WHY MOCS? - UTC Athletics

QUICK FACTS
Official Name .................... The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Preferred Name ..................................................... Chattanooga
Short Form .......................................................................... UTC
Nickname ................................ Mocs (not Mockingbirds nor Moccasins)
Mascot ......................................................................................Scrappy
School Colors ......................Navy (295), Old Gold (124) and Silver (429)
Founded ........................................................................................ 1886
Enrollment ................................................................................. 10,526
Arena/Capacity.......................................... The McKenzie Arena/10,928
NCAA Affiliation ...................................................................... Division I
Conference/Division.......................................... Southern/North
UT System President......................................................... Dr. Jan Simek
Chancellor ....................................................................Dr. Roger Brown
NCAA Faculty Representative ..................................... Dr. Michael Jones
ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION
Director ....................................................Rick Hart (North Carolina ‘94)
Associate A.D./Compliance & SWA ......................... Laura Herron
Associate A.D./Internal Ops. ....................................... Matt Pope
Associate A.D./Development ............................. Andrew Horton
Assistant A.D./Facilities and Equipment ................. Mike Royster
Head Athletic Trainer ..........................................................Todd Bullard
MBB Trainer ..............................................MacKenzie McDonald
Director of Academic Support Services .................................. Kim Reece
Director of Athletics Communications .............................. Jay Blackman
Director of Compliance ................................................. Marquita Turner
Director of Creative Services ............................................. Owen Seaton
Director of Marketing/Promotions .........................................Ryan Peck
Head Strength & Conditioning .......................................... Scott Brincks
Assistants ........................................... Jeff Andrews, Brad Lokey
Ticket Manager. ................................................................Brian DeWine
Athletics Department Switchboard .................................423-425-4495
Athletics Ticket Office ......................................................423-266-6627
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach ............................John Shulman (East Tennessee State ‘89)
Overall Record ............................................... 90-72 (Five years)
Career Record ....................................................................Same
Associate Head Coach .................................David Conrady (Furman ‘87)
Assistant Coaches ................................. Brent Jolly (Tennessee Tech ‘03)
Rick Cabrera (Tennessee Tech ‘99)
Administrative Assistant .................................................. Cheri Thomas
Athletic Trainer ...............MacKenzie McDonald (Northern Colorado ‘04)
Director of Basketball Ops ...........................Brian Benator (Georgia ‘08)
Graduate Manager ...................... Clift Beeler (Tennessee Wesleyan ‘08)
Managers .....................................................Brian Murphy, Drew Baker,
Jared Hawkins, Jonathan Kirby, Brett Stuart
Basketball Office .............................................................423-425-4592
CHATTANOOGA BASKETBALL
INTRODUCTION/GENERAL INFO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................... 2-24
Quick Facts/Miscellaneous Information ............................................ 2
Mocs in the News ............................................................................. 3
Chattanooga: The University ........................................................ 4-5
Chattanooga: The City .................................................................. 6-7
Mocs in the NBA ............................................................................ 8-9
“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” ...................................................... 10
GoMocs.com .................................................................................. 11
Gameday Experience ................................................................. 12-13
McKenzie Arena ........................................................................ 14-15
Locker Room/Facilities .............................................................. 16-17
Lawson Center/Chattem Basketball Practice Facility ...................... 18
Athletic Training ............................................................................. 19
Academics ...................................................................................... 20
Toronto, Canada ............................................................................. 21
Mocs Success ............................................................................. 22-23
What’s a Moc? ................................................................................ 24
TEAM INFORMATION ................................................... 25-52
Roster/Pronunciation Guide ........................................................... 26
2008-09 Outlook ....................................................................... 27-29
Player Bios ................................................................................ 30-44
Keegan Bell ........................................................................... 30
Troy Cage ............................................................................... 31
Chris Early .............................................................................. 32
Dontay Hampton ................................................................... 33
Dante Harvey ......................................................................... 34
DeAntre Jefferson .................................................................. 35
Ridge McKeither .................................................................... 36
Josh Odem ............................................................................. 37
Ty Patterson ........................................................................... 38
Jeremy Saffore ....................................................................... 39
Jeff Smith .............................................................................. 40
Ricky Taylor ............................................................................ 41
Sam Watson .......................................................................... 42
Omar Wattad ......................................................................... 43
Jasper Williams ...................................................................... 44
Head Coach John Shulman ........................................................ 46-47
