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CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team is headed north for Thanksgiving weekend. They break bread with No. 8 Michigan Friday at the Crisler Center.
 
Chattanooga is 2-4 on the young season. The group dropped all three games at last weekend's Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic in Mobile, Ala. It started with a 73-54 loss to South Alabama before neutral defeats by Southeast Missouri (63-42) and Jacksonville (74-66).
 
The squad broke a harsh shooting skid in Sunday's second half vs. Jacksonville. Shooting numbers in the final 20 minutes: 51.5 percent (17-33) from the field, 50.0 percent (5-10) from 3pt range. The first 100 minutes in Mobile, the iron was unkind to the tune of hitting 41 of 144 attempts (28.5%), 10 of 62 (16.1%) from beyond the arc.
 
Freshman Kevin Easley paces the Mocs at 15.0 points per game. Freshman Donovann Toatley and grad transfer Thomas Smallwood (UAB) also average double digits with 10.5 and 10.2 points per contest, respectively. Smallwood adds a team-high 8.8 boards per game.
 
Game No. 7: Chattanooga (2-4) at No. 8 Michigan
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. | Crisler Center (12,701)
Time (EST): 4 p.m.
Watch: Big Ten Network broadcasts the game with Jordan Bernfield (PxP) & Jon Crispin (Analysis) on the call. BTN is available in the Chattanooga area on Channels: 742 (Comcast), 610 (DirecTV), 405 (Dish), 610/630 (EPB) & 307 (Spectrum-Charter). It can be viewed online at BTN2Go.com and is available on YouTubeTV, Sling and Hulu Live.
Listen: There are three places where you can find "Voice of the Mocs" Jim Reynolds' call. In Chattanooga, listen on 96.1 FM on the dial. Away from the Scenic City, catch it either on GoMocs.com or the TuneIn app. Links to video, audio and live stats are provided on the men's basketball schedule page. Chris Goforth is filling in for the venerable J.R., this weekend.
Tickets: Tickets for home events can be purchased on GoMocs.com or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627).
 
PROBABLE STARTERS
F – 1 – Jonathan Scott: 5.8 ppg | 5.0 rpg
F – 34 – Kevin Easley: 15.0 ppg | 6.0 rpg
C – 33 – Thomas Smallwood: 10.2 ppg | 8.8 rpg
G – 5 – Donovann Toatley: 10.5 ppg | 2.8 apg
G – 2 – Jerry Johnson, Jr.: 9.3 ppg | 3.2 rpg
 
SERIES VS. MICHIGAN
Chattanooga trails 0-4 | Home: 0-1 | Away: 0-3 | Neutral: 0-0

DATE	SITE	RESULT	SCORE
12/5/1993	A	L	86-97
12/3/1994	H	L	71-83
12/20/1997	A	L	53-87
12/4/1999	A	L	61-72

 
 
NOTABLE

• Chattanooga is 3-52 all-time against ranked opposition. Last win over a Top 25 team came in 1996-97 topping No. 19 Illinois, 75-63, in Charlotte, N.C., on March 16, 1997 to advance to the Sweet 16 in the Southeast Regional. Other wins include No. 17 Georgia (1997 in Charlotte) and No. 15 ETSU (1/21/91 in Chattanooga).
• Eighth time the Mocs face the previous season's NCAA finalist and second time at Michigan. Last time was 2016 runner-up North Carolina (97-57 loss). Other instances: North Carolina (1982 champ) at home on Dec. 21, 1982 losing 73-66, at Michigan (1993 runner-up) on Dec. 5, 1993 losing 97-86, at Kansas (2003 runner-up) losing 90-76 on Nov. 21, 2003, Memphis (2008 runner-up) in San Juan, P.R., on Nov. 20, 2008 losing 83-71, at Butler (211 runner-up) losing 57-46 on Nov. 15, 2011 and Kansas (2012 runner-up) losing 69-55 on Nov. 15, 2012.
• The Mocs are 3-21 against current Big Ten membership: Illinois 2-0, Indiana 0-3, Iowa 0-1, Maryland 0-2, Michigan 0-4, Minnesota 0-2, Ohio State 1-4, Purdue 0-2, Penn State 0-2 & Wisconsin 0-1. The last win over a Big Ten opponent came in the last regular season meeting with one almost three years ago to the day. It was an 81-77 triumph at Illinois (in Springfield) on Nov. 21, 2015.

 
GIVING TUESDAY
The Mocs Club is participating in #GivingTuesday on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The athletics fund-raising arm is beginning its "Drive for 25" campaign on #GivingTuesday. The campaign aims to raise $25,000 in scholarship funds for UTC student-athletes to which an anonymous donor has generously agreed to match.
 
Created in 2012, Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Observed on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and the widely-recognized Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday kicks off the charitable season, which includes holiday and end-of-year giving.
 
There is also a "Drive for 25" raffle. For each gift at the below giving levels, donors will automatically be entered into drawing for the Mocs Club Raffle:

• $250 and above donors: Official UTC gear (2 winners)
• $500 and above donors: Signed Terrell Owens football (2 winners)
• $1,000 and above donors: 2 courtside seats to a mutually agreed upon home basketball game (2 winners)
• $2,500 and above donors: Official UTC Helmet (1 winner)
• $5,000 and above donors: Accompany the UTC Men's Basketball team to one mutually agreed upon away game

 
CANNED FOOD DRIVE
Bring a canned food item to the men's game with Hiwassee on Tuesday, Nov. 27, or the women's matchup with UT Martin and get half-off your ticket price.
 
SIGNING DAY
The Mocs signed two yesterday as the 2019 early signing period opened. High school seniors Jaden Frazier (Blue Ridge School/Virginia) and Grant Ledford (Grace Christian/Knoxville) inked to join the 2019-20 roster. Read about the exciting duo here.
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Nov. 27 vs. Hiwassee, 7 p.m.
Dec. 1 vs. Tennessee Tech, 2 p.m.
Dec. 9 vs. VMI, 1 p.m.
 
GOMOCS.COM IN A WORD FEATURE SERIES
David Jean-Baptiste – Engaged
Thomas Smallwood – Dad
Rod Johnson – Mayor
Kevin Easley – Goofy
Justin Brown – Waffle
Jerry Johnson, Jr. – Buckets
Jonathan Scott – Energy
Keigan Kerby – Hair
 
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