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TV/VIDEO: Fox Sports SE - Pete Yanity (PxP) & Dean Keener (Analysis).
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NEXT UP         
Thursday, Feb. 18 vs. VMI, 7 p.m.
Promotions: Student Giveaway: Yeti Cooler. Faculty Appreciation Dinner (Free ticket & dinner to first 40 registered faculty members).
Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. UNCG, 5 p.m. (DH)
Promotions: Fan Appreciation Night (Fan Mosaic Power C at center court). Student Giveaway: Free Hot Dogs. 500 Free Hot Dog Vouchers to 1^st 500 fans through the gates. Free GA ticket for all kids wearing youth basketball team jersey with the purchase of adult GA ticket.
Saturday, Feb. 27 vs. Samford, 5 p.m. (DH)
Promotions: Military Appreciation Night. Student Giveaway: 500 Chick-Fil-A Chicken Biscuits.
 
RANKINGS
Chattanooga is No. 6 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. The poll is announced on Mondays here. Also received votes in this week's AP Top 25 poll.
 
STARTING FIVE
- Chattanooga leads the SoCon at 11-2. ETSU (9-3) is second at followed closely by Furman (10-4) in third by percentage points, Wofford (9-4) is fourth, with Mercer (8-5) fifth and Western Carolina (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). Complete NCAA statistical rankings are on page 9 of the notes package.
- Fox Sports Southeast channel lineup: EPB (33/333 HD), Comcast (53/402 HD), DirecTV (649 or 649-1 HD) or Dish (437). Available online via the Fox Sports Go app (http://www.foxsports.com/foxsportsgo/) and on ESPN3 OUTSIDE the Fox Sports SE market.
- Final contest in a seven-game-in-15-day stretch. 5-1 so far. Complete schedule on page 2 of the notes package.
- Chattanooga is 18-0 when scoring 70 or more points. ETSU is 13-5 when exceeding 70. The Bucs have given up 70 or more 15 times (7-8).
 
OPENING TIPS
- Third second-place SoCon squad the Mocs have faced in last four games (Furman, 62-54; at Mercer, 72-66 OT).
- Chattanooga is 10th nationally in winning percentage (.846).
- 22 wins in the regular season matches last year's total. Five shy of the school record of 27 set by the 1977 NCAA DII National Champions (27-5) and the 1982 SoCon Champs (27-4). The school record for wins in the regular season is 23 set by 1992-93's 26-7 SoCon Championship squad.
- 22-4 is the best opening to a season since 1982-83 (26-3).
- 45-33 series lead, 33-18 in regular season SoCon matchups. More series notes on page 6 of the notes package.
- UTC has won nine of 10, 17 of the last 19 and 19 of 22.
- Last three 22-4 or better openings? There are only two: 1982-83 (26-3) and 1981-82 (27-3).
- Last 22-5 start? 1984-85 (23-5).
- Last time 12-2 or better in the SoCon? 1992-93 (14-2). Last time 11-3? 1996-97.
- UTC is 398-222 (.642) in regular season SoCon games, 156-155 (.502) on the road.
- The Mocs are 38-9 (.809) in league play since start of the 2013-14 slate. They're 17-7 (.708) on the road over that span.
- Leading the SoCon in scoring margin (+10.2), FG% (46.8), blocks (4.7) and assist/turnover ratio (1.3).
- Individual league leaders: Justin Tuoyo in blocks (2.3). Complete SoCon stat rankings (overall & league games only) are on page 9 of the notes package.
- Greg Pryor is 11 assists shy of 250 and 13 points from 800 for his career.
- Eric Robertson is 24th in the nation in 3pt percentage (43.9%).
- Tre' McLean had a career-high 29 points in the first meeting with the Bucs this season. 21 came after intermissions.
- Chuck Ester grabbed five or more boards in each of the last five games (6.8 rpg) and 16 times overall in 2015-16.
-  In three games vs. ETSU, Justin Tuoyo averages 12.0 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.3 blocks per contest shooting 64.7 percent (11-17) from the floor.
- Dee Oldham is an energetic contributor at 6.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists over 17.2 minutes per game on the wing. Averages of 8.6 points, 5.4 boards and 1.8 assists over last five.
- For more information, click the notes link above to access game notes for both programs.
 
HEAD COACH MATT MCCALL
- Head Coach Matt McCall is 22-4 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 9-4 on the road.
- First Mocs ball coach to start his tenure 22-4 or better. Next best through 26 games? 19-7 by Mack McCarthy (1985-86).
- 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 BUCCANEERS           
- 16-9, 9-3 in the Southern Conference. They're 10-1 at home, 5-0 in league play.
- Three straight wins the last coming Thursday in overtime over Samford. Eight in a row at home.
- Head Coach Steve Forbes is 16-9 in his first season at ETSU and as a four-year head coach. Forbes fashioned a 129-34 (.791) record in five JUCO (NW Florida & Barton Co.) seasons. He is 0-1 vs. the Mocs.
- 2nd in the SoCon in scoring (78.6) and FG percentage (45.9%).
- Ge'Lawn Guyn is the SoCon's leading scorer at 17.6 points per game. He's hitting 40.1 percent from 3pt range.
- T.J. Cromer adds 15.8 points per game and leads in assists at 3.0 per contest. He's hitting 38.8 percent from 3pt range and a team-best 81.1 percent at the free throw line.
- Isaac Banks averages 6.3 points and a team-high 6.3 rebounds per game.
- Lester Wilson leads a dangerous 3pt attack (37.4% as a team-3rd in the SoCon) making 41.6 percent of his attempts, 45.2 percent in league play.
 
LAST MEETING           
Chattanooga 94, ETSU 84 - Full box score.
5 Notes from the Jan. 16 meeting in Chattanooga:
- The Mocs moved into first place in the SoCon race with a 94-84 win over ETSU tonight … UTC improves to 16-3 overall and 5-1 in league play with wins in 11 of its last 12 outings … ETSU had its six-game winning streak snapped to drop to 11-7 overall and a half-game back of the Mocs at 4-1 in SoCon action.
- Chattanooga took (36) and made (29) a season-high from the FT line.
- The Mocs started the second half on an 11-0 run and held ETSU scoreless for the first four minutes … Bucs got no closer than seven points the rest of the way.
- Tre' McLean had a career-high 29 points … most since Z. Mason scored 30 against The Citadel on Jan. 6, 2014 … shot 10-15 from the field, 4-7 from 3pt range and 5-6 from the FT line.
- Justin Tuoyo added 20 points, six boards and a season-high six blocks … shot 6-10 from the field and 8-11 from the FT line … 3rd 20-point game of the season … second in a row … fourth in his career.
 
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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).