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CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs celebrate five special seniors Saturday in a doubleheader with the women's program. The men welcome Mercer at 5 p.m., in the final regular season home game for the quintet of Johnathan Burroughs-Cook, Casey Jones, Tre' McLean, Greg Pryor and Justin Tuoyo.
 
Jones is the elder statesman of the group as a fifth-year senior. Pryor, McLean and Tuoyo have four years invested with the Mocs, while Burroughs-Cook came on board prior to the school-record 29 wins a season ago.
 
The Mocs have 101 wins since Jones entered Gig City in 2012. Pryor's total is 88, while McLean and Tuoyo have 70 apiece. Burroughs-Cook has been a key part of the 48 wins over the last two years.
 
The Bears are led by Ria'n Holland's 17.9 point-per-game average which is fourth in the Southern Conference. McLean and Tuoyo pace the Mocs at 14.1 and 13.1 points per contest, respectively.
 
It's not only a celebration of the seniors, but Fan Appreciation Day as well. A special Power C Mosaic graces center court with fan photos from this season. General admission seats are just $5 with kids in their youth jerseys admitted free with paying adult.
 
The game airs on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app after the women face Wofford at 2 p.m. It broadcasts over the airwaves on Real 96.1 FM in Chattanooga and worldwide via GoMocs.com as well as the iHeart Radio and TuneIn apps.
 
Game View
Mercer (13-16/7-9) at Chattanooga (19-9/10-6) – 5 p.m. – WatchESPN (ESPN3)
 
5 Notes to Know

• Chattanooga has secured one of the coveted top 6 seeds for the upcoming SoCon Championships. Mocs are locked into the 4/5 slot facing Wofford. Mercer is still in the hunt at No. 6, one game behind Samford.
• 21-4 (.840) in last 25 SoCon home matchups.
• Looking for 20th win which would be the fourth SoCon school with 20 wins. Power 5 conference you say? There are only four leagues with four or more teams with 20 wins: ACC (5), Big Ten (5), Pac 12 (4) and SEC (4).
• 40 SoCon wins since 2014-15 is two shy of school-record (42) for 3-year period (1982-84/1992-94). The 40-12 (.769) mark leads Wofford (37-16) by 3.5 games and is five clear of ETSU (35-17).
• A win marks the 20th 20-win season in school history. It would be the first time since the 1992 through 1994 seasons the squad won 20 in three consecutive campaigns.

                                                                                                                               
Matt McCall on…
Mercer matchup:
"A very challenging opponent to prepare for with everything they run on the offensive end. We have to do an unbelievable job preparing over the next 24 hours getting the guys ready. Not so much focused on actions per se, but on our defensive concepts."
 
Senior Day:
"Tomorrow is completely about them. Every one that is in this program, that's a part of this program has to make it about them and lay it on the line to win this game for them. They've put their heart and soul for two, three, four, even five years. They need to finish it the right way, and we need to make sure anyone associated with our program knows how important it is."
 
The Series

• 67th meeting.
• Trail 32-34 in the series– 18-9 in Chattanooga.
• 4-1 in regular season SoCon matchups.
• 5-5 in the last 10 meetings…winners of four straight.
• McCall is 3-0 vs. the Bears…1-0 in Chattanooga.
• Previous Meeting this season: STORY | STATS | NOTES | QUOTES

 
Stat to Follow
The Mocs are 32-3 (.914) under Matt McCall when out-rebounding their opponents, 11-3 this season. The Bears enter the contest with a +5.2 rebound margin and 34.8 offensive rebound percentage, second in the SoCon in both categories. UTC was +1 in the first meeting, a two-point win in Macon.
 
WATCH the game on the WatchESPN App (ESPN3).
 
LISTEN on Real 96.1 FM in Chattanooga or through the iHeart (search Real 96.1) and TuneIn (search Chattanooga Mocs) radio apps.
 
LINKS to tickets, live stats, video (ESPN3) and audio (Mocs Sports Network) are on GoMocs.com's men's basketball schedule page.
 
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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 30 titles with 11 regular season, 11 tournament and eight division.
- 16 NCAA Tournament Appearances (11 DI): 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, 2016
- 11 SoCon Tournament Crowns: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2016
- 11 SoCon Regular Season Championships: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2016
- 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).
- 3 SoCon Defensive Players of the Year: Z. Mason (2014), Justin Tuoyo (2015, 2016).
- 4 SoCon Coaches of the Year: Murray Arnold (1982, '83), Mack McCarthy (1986, '92, '93), Will Wade (2014) and Matt McCall (2016).
- 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).