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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/VIDEO: Fox Sports SE/Fox Sports Go/ESPN3.com - Pete Yanity (PxP) & Dean Keener (Analysis).
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".
PROMOTIONS: Doubleheader with the women playing the Paladins afterward.
 
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Monday, Jan. 11, at Wofford, 7 p.m. (ESPN3.com)
Thursday, Jan. 14, Western Carolina, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 16, ETSU, 5 p.m. (DH-Women vs. UNCG, 2 p.m.)
 
RANKINGS
Chattanooga is No. 6 in last week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. The poll is announced on Mondays here.
 
TV
The game is televised on Fox Sports Southeast (formerly SportSouth). It is streamed live on the Fox Sports Go app. OUTSIDE the Fox Sports Southeast footprint, it is available via ESPN3.com.
 
STARTING FIVE
- UTC is looking for its first 14-2 start since opening the 1983-84 season 14-2.
- The Mocs are on an eight-game winning streak. The team has won its last eight regular season SoCon games as well, dating back to last season.
- Chattanooga is 11-0 when scoring 70 or more points topping 80 eight times. Furman is second in the SoCon in scoring defense (63.5) and has allowed opponents 70 or more just six times (1-5 in those games). Check out the indicators on page 9.
- UTC is 5-0 when the final tally is nine points or less. The Paladins are 2-4 in such games.
- The Mocs have posted identical 10-0 runs at the end of the last two games. Down 72-66 with 3:59 to go at The Citadel, it took just 91 seconds to flip the score to 76-72 in the 84-76 triumph. It was a 60-58 lead with 2:36 to go Tuesday against Mercer. Greg Pryor started a 10-0 explosion over 106 seconds with a contested 3pt from top right in the 74-62 victory.
 
OPENING TIPS
- Third of a four-game-in-10-day trek with three on the road: Saturday, Jan. 2 at The Citadel, W, 84-78, Tuesday, Jan. 5 vs. Mercer, W, 74-62, Saturday, Jan. 9 at Furman, 12:30 p.m. (FSN SE) and Monday, Jan. 11 at Wofford, 7 p.m. (ESPN3). Complete schedule on page 2 of the notes package.
- Last three 14-2 or better openings? 1983-84 (14-2), 1981-82 (18-2) and 1973-74 (17-2).
- Last three 8-game winning streaks? 2013-14 (10), 1996-97 (11) and 1993-94 (8).
- 79th meeting between the two schools with the Mocs holding a 52-26 lead in the series. They're 18-187 in Greenville. More series notes on page 6 of the notes package.
- UTC is 389-220 (.639) in regular season SoCon games, 152-153 (.498) on the road.
- Three individual milestones were hit in the win over Mercer. Justin Tuoyo broke a tie with the "Jessup Giant" Stanley Lawrence (1980-83) for the school's career blocks record. His three Tuesday marks 135 in his one-plus seasons. None were bigger than his rejection of Desmond Ringer at 2:15 of the second half and the Mocs up five (63-58).
- Greg Pryor made his 100th steal in the win over Mercer. He is the 10th Moc with 100 or more.
- Eric Robertson knocked down his 150th 3pt. He is the 11th Moc with 150 or better. There is a record tracking column on page 2 of the notes package.
- Leading the SoCon in scoring margin (+10.6), FG% (47.0), 3pt% (38.6), blocks (5.1) and assist/turnover ratio (1.2).
- Individual league leaders: Tuoyo in blocks (2.4) and Robertson in 3pt% (46.4). Complete SoCon standings and stat rankings are on page 8 of the notes package.
- For more information, click the notes link above to access game notes for both programs.
 
HEAD COACH MATT MCCALL
- Head Coach Matt McCall is 13-2 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 11-2 or better. Also matched Henry Dickerson's (1998-02) best undefeated start of 3-0 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 THE PALADINS
- 7-8 overall, 1-1 in the Southern Conference. Opened SoCon play with a win over VMI (85-57) before losing Tuesday at UNCG (67-66).
- One common opponent: Dayton. The Mocs won 61-59 at Dayton, while Furman lost 70-50 in UD Arena.
- Coach Niko Medved is in his third year as a collegiate head coach, all at Furman. He is 27-52, 1-4 against the Mocs.
- The Paladins are the best offensive rebounding team in the league grabbing 36.3 percent of their misses. Individual league leaders: Kris Acox (FG%, 58.8) and Matt Rafferty (Off. Reb., 3.1).
- Stephen Croone leads the squad in scoring at 15.5 points per game. The senior is coming off a 27-point effort in the loss at Greensboro. He has accumulated 1,574 points in his career.
- Rafferty, a freshman, averages 9.4 points and team-high 7.9 rebounds per game.
- Acox is the only Paladin to start all 15 games. Nine different student-athletes have made at least one start.
 
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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).