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ROSTER |
SCHEDULE |
TICKETS |
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA BASKETBALL
CHATTANOOGA---It's a glorious weekend ahead in Chattanooga. The Mocs men's and women's basketball take the McKenzie Arena for the first time in the regular season in a quest to regain Southern Conference trophies. The journey starts Saturday with the women taking on Hampton at 2 p.m., followed by the men against historic rival Tennessee State at 4:30.
The Mocs and Tigers squared off 24 times over an 11-year stretch from the start of the 1971-72 campaign through Dec. 1983. The names included Moose McGary, Wayne Golden, William Gordon and Willie White for the good guys and Lloyd Neal, Monti Davis and long-time NBA power forward Truck Robinson from TSU.
This is the first meeting, 34th overall, between the two tradition-rich schools since Dec. 2003. Chattanooga leads the series 19-14 with a 15-5 mark since the move to Division I in the 1977-78 season.
Shooting woes plagued the Mocs earlier in the week in the season-opening loss at Eastern Kentucky. It was the exact opposite for TSU as it rolled to a 106-66 win over Alabama A&M in Nashville.
Chattanooga was led by
David Jean-Baptiste's 18 points and five rebounds.
Matt Ryan chipped in 15 points and a career-best eight boards. The Tigers feature five double-figure scorers led by Carlos Marshall. Marshall started out with a 22-point effort making six of 11 from 3pt range.
There are several events planned for UTC students prior to the games. The coaches for the men's and women's squads have driven "Scrappy's Taxi" around campus helping ferry students to and from classes. They've served at the campus Starbucks with the guys bringing starting post
Ramon Vila behind the bar earning the title of "world's tallest barista".
There's a student tailgate in the courtyard of west campus housing adjacent to the Roundhouse next to the tennis courts. It includes free food, music and games. Free t-shirts for students attending the games along with Chick-Fil-A sandwiches between games.
Prizes to be given away include two 55' Roku TVs, Apple iPad, two pairs of Apple Airpods with wireless charging case as well as an iPhone XR.
Tennessee State (1-0) at Chattanooga (0-1)
Nov. 9 | Chattanooga, Tenn. | McKenzie Arena (10,995)
MEDIA AVAILABILITY:
TV: SoCon Digital Network: Larry Ward (PxP).
RADIO: WDXW 95.7 FM & 1480 AM. Larry Ward fills in for Jim Reynolds who is in his 40th year as the "Voice of the Mocs". The audio broadcast is also available on the TuneIn app.
Links to audio, video & live stats are always available on the GoMocs.com men's basketball schedule page.
3 NOTES TO KNOW
- 36-6 (.857) in home openers during DI era (since 1977-78). Won six of the last seven. More on page 4 of the notes package.
- 39.7 percent (27 of 68) of the Mocs points came from the 3pt line in the loss at Eastern Kentucky. The Mocs top two 3pt rate seasons are the last two with 38.4 percent of their points coming from the arc in '19 and 36.2 in '18. More on the long-range outlook is also on page 4.
- The last time the two teams met was an in-season home-and-home series in December 2003. Senior guard Jason Rogan averaged 25.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per contest. The last meeting, 74-70 win in the Roundhouse, is on page 5.
TICKETS ON SALE
Season and single-game tickets are on sale now. They can be purchased on GoMocs.com (at the link above) or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627) or 425-5740. Fans can also stop by the Gate 1 ticket office at McKenzie Arena.
Full season tickets range from $105-190 for lower-level reserved seating. While your best per-game pricing is with season tickets, single game is now available as well with pricing is from $12 ($10 if bought in advance) to $22 ($20 advance) on gamedays for sections at the 100 and 200 levels.
There are several group discounts with savings of up to 60-plus percent on 100 and 200-level seats. That starts with a minimum of 10 tickets. Contact
A.J. Lewis and
Mark Curtis at (423) 425-5740 or 425-5872.
MBB UPCOMING GAMES
Nov. 12: at Troy, 7 p.m. | Current Record: 0-1 | Next Opp: Chattanooga (Nov. 12)
Nov. 15: South Alabama, 7 p.m. | Current Record: 1-0 | Next Opp: Southern Miss (Nov. 0)
Nov. 20: at Florida State, 6:30 p.m. | Current Record: 0-1 | Next Opp: at Florida (Nov. 10)
ROSTER REVEAL SERIES
GoMocs.com's summer roster reveal series is complete. Here's the list with the links to the feature stories on each in order of release:
4 –
Maurice Commander:
http://bit.ly/Commander4
1 –
Jonathan Scott:
http://bit.ly/Scott01
0 –
A.J. Caldwell:
http://bit.ly/Caldwell0
15 –
Ramon Vila:
http://bit.ly/RVila15
32 –
Matt Ryan:
http://bit.ly/Ryan32
5 – Jaden Frazer:
http://bit.ly/Frazier5
3 –
David Jean-Baptiste:
http://bit.ly/DJ-B3
11 –
Rod Johnson:
http://bit.ly/rjohnson11
14 –
Grant Ledford:
http://bit.ly/ledford14
24 –
Prosper Obidiebube:
http://bit.ly/Prosper0bi24
13 –
Malachi Smith:
http://bit.ly/MSmith19
12 –
Ashton Smith:
http://bit.ly/ASmith12
10 –
Alex Tostado:
http://bit.ly/Tostado10
2 –
Jamaal Walker:
http://bit.ly/JWalker2
25 –
Justin Brown:
http://bit.ly/JBrown25
23 –
Trey Doomes:
http://bit.ly/TDoomes23
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