LINKS
Story | Postseason Guide | Notes | SoCon Tournament Central | VMI | Samford
 
MEDIA AVAILABILITY
LINKS: Access links for video, audio and live stats on the men's basketball schedule page on GoMocs.com.
TV/VIDEO: ESPN3 - Darren Goldwater (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".
 
SOCON CHAMPIONSHIPS SEEDS
1 - CHATTANOOGA
2 - ETSU
3 - Furman
4 - Wofford
5 - Western Carolina
6 - UNCG
7 - Mercer
8 - Samford
9 - VMI
10 - The Citadel
 
Complete tourney bracket is the third page of the "Postseason Guide" PDF linked above.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
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NEXT UP
With a quarterfinal win, the Mocs face the winner of the 4-5 matchup between Wofford and Western Carolina.
 
RANKINGS
Chattanooga is No. 9 in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25. The poll is announced on Mondays here.
 
STARTING FIVE
- Chattanooga won its 11th regular season SoCon Championship (20 tries) since joining the league in 1977-78.
- The Mocs have 10 SoCon Tourney titles. That's tied for second with West Virginia behind Davidson (12) for most in the league's history.
- UTC is 2-0 this season on a neutral floor winning its bracket in the Emerald Coast Classic. Topped Alabama State (95-58) and Jacksonville State (62-52).
- Face the winner of Samford-VMI which are the last two teams Chattanooga faced in the regular season.
- The Mocs are one win shy of tying the school record of 27 (1977, 27-5 & 1982, 27-4).
 
OPENING TIPS
- The last time one school won or shared BOTH the men's and women's regular season titles? Chattanooga in 1992. It's happened six times, four for the Mocs (1985, 1986, 1991 & 1992).
- 26-5 is the best opening to a season since 1982-83 (26-3).
- 26 wins ranks tied for second nationally behind Little Rock's 27.
- . 839 winning percentage is tied for ninth best in the country.
- Won 13 of 15, 21 of 24 and 23 of last 27.
- Chattanooga is one of 13 DI schools with more FT made (528) than its opponents have ATTEMPTED (521). The other 12: Albany (601/492), Arizona (534/488), Duke (531/461), Evansville (571/538), George Washington (535/480), Hofstra (501/458), Miami (FL) (481/456), Providence (511/505), Saint Joseph's (481/463), Texas Southern (402/396), Northern Iowa (393/388) and Utah (462/429).
- 42-10 (.808) in league play since start of the 2013-14 slate. That's four games ahead of Wofford (38-14) for best mark over that span.
- 52-28 (.650) in the SoCon Tourney. 22-14 (.636) in the quarterfinal round.
- Matt McCall's 26-5 start is the best in school history. Mack McCarthy (1985-86) and Jeff Lebo (2002-03) are second at 21-9.
- Leading the SoCon in scoring margin (+9.6) and blocks (4.6).
- Individual league leaders: Justin Tuoyo in blocks (2.3). Complete SoCon stat rankings (overall & league games only) are on page 6 of the notes package.
- Greg Pryor has already set career highs for assists (111), steals (45), FT made (110) and FT attempted (137) in a season.
- Eric Robertson is 13 threes shy of becoming third Moc with 200 in his career. Looks to join Stephen McDowell (243, 2008-09) and Keddric Mays (207, 2006-07).
- Tre' McLean's February numbers: 14.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.4 apg, 0.9 bpg, 1.7 spg, 52.1% FG, 39.1% 3pt and 80.4% FT.
- Chuck Ester had 14 games with six or more boards leading the team seven time on the glass.
- Justin Tuoyo is 30th nationally in blocks per game (2.3).
- Dee Oldham averaged 10.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game February. He shot 48.4 percent (30-62) from the field, 39.3 percent (11-28) from long range and 83.3 percent (30-36) from the free throw line.
- For more information, click the notes link above to access game notes for both programs.
 
SERIES INFORMATION
vs. Samford: 55-36...2015-16: 2-0...SoCon Tournament: 1-0...Last 10 Meetings: 1-0.
vs. VMI: 41-11...2015-16: 2-0...SoCon Tournament: 5-2...Last 10 Meetings: 8-2.
 
HEAD COACH MATT MCCALL
- Head Coach Matt McCall is 26-5 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 2-0 on a neutral floor.
- 2016 Southern Conference Coach of the Year.
- First Mocs ball coach to start his tenure 26-5 or better. Next best? 21-9 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.
 
2015-16 MEETINGS
Jan. 30: Chattanooga 63, Samford 56 – Full box score.
Feb. 18: Chattanooga 85, VMI 59 - Full box score.
Feb. 27: Chattanooga 77, Samford 66 – Full box score.
Feb. 29: Chattanooga 69, VMI 67 – Full box score.
 
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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).