Assistant Coaches ...................................................................... 48-51
Support Staff.................................................................................. 52
2008-09 SEASON IN REVIEW ....................................... 53-70
Stats/Results ............................................................................. 54-55
Senior Review ........................................................................... 56-57
SoCon Stats Review ........................................................................ 58
Game Reviews .......................................................................... 59-70
OPPONENTS/HISTORY ................................................71-114
Opponent Information (Chronological Order) ........................... 72-76
Dr Pepper Classic ................................................................... 76
All-Time Series Records & Results.............................................. 77-83
Year-by Year Results .................................................................. 84-91
Record Summary ...................................................................... 92-93
Record Book ............................................................................ 94-103
Career Individual Records ................................................. 94-95
Season Individual Records ................................................ 95-96
Year-by-Year Leaders ........................................................ 97-99
Season Team Records .................................................... 100-101
Year-by-Year Coaching Records ............................................ 102
Miscellaneous Records ......................................................... 103
All-Time Letterwinners/Numerical Roster ............................. 104-105
All-Time Coaching Records .................................................... 106-107
NCAA History......................................................................... 108-109
Mocs NCAA Tournament Teams ............................................. 110-112
Mocs NIT History .......................................................................... 113
Honor Roll .................................................................................... 114
UNIVERSITY/COMMUNITY INFO...............................115-128
University Administration ............................................................ 116
Athletics Administration ....................................................... 117-118
Mocs Mission ............................................................................... 119
2008-09 Sport-by-Sport Recap ............................................. 120-121
Hall of Fame ................................................................................. 122
Mocs Club..................................................................................... 123
Southern Conference Office .......................................................... 124
Media Information ....................................................................... 125
Athletics Communications/Media Outlets .................................... 126
Driving Directions/Arena & Ticket Info ......................................... 127
Radio/TV Roster ........................................................................... 128
CREDITS
The 2009-10 Chattanooga Men’s Basketball Guide is a production of
the Chattanooga Athletics Communications Office. It was written,
designed and edited by Jim Horten. Editorial contributions from Jay
Blackman, Nate Blythe, Pam Henry, Amanda Reno, Owen Seaton
Anne Wehunt, UTC University Relations, UTC Graphic Services, UTC
Basketball Office and Joe Bees. Photographs provided by Robert
Baudier, Tim Cowie, Kathleen Greeson, David Humber, Jack Morton,
Sideline Sports, WG Sports (Tracey Long), Vanderbilt, Georgetown
and UNLV media relations along with UTC athletics communications
archives. The covers, designed by Horten, focus on the rich tradition
of Chattanooga basketball. Special thank yous to Jonathan Gomez at
UTC Graphic Services, Cheri Thomas and John Williams from Balfour.
Printed by Starkey Printing; Chattanooga, Tenn. Publication Number:
E048502-005-10
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an equal opportunity/affirmative
action/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution.
2009-10 SCHEDULE
Nov. 7 TENNESSEE WESLEYAN (Exb.) 7 p.m.
Nov. 13 VIRGINIA INTERMONT 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 EAST TENNESSEE STATE 7 p.m.
Nov. 22 (1) at Richmond 5 p.m.
Nov. 24 (1) at Missouri 8 p.m.
Nov. 27-28 (1) at South Padre Island Invitational
27 Texas-Pan Am 3:30 p.m.
28 Bethune-Cookman/Longwood 12:30 p.m./3 p.m.
Dec. 1 at Jacksonville State 8 p.m.
Dec. 5 *ELON 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 12 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 2 p.m.
Dec. 14 GEORGIA TECH 7 p.m.
Dec. 19 at Murray State 8 p.m.
Dec. 21 TENNESSEE TEMPLE 7 p.m.
Dec. 29-30 DR PEPPER CLASSIC
6/8 p.m.
29 - Eastern Ky. vs. Morgan St./Long Island at Chattanooga
30 - Consolation/Championship Games
Jan. 6 *at Georgia Southern 7 p.m.
Jan. 11 *UNC GREENSBORO 7 p.m.
Jan. 14 *THE CITADEL 7 p.m.
REVIEW
Jan. 16 *COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 2:30 p.m.
2008-09 Overall Record ................................................................ 18-17
Jan. 21 *UNC Greensboro 7 p.m.
Conference (North Division) ......................... 11-9 (Tied for First)
Jan. 23 *Elon 7 p.m.
Starters Returning/Lost .................................................................... 0/5
Jan. 25 *Wofford 7 p.m.
Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................................................... 7/6
Jan. 28 *WESTERN CAROLINA 7 p.m.
Newcomers ......................................................................................... 8
Jan. 30 *APPALACHIAN STATE 7:30 p.m.
All-Time Record ...........................................................1,138-906 (.557)
Feb. 4 *College of Charleston 7 p.m.
NCAA Tournament Appearances/Record/Last .................. 10/3-10/2009
Feb. 6 *The Citadel 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 10 *SAMFORD 7 p.m.
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
Feb. 13 *FURMAN 7:30 p.m.
Assistant Director (MBB Contact) ......................................... Jim Horten
Feb. 20 *Samford 3 p.m.
Office ...................................................................423-425-2350
Feb. 22 *DAVIDSON 7 p.m.
Cell ......................................................................423-645-8733
Feb. 25 *Appalachian State 7 p.m.
Email ..................................................... james-horten@utc.edu
Feb. 27 *Western Carolina 3 p.m.
Mar. 4-8 Southern Conference Championship Charlotte, N.C.
Press Row Phone .............................................................423-756-5476
*SoCon Game (1) South Padre Invitational; South Padre Island, Texas
Website ............................................................................. GoMocs.com
ALL TIMES EASTERN AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
2 SoCon Regular-Season/Division Champions: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009