARTANS    
- 6-12, 2-3 in the Southern Conference. Own league wins over Furman (67-66) and VMI (85-68). The Spartans are 6-2 at home (4-game home winning streak), 2-0 in league play.
- Head Coach Wes Miller is 51-85 in his fifth season as a collegiate head coach, all at UNCG. He is 31-41 in SoCon games. Miller has a 6-3 mark against the Mocs, 3-1 in Greensboro.
- In league games only, UNCG leads in assist/turnover ratio (1.3).
- R.J. White leads the Spartans averaging 12.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. He is atop the conference in FG percentage shooting 63.8 percent from the floor.
- Three others average in double digits: Francis Alonso (12.3), Kayel Locke (11.1) and Diante Baldwin (10.7). Marvin Smith is one basket shy at 9.9 points per contest.
- The Spartans are second in the SoCon at 3pt made per game (8.7),
 
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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).