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NEXT UP         
Saturday, Feb. 13 at ETSU, 7:30 p.m. (Fox Sports SE/ESPN3)
Thursday, Feb. 18 vs. VMI, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. UNCG, 5 p.m. (DH)
 
RANKINGS
Chattanooga is No. 6 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. Received votes in this week's AP Top 25 poll. The poll is announced on Mondays here.
 
STARTING FIVE
- Chattanooga leads the SoCon at 11-1. ETSU (8-3) is second at 8-3, followed closely by Furman (9-4) in third by percentage points, Mercer and Wofford (8-4) are tied for fourth with UNCG (5-7) sixth. Complete SoCon standings are on page 8 of the notes package.
- The Mocs' 22 wins is tied for the national lead (No. 2 Maryland).
- Sixth in a seven-game-in-15-day stretch. 5-0 so far. Complete schedule on page 2 of the notes package.
- Chattanooga is second in the SoCon in 3pt FG percentage (37.7%), while Western Carolina ranks second defending the arc (32.8%).
- Nine-game winning streak is tied for the 5th-longest active streak in the nation - Stony Brook (16). Four-game road run is tied for eighth - Stony Brook (8).
 
OPENING TIPS
- Chattanooga is tied for third nationally in winning percentage (.880). Who else is 22-3? No. 2 Maryland.
- The Mocs are looking for their first 23-3 start since opening the 1982-83 season (26-3).
- 62-23 series lead, 51-20 in regular season SoCon matchups. More series notes on page 6 of the notes package.
- UTC has won nine in a row, 17 of the last 18 and 19 of 21.
- Last time Chattanooga boasted 10 consecutive wins? 2013-14.
- Last three 23-3 or better openings? There are only two: 1982-83 (26-3) and 1981-82 (27-3).
- Last 22-4 start? No other Mocs squad started 22-4.
- Last time 12-1 or better in the SoCon? 1986-87 (14-1). Last time 11-2? 1994-95.
- UTC is 398-221 (.643) in regular season SoCon games, 156-154 (.503) on the road.
- The Mocs are 38-8 (.826) in league play since start of the 2013-14 slate. They're 17-6 (.739) in McKenzie Arena over that span.
- Leading the SoCon in scoring margin (+10.9), FG% (47.0), blocks (4.8) and assist/turnover ratio (1.3).
- Individual league leaders: Justin Tuoyo in blocks (2.4). Complete SoCon stat rankings (overall & league games only) are on page 9 of the notes package.
- Greg Pryor is 13 assists shy of 250 and 22 points from 800 for his career.
- Eric Robertson is 16th in the nation in 3pt percentage (45.1%).
- Tre' McLean scored in double figures in five straight and eight of nine. 15.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in that nine-game stretch.
- Chuck Ester grabbed five or more boards in each of the last four games (7.0 rpg) and 15 times overall in 2015-16.
-  In three games vs. WCU, Justin Tuoyo averages 17.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 4.3 blocks per contest.
- How balanced is the UTC offensive attack? 10 student-athletes have tallied double digits, all in multiple games: Tre' McLean (16 times), Greg Pryor (14), Justin Tuoyo (14), Eric Robertson (9), Duke Ethridge (7), Chuck Ester (7), Casey Jones (6), Johnathan Burroughs-Cook (6), Dee Oldham (2) and Peyton Woods (2).
- Ethridge is the top reserve in the post at 7.5 points and 3.5 boards in 16.0 minutes per game. He had 13 points and six boards at WCU last season
- Burroughs-Cook's posts 6.8 points and 1.3 assists in 14.8 minutes per contest largely at the one. He hit two key FT's in the final minute of regulation helping key the win at Mercer.
- Oldham is an energetic contributor at 6.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists over 16.9 minutes per game on the wing. 10 points including pivotal 3pt with just under a minute to go in regulation at Mercer.
- For more information, click the notes link above to access game notes for both programs.
 
HEAD COACH MATT MCCALL
- Head Coach Matt McCall is 22-3 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 9-3 on the road.
- First Mocs ball coach to start his tenure 22-3 or better. Next best through 25 games? 18-7 by Mack McCarthy (1985-86) and Jeff Lebo (2002-03).
- 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 CATAMOUNTS           
- 9-15, 4-7 in the Southern Conference. They're 8-2 at home, 3-2 in league play.
- Coming off first road win of the year, 69-60 at VMI.
- Head Coach Larry Hunter is 164-184 in his 11th season, 673-408 in his 36th year as a head coach. He is 9-12 vs. the Mocs, 7-4 in Cullowhee.
- Mike Brown is the SoCon's third leading scorer at 17.1 points per game, just 0.22 behind leader Q.J. Peterson from VMI (17.3). 
- Rhett Harrelson (12.6) is second on the team in scoring converting 41.0 percent of his 3pt attempts. He paces the conference in 3pt made per game (3.0).
- Torrion Brummitt adds 12.5 points and a team-high 6.8 rebounds per game.
- Justin Browning is the league leader in steals (2.2).
 
LAST MEETING           
Chattanooga 77, Western Carolina 58 - Full box score.
5 Notes from the Jan. 14 meeting in Chattanooga:
- Justin Tuoyo had a game-high 20 points making six-of-nine from the field and eight-of-11 from the free throw line. Second 20-point effort of the season with season highs for free throws made and attempted.
- Greg Pryor posted 10 points, four assists and a season-high five rebounds.
- Tre' McLean tied his career best of three steals while also recording 10 points, six rebounds and three assists.
- Second-straight game with five in double figures – Tuoyo 20, Chuck Ester 11, Pryor 10, McLean 10 and Johnathon Burroughs-Cook 10 ... third time this season.
- The Mocs led by 21, 52-31, with 12:44 to play. Western battled back to cut it to 12 at 6:00, 58-46, on Harrelson's second triple of the contest. UTC put the game away with a 10-0 run over the next 121 seconds. Two Ester free throws were followed by three-pointers from McLean and Eric Robertson. Tuoyo put an exclamation point on the spurt with a slam off and a steal and dish by McLean.
 
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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).