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Men’s Basketball Promotes David McKinley to Assistant Coach

Chattanooga Mocs Head Basketball Coach Lamont Paris announced the promotion of David McKinley who has been a part of his staff in a support role the previous two seasons.

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CHATTANOOGA---It didn't take long for Chattanooga Mocs Head Men's Basketball Coach Lamont Paris to figure out who to add to his staff after the departure of Aaron Fuss to Kent State. He just needed a slight glance down the hallway.
 
David McKinley was promoted last week to the on-the-floor coaching role as assistant coach. He spent the last two seasons serving Paris' Mocs staff in a support position first as assistant to the head coach and last year as director of basketball operations.
 
It's the first assistant coaching position for the Ohio graduate. He has been a graduate assistant at his alma mater and video coordinator at Wright State before coming to Gig City in the summer of 2017.
 
"David is an extremely hard worker," Paris opened. "He epitomizes what our program is about in how we handle our business. He's very loyal and detail-oriented, and he did an outstanding job in his role our first two seasons.
 
"David's worked his way up through the ranks. He does a great job relating to the guys and is extremely organized. He's extremely excited about the opportunity so I anticipate he'll do a great job."
 
McKinley joins Tanner Bronson and Eddie Shannon alongside Paris on the Mocs bench. Bronson is entering his third campaign as assistant coach, while Shannon was added in early June to replace Walter Offutt (Toledo). It's Shannon's second tour of duty as he assisted Matt McCall in 2017. He's also marks the last time a promotion was made to fill out the staff replacing Jesse Bopp in 2016 after a year in the ops chair.
 
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4 – Maurice Commander: http://bit.ly/Commander4
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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
 
SEASON TICKETS ON SALE
Season tickets are on sale now. They can be purchased on GoMocs.com (at the link above) or by calling (423) 266-MOCS. 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.
 
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Players Mentioned

David Jean-Baptiste

#3 David Jean-Baptiste

G
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Ramon Vila

#15 Ramon Vila

F
6' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Maurice Commander

#4 Maurice Commander

G
6' 0"
Freshman
Jonathan Scott

#1 Jonathan Scott

G/F
6' 4"
Junior
A.J. Caldwell

#0 A.J. Caldwell

G
6' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
Matt Ryan

#32 Matt Ryan

G/F
6' 7"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

David Jean-Baptiste

#3 David Jean-Baptiste

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Ramon Vila

#15 Ramon Vila

6' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
F
Maurice Commander

#4 Maurice Commander

6' 0"
Freshman
G
Jonathan Scott

#1 Jonathan Scott

6' 4"
Junior
G/F
A.J. Caldwell

#0 A.J. Caldwell

6' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Matt Ryan

#32 Matt Ryan

6' 7"
Graduate Student
G/F