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CHATTANOOGA --- It's finally here. Basketball season. The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team is set to kick off the 2023-24 campaign on Monday, November 6, when it hosts nearby Covenant College for a non-conference matchup inside McKenzie Arena. Tip-off is set for 7:02 p.m. on ESPN+.
 
The contest will be the second leg of a college basketball season-opening doubleheader as the women's team will begin things bright and early against King University. That game is scheduled for an 11 a.m. tip as part of Education Day.
 
The season-opening home game for the men's program marks just the second time opening a new season inside McKenzie Arena since 2015. It'll be one of two games this week for the team with Friday's matchup at ACC-member Louisville hanging in the balance.
 
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GAME DETAILS ∙ GAME NOTES
Chattanooga (0-0) vs. Covenant (0-0, DIII)
7:02 p.m. ET ∙ McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
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SERIES ∙ Chattanooga leads the all-time series 4-0 (last: UTC, W 108-55, 11/19/22).
 
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OPENING SEASON NOTES
Head coach Dan Earl begins his second season at the helm for Chattanooga, and it's clear the Mocs have found their leader. The one-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year went 18-17 in his first season and was able to lead the Mocs to the SoCon Championship Game as the seventh seed, ultimately finishing runner-ups and nearly accomplishing a feat that hasn't been executed since 1939. Earl has a new roster and will look to lead the Mocs back to the top of the Southern Conference in 2023-24.
 
SEE, SHARE, SHOOT
The 2023-24 version of Chattanooga men's basketball is poised to showcase a high-flying, fast-paced, and free-shooting product that collectively competes under a team slogan of "See, Share, Shoot" implemented by the coaching staff.
 
NEWCOMERS SET THE TONE FOR 2023-24
Many new faces will be in play for Chattanooga this season. 10 total newcomers from the transfer portal, high school signings and walk-ons, will go along with just three returning letter winners to form a fresh roster for coach Earl. Forwards Demetrius Davis, Sam Alexis and Randy Brady are the only returning Mocs who saw action last season, with Davis being the only starter.
 
THREE IS FREE
Sophomore guard Honor Huff (10.0 ppg in '22) will return to play this year after being ineligible last season due to the Southern Conference's intra-conference transfer rules. Huff was voted to the SoCon All-Freshman Team in his one season of play before transferring to Chattanooga with coach Earl. He was named to the All-Southern Conference Preseason Team heading into the 2023-24 season.
 
KEY TRANSFERS
Chattanooga added transfer guard Rudy Fitzgibbons III (7.9 ppg in '21-22) from the Citadel to go along with graduate transfer forwards Tyler Millin (4.0 ppg) from MTSU and Jan Zidek (7.3 ppg off the bench) from Pepperdine. Florida transfer guard Trey Bonham (5.6 ppg) is currently ineligible due to the two-time transfer rule but is awaiting a rule change or waiver from the NCAA in order to play this season.

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