CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team returns home for the first time in two weeks when it hosts The Citadel for a crucial Southern Conference regular season matchup on Wednesday night inside McKenzie Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
 
Chattanooga (12-13, 4-8 SoCon) is coming off a three-game road stretch that was capped off by an 83-68 loss at Western Carolina on Saturday afternoon. The Mocs have dropped six of its last seven games and have gone 1-4 since losing big man Jake Stephens to injury on January 21.
 
Graduate transfer point guard Dalvin White has stepped up in Stephens' absence and has averaged 13.4 points per game over the last five games while reaching double figures in all of them. White is averaging 10.0 points and 3.0 assists this season while shooting 42.1% from the floor and 45.9% from deep.
 
Chattanooga aims to rise in the SoCon standings as the squad is in search of reaching the coveted sixth-place or better finish that secures an automatic spot into the tournament quarterfinal round. The Mocs are currently tied for eighth place but sit just two games back of fourth place.
 
The Citadel (9-16, 4-8 SoCon) looks to snap a four-game skid ahead of Wednesday night's matchup. The Bulldogs dropped three SoCon contests during the stretch with a non-conference loss to Chicago State mixed in. Stephen Clark paces the team with a 17.0 points per game average this season.
 
Fans can watch the game LIVE on ESPN+ through the Watch ESPN and ESPN App platforms or fans can also listen LIVE on WFLI 96.1 FM/100.3 FM/ 1070AM in Chattanooga as well as the Varsity Network app.

GAME INFO
Chattanooga (12-13, 4-8 SoCon) vs. The Citadel (9-16, 4-8 SoCon)
Wednesday, Feb. 8 · 7 p.m. ET · Chattanooga, Tenn. · McKenzie Arena (10,995)
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GAME NOTES
Chattanooga · The Citadel · SoCon

SERIES INFO
92^nd Meeting · Record: 71-20 · Home: 38-6 · Away: 31-14 · Neutral: 2-0
Last Meeting: December 29, 2022 – L, 68-76 – McAlister Field House (Charleston, S.C.)

LAST TIME OUT
Chattanooga (12-13, 4-8 SoCon) capped off its three-game road swing with a tough 83-68 loss at Western Carolina on Saturday afternoon inside the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, N.C. The loss marked the team's sixth in the last seven games and moves the squad into a tie for eighth place in the league standings. KC Hankton hit a career-best four 3PTs and tied a career-high with 17 points.
 
DALVIN STEPPING UP
Since big man Jake Stephens was sidelined with an injury, Dalvin White has averaged 13.4 points per game over the last five games and has reached double figures in all five contests. White is averaging 10.0 points and 3.0 assists per game this season while shooting 42.1% from the floor & 45.9% from deep.
 
CLEANED OFF THE GLASS
Chattanooga struggled on the glass at Furman on Wednesday, suffering a -21 (53-32) margin in total rebounds. The +/- margin was the worst since Nov. 2017 and the 53 rebounds were the most allowed since Jan. 2009 (56, at Elon).
 
1,000 POINT SCORERS
Chattanooga featured two guys who surpassed 1,000 career points during Wednesday night's game against Wofford. Both Jamal Johnson and Dalvin White reached the 1,000-point milestone as the duo finished with 22 and 13 points, respectively, during the contest. Johnson totaled 712 points prior to transferring to UTC between stops at Memphis, Auburn and UAB. White racked up 818 points during his four-year tenure at USC Upstate.
 
STEPHENS REACHES CAREER MILESTONE FEW ACHIEVE
Graduate transfer Jake Stephens became just the 23rd player in NCAA Division I basketball over the past 25 season to accomplish a certain feat. Stephens surpassed 1,800 career points, 900 career rebounds and 200 career blocks following last week's contest against Furman. Stephens is the active leader in the Southern Conference in career points (1,851), rebounds (934), blocked shots (200), assists (355) and 3-point FGs made (231).
 
STEPHENS IN NATIONAL COMPARISON
How does Jake Stephens' impressive season compare to others around the country? Stephens is currently the only player in NCAA DI averaging at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocks per game. Stephens and Purdue's Zach Edey are the only two players in NCAA DI averaging at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. If the season were to end today, Stephens would be the first DI player to average 20ppg, 10rpg, 3apg & 2bpg since Tim Duncan (Wake Forest) in 1996-97.

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