2025-26 Chattanooga Basketball
Postgame Notes & Quotes
Game 19 at Western Carolina - January 17, 2026
 
Site: Ramsey Center (Cullowhee, N.C.)
Game Duration: 2:04
Officials: Jason Deering, Nicholaus Heater, Alex Landis
Attendance: 1,780
 
Quick Records
Chattanooga: 9-10, 3-3 SoCon
Western Carolina: 6-11, 2-4 SoCon

Series History
Meeting: 106th | UTC leads 74-32 (H: 41-7; A: 26-23; N: 7-2)
*UTC now leads 62-29 in SoCon regular season meetings
 
Dan Earl, Head Coach
Overall (11th): 150-187
at Chattanooga (4th): 77-48, 37-23 SoCon
vs. Western Carolina: 12-8 (H: 5-3; A: 5-6; N: 1-0)
 
Historical Records
All-Time Program Record: 1462-1,163 (.554)
Division I Era (since 1977-78): 917-594 (.606)
All-Time SoCon Record: 491-298 (.617)
 
Team/Game Notes
· Chattanooga earned its third-straight win following a 90-82 victory at Western Carolina on Saturday inside the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, N.C…. UTC improves to 9-10 overall and 3-3 inside SoCon play… Dan Earl's 150^th win as a DI bench boss… WCU dropped to 6-11 overall and 2-4 in the league after the loss.
 
· Chattanooga erased a double-digit deficit for the second-straight game… trailed by as many as 16 (36-20) with 5:15 in the opening half… chipped away at the deficit and trailed by just five at the break (42-37)… used a 9-0 scoring run in the second half to help mount the comeback.
 
· Chattanooga scored 53 points in the second half… most in the second half (vs. DI opponent this season)… most second-half points in a road game since dropping 50 at?... Western Carolina on 1/31/2024.
 
· Chattanooga shot a blistering 64.3% (18-of-28) from the floor in the second half… went 10-of-15 (66.7%) from 3FG over the final 20 minutes… finished the game shooting 52.8% (28-of-53) and 51.6% (16-of-31) from 3FG in total… the 16 3FGM is a season-high against a DI opponent.
 
· Chattanooga finished the game an extremely efficient 94.7% (18-of-19) from the FT line… ties for seventh-best FT% in single-game program history (min. 12 FTA vs. DI opp.)… tied a similar 18-of-19 (94.7%) mark set on 1/24/1998 against VMI… fourth-best single-game FT% in a road game.
 
· Chattanooga dominated the transition game with an emphatic 16-0 edge in fast-break points… third-straight game with 15+ points off the break… UTC has outscored its opponents 55-24 off the break during its current three-game win streak.
 
· Chattanooga saw six different players reach double figures in scoring… second time in the past three games with five or more double-digit scorers… eight different players connected on at least one 3FGM.
 
Player Notes
· G Jordan Frison appeared in his 80^th career game between NCAA DII and DI… has started all 80 games between DII Pittsburg State (61) and Chattanooga (19)… led the team in scoring for the fourth-straight game with 19… went 5-of-8 FG (2-of-4 3FG)… perfect 7-of-7 from the FT line… added six rebounds… surpassed 1,200 career points (entered with 1,183).
 
· G Brennan Watkins appeared in his 100^th career game at the NCAA DI level… 52 at VMI (2021-24), 29 at North Dakota State (2024-25) and now 19 at Chattanooga… finished with 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds during 30 minutes of action… the seven rebounds are a career-high against a DI opponent.
 
· G Teddy Washington Jr. reached 800 points for his NCAA Division I career with his seventh point of the game… scored 177 points at Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2023-24) and 444 at SEMO (2024-25) before arrival at UTC… finished today's game with seven.
 
· F Collin Mulholland scored a season-high 16 points on 4-of-10 FG (4-of-8 3FG)… went 4-of-4 from the FT line… tied a team-high in the +/- category at a +10 mark… 15 minutes of action.
 
Postgame Quotes
Dan Earl, Head Coach
Opening thoughts after 90-72 victory at Western Carolina.
"I'm very proud of the guys in that we talked about how this would be kind of war, and I know it's just talking, but it's about finding yourself and coming out with that look and energy. I thought the guys competed hard today, but I mostly enjoyed looking around in the huddles and seeing a level of confidence that hasn't quite been there since the summer before things started. That confidence helps in making enough plays down the stretch to pull it out. We can comment about the rebounding, obviously, but I'm proud of the guys. Six guys in double figures is certainly nice to see, and really nice to see Collin have a big impact on the game as well."
 
Collin Mulholland, R-So., F
Initial thoughts after today's win over WCU.
"Yeah, that felt pretty good. To get our third win in a row, it feels like we're getting some momentum. It really helps boost everyone's confidence, especially when everyone came in and contributed. We're getting a little bit closer to where we need to be, but this does feel good. The bank also felt pretty good, but it was more of just betting back in that rhythm and making a major impact on the outcome."
 
On dealing with lasting injury.
"It's been a tough year, for sure. Obviously, dealing with the injury and not really having the chance to get in the flow of things has been tough. It's nice to finally get back in a rhythm and have the chance to play inside as well as outside. 'Whatever the team needs' has always been the motto and mindset across the board."