chattanooga MOCS

CAREER
- Southern Conference Regular Season Champion: 2016.
- Southern Conference Tournament Champion: 2016.
- 3-time SoCon Defensive Player of the Year: 2015, 2016 & 2017.
- 3-time All-SoCon: 2015, 2016 & 2017.
- Holds all-time Chattanooga blocks record for season (104) and career (270)…4th in SoCon history.
- 15th on the DI era scoring list with 1,115 points.
- 6th-most rebounds of DI era with 574.
- Transfer from VCU sat out 2013-14 season.
- May 2016 Graduate.
 
2016-17
- Played in all 31 games starting 30…joined by Johnathan Burroughs-Cook and Rodney Chatman as the only Mocs to see action in every contest.
- Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year…All-SoCon 1st team Coaches and 2nd team Media.
- Seventh nationally in blocks per game (2.7)…led SoCon…89 total blocks is tied for third-most in school history with Neil Ashby (2001-02 season)…89 ranks ahead of all but six other Mocs accumulated in their careers…finished career with fourth-most blocks in SoCon history.
- Fifth in the nation FG percentage (64.5%)…career-best number.
- Team leader in points (422), rebounding (6.6 rpg), FG shooting and blocks.
- Led the SoCon in FG percentage and blocks...ranked among the leaders in scoring (12th, 13.6), rebounding (8th), offensive rebounding (4th, 2.4) and defensive rebounding (11th, 4.2).
- 22 double-figure scoring nights with four in the 20s…season-high 24 against Arkansas State and at The Citadel.
- Four double-doubles…22 points and 11 rebounds in season-opening win at Tennessee…also had 20 & 10 against ASU (24 & 10).
- Career-high-tying 13 boards in home win over The Citadel…four times topping 10 rebounds.
- 24 multi-block games with a high of seven at Western Carolina.
- Made a career-best eight 3s shooting 40 percent (8-20) for the campaign.
 
2015-16
- Opened 32 of his 33 games played…averaged 11.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game…second on the team in scoring and rebounding.
- Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year…All-SoCon Coaches and 2nd team Media.
- Set the school record for blocks in a career with the first of three in the home win over Mercer…passed Stanley Lawrence (132, 1980-83).
- Ranked 27th nationally in blocks per game while pacing the SoCon…his 77 total blocks were more than 52 DI teams recorded and matched three others…four or more blocks nine times with a high of six in the home win over ETSU…multiple blocks in 23 contests.
- 18 games notching double-digits in scoring…high of 21 in win over Kennesaw State adding 12 boards for his first 20 & 10 night…topped 20 four times total with 20 against Western Carolina, ETSU (in back-to-back contests) and Wofford.
- 52.8 field goal percentage led the team ranking fifth in the SoCon.
- 23 steals…tied career high with three at ETSU and at Western Carolina.
- 32 assists…matched career-best four in the home win over VMI.


2014-15
- Started 31 of 32 appearances sitting only on Senior Night…Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year…All-SoCon Coaches, second team media and NABC District 22 first team…Lefty Driesell Award Finalist.
- Set Chattanooga single season blocks record with 104…two shy of Kyle Hines’ (UNCG) league record of 106 set in 2004-05.
- SoCon leader in blocks ranking fourth in the country at 3.3 per contest…blocked more shots than 156 DI teams.
- 29 multi-block games including 18 in a row from November 26 through January 29…three or more blocks 19 times, five or more five times…tied league record for blocks in a conference game with a career-high nine in the home win over Western Carolina…seven blocks in the senior night win over ETSU.
- Career-best 20 points in overtime road win at Furman…scored 18 of the 20 after intermission in comeback win…led squad in scoring five times.
- Five double-doubles…includes 19 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in narrow home loss to Wofford and 11 points and 12 rebounds in win over CUSA champ UAB…led the team in rebounding 11 times…eight games with five or more offensive boards.
- Averaged 10.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per contest shooting 53.8 percent from the field (119-221) and 63.7 percent from the free throw line (86-135)…three or more steals three times…played 30 or more minutes 15 times.
- Season highs of 20 points (at Furman), 13 rebounds (Wofford/Hiwassee), four assists (at Samford/at Western Carolina), nine blocks (Western Carolina) and three steals (Furman/Lipscomb/Montreat).
 
VCU
- Played one season for Shaka Smart at VCU.
- Saw action in 25 of 35 contests as a freshman reserve…averaged 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 7.4 minutes per game.
- 3rd on the squad with 11 blocked shots (0.44 bpg) which equates to 2.4 blocks per 40 minutes…posted season highs of five points (Virginia Union/Western Kentucky), six rebounds (Virginia Union) and four blocks (Western Kentucky)…blocked three or more shots in three games.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played for Rick Francis at Lovejoy High School.
- Ranked as high as No. 84 in the country and in the top 20 in talent-rich Georgia by recruiting services.
- Averaged a double-double his junior (12.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 5.0 bpg) and senior (13.9 ppg, 10.6 rpg, 7.6 bpg) seasons earning All-State mention leading the Wildcats to a 49-10 mark.
- 2-time All-Conference first team and three-time team Defensive Player of the Year.
- Chose VCU over interest from Virginia Tech, Memphis, Richmond and Georgia Tech.
 
PERSONAL
- Justin A. Tuoyo was born June 18.
- Son of Janina Tuoyo…two older brothers, Andre and Cedrick.
- Honor roll student in high school.
- Majoring in Sports Management.