chattanooga MOCS

NIL OPPORTUNITIES
 
ARRIVAL/ELIGIBILITY
- Eligible with one year remaining ahead of the 2024-25 season.
- Senior transfer from North Georgia of the NCAA Division II ranks… finished UNG career with 1,763 points, 839 rebounds, 375 assists, 133 steals and 99 blocks in 100 games with 97 starts… program’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder in NCAA era.
 
North Georgia (2023-24)
2024 NABC All-American
2024 NABC All-District First Team
2024 NCAA Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team
2023-24 D2CCAA All-Southeast Region Second Team
2023-24 All-Peach Belt Conference First Team
- Appeared in 34 games while starting all 34… finished the season leading the team in points-per-game (17.6), rebounds-per-game (7.5), assists (157), field goals made (225) and field-goal percentage (58.9%).
- Helped lead North Georgia to a 28-7 overall record (13-5 Peach Belt Conference)… PBC Tournament title… UNG captured Southeast Region title and advanced to NCAA Division II Tournament Elite Eight… final national ranking of No. 6 in D2CSC Division II Media Poll… No. 14 in NABC Coaches Poll.
- Averaged 17.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists per game for the season… averaged 32.6 minutes of floor time… shot an efficient 58.9% (225-of-382) from the floor.
- Totaled 600 points for the season … scored in double figures in 32 of the 34 games played… 12 games with 20 or more including six-straight from November 18, 2023 through December 1, 2023… two 30-point scoring efforts including a career-high 33 against Ga. Southwestern on March 6, 2024.
- Grabbed 255 total rebounds on the year… 10 games with double-digit rebounds… nine of the 10 were double-doubles… season-high 13 boards twice… at Lincoln Memorial on December 19, 2023 and against Ga. Southwestern on January 24, 2024.
- Dished out a team-high 157 assists while playing in the post… recorded at least one assist in all 34 games… tied career-high with 10 assists at UVA Wise on November 18, 2023.
 
North Georgia (2022-2023)
2023 D2CCA All-American First Team
2023 NABC All-District First Team
2022-23 D2CCA Southeast Region Player of the Year
2022-23 Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year
2023 NABC Honors Court
- Appeared in 29 games… started all 29… averaged team-high 33.6 minutes per game.
- Helped lead North Georgia to 21-8 overall record (13-4 Peach Belt Conference)… UNG earned NCAA Division II Tournament berth… reached Southeast Regional semifinals before bowing out to No. 12 Lincoln Memorial… defeated No. 8 UNC Pembroke in opening stage.
- Finished the season averaging 20.2 points, 9.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game while shooting 59.5% from the floor… all team-bests.
- Ranked among the top 50 in NCAA DII ranks in points-per-game (20.2, 29^th), rebounds-per-game (9.9, 10^th), assists-per-game (4.3, 48^th), field-goal percentage (59.5, 19^th) and blocks-per-game (1.41, 45^th).
- Scored in double figures in all 29 games… 15 games with 20 or more points… two games with 31 points… totaled 587 points for the season.
- Grabbed 288 total rebounds on the season… six or more rebounds in all 29 games… 15 games with 10 or more rebounds… all double-doubles… added 16^th double-double (points-assists) to end as the NCAA DII season leader in the double-double category.
 
North Georgia (2021-2022)
2022 All-Peach Belt Conference Preseason Team
2021-22 D2CCA All-Region Second Team
2021-22 All-Peach Belt Conference Second Team
- Appeared in 28 games… started all 28… averaged a team-high 32.0 minutes per game.
- Finished the season leading the team in points-per-game (16.9) and rebounds-per-game (8.2)… ranked second in field-goal percentage (52.4%).
- Scored in double figures in all but three games… eight games with 20 or more points… one with 30 against Lee on November 20, 2021.
- Recorded at least three rebounds in all 28 games played… nine games with 10 or more… all nine resulted in double-double performances… season-high 15 rebounds at Georgia College on January 15, 2022.
 
North Georgia (2020-2021)
- Appeared in and started nine games in 2020-21… averaged 24.6 minutes per game.
- COVID-shortened season allowed for just 10 games… averaged 11.4 points and 7.4 rebounds-per-game during the nine appearances.
- Scored in double figures in five of the nine games… back-to-back 16-point performances at Clayton State on February 10, 2021 and against Young Harris on February 13, 2021.
- Grabbed at least one rebound in all nine games… pair of games with 12 rebounds… both resulted in double-double efforts along with point totals.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
- Product of Lithonia High School in Lithonia, Georgia.
- Named First Team All-Region and Second Team All-Georgia.
- Helped lead LHS to No. 1 ranking in Georgia during 2019-2020 season… team finished the season 26-4 overall… went 12-1 in AAAAA Region 5 play.
- Led LHS to GHSA AAAAA Quarterfinal appearance during 2019-20 season.
 
PERSONAL
- Born July 4, 2002.
- Son of Frank and Simone Champion.
- Graduate student at UTC.