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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA BASKETBALL
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs head into the home stretch of the Southern Conference schedule. Just six game remain as the program jockeys for its place in the standings.
The group welcomes UNCG to town in a busy weekend. It's a Blackout game with the team requesting fans wear black Saturday night. The athletics department is distributing 1,000 t-shirts at the gates as well.
It's also a celebration weekend. There is a basketball reunion scheduled with Mocs legends from various eras making their return to the Roundhouse. This includes members of 16 different NCAA Tournament teams including the 1977 DII National Champions as well as the inaugural Southern Conference Champions from 1981 or the following year's group that completed 1982 ranked No. 15 in the nation.
All-in-all there are 11 SoCon Regular Season Championship squads, eight more that won a division title and 11 with SoCon Tourney crowns. The Mocs captured more hardware in 42 conference campaigns than any other league program. And it's not even close.
This matchup features a visit from defending SoCon Champion UNCG. The Spartans are currently second in the league at 10-1. At 21-3, they claimed an 85-72 win over the Mocs in the final game of 2018.
Chattanooga is 6-6 so far in the Southern Conference standings sitting in fifth-place. Wofford leads the league at 12-0 followed by UNCG (10-1). ETSU (9-3) is in third ahead of Furman (8-4). Sixth through 10th are Samford (4-8), Mercer (3-8), Western Carolina (3-9), The Citadel (2-9) and VMI (1-10). Top six get byes in the SoCon Tournament.
Home tickets are available at the link above or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627).
Game No. 26: UNCG (21-3/10-1) at Chattanooga (11-14/6-6)
Site: Chattanooga, Tenn. | McKenzie Arena (10,995)
Time (EST): 7 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+ | Chris Goforth (PxP) & Todd Agne (Analysis).
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.
Tickets: Tickets for home events can be
purchased on GoMocs.com or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627).
Clear Bag Policy: Click the link above for our "Clear Bag Policy" for ALL home events.
Last Meeting:
85-72 loss at Greensboro
PROBABLE STARTERS
F – 1 –
Jonathan Scott: 6.7 ppg | 3.5 rpg
F – 34 –
Kevin Easley: 14.7 ppg | 6.4 rpg
C – 15 –
Ramon Vila: 10.7 ppg | 4.4 rpg
G – 3 –
David Jean-Baptiste: 8.6 ppg | 2.5 rpg
G – 2 –
Jerry Johnson, Jr.: 10.3 ppg | 3.4 rpg
SERIES VS. UNCG
Chattanooga leads 24-20 | SoCon Regular Season: 20-17 | Home: 14-6 | Away: 10-11 | Neutral: 0-3
Last 10 meetings:
| Date |
Site |
Result |
Score |
| 2/23/2014 |
A |
L |
84-88 |
| 1/24/2015 |
H |
W |
81-72 |
| 2/28/2015 |
A |
W |
61-58 |
| 1/21/2016 |
A |
W |
73-60 |
| 2/25/2016 |
H |
L |
64-79 |
| 1/2/2017 |
A |
L |
68-73 |
| 2/2/2017 |
H |
W |
91-68 |
| 1/29/2018 |
H |
W |
87-85 (2OT) |
| 2/23/2018 |
A |
L |
51-72 |
| 12/29/2018 |
A |
L |
72-85 |
NOTABLE
- Kevin Easley (368) is 30 points shy of Keith Parker's (1977-78) freshman record 398 points. He broke Darryl Ivery's mark of 148 boards from 1984-85 against ETSU.
- Ramon Vila set a new career high in scoring in the first meeting at UNCG with 18 points. Matched it two weeks later in the home win over Samford.
- Final home game in a stretch of three out of four in the Roundhouse. Losses to Western Carolina and ETSU preceded Thursday's crucial road win at VMI. The Mocs have three in a row on the road at Samford (Feb. 16), The Citadel (Feb. 21) and Mercer (Feb. 23) before closing the regular season hosting Furman (Feb. 28) and Wofford (March 2).
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb. 16 at Samford, 5 p.m.
Feb. 21 at The Citadel, 7 p.m.
Feb. 23 at Mercer, 4 p.m.
SOCON WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Feb. 7 (Thursday)
Chattanooga 71, at VMI 70
Wofford 78, at ETSU 76 (OT)
Furman 64, at Western Carolina 45
at UNCG 75, Samford 67
Feb. 9 (Saturday)
UNCG at Chattanooga, 7 p.m.
Samford at VMI, 1 p.m.
The Citadel at Mercer, 4 p.m.
ETSU at Furman, 4 p.m.
Western Carolina at Wofford, 7 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
Duane Moss –
Dwight
Ramon Vila –
Everyman
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