CHATTANOOGA — Dan Earl, first-year head coach of the Chattanooga Mox men’s basketball team, tapped Southern Conference foes VMI to host a familiar opponent at Mackenzie Arena on Saturday. The feed to Keydets is set for 2:00 PM ET on ESPN+.
Earl coached VMI for the past seven seasons before accepting the UTC job in March 2022, contributing to the program’s historic growth in recent years. He won his first winning season since 2013-14 after finishing 13-12 (his 11-1 at home) while claiming his SoCon Coach of the Year honors for 2020-21. Led Keydets. That team also qualified for the semi-finals for the first time since his 2003.
Former VMI star Jake Stevens When Honor Huff Ahead of the 2022-23 season, we followed Coach Earl to Scenic City via a transfer portal. Alumnus transfers, Stevens currently leads SoCon in both points (20.4) and rebounds per game (10.3), but Huff said he was down 22-23 due to intra-conference transfer rules. Must miss the campaign.
Chattanooga (9-7, 1-2 SoCon) are recovering from a 73-61 loss at the UNCG Wednesday night inside the Greensboro Coliseum. The loss capped off a four-game road stretch that saw the Mocs go 1-3. jamal johnson He continues his high scoring streak with 23, 21, 21 and 19 points in four away stretches.
VMI (5-11, 0-3 SoCon) will be in Saturday’s game to snap a five-game skid under first-year head coach Andrew Wilson. The Keydets have canceled their conference contests at Furman (85-62), home with ETSU (64-50) and away at Samford (87-78).
Fans can watch the game live on ESPN+ via the Watch ESPN and ESPN app platforms. Fans can also listen live on his WFLI 96.1 FM/100.3 FM/1070AM in Chattanooga and the Varsity Network app.
Game information
Chattanooga (9-7, 1-2 SoCon) vs. VMI (5-11, 0-3 SoCon)
Saturday, January 7 2:00 PM Chattanooga, Tennessee Mackenzie Arena (10,995)
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game notes
Chattanooga VMI SoCon
Series information
64th Meeting Record: 47-16 Home: 23-5 Away: 20-9 Neutral: 4-2
Final Meeting: February 19, 2022 – L, 75-80 – Mackenzie Arena (Chattanooga, TN)
last timeout
Chattanooga (9-7, 1-2 SoCon) suffered their third defeat in their last four games (all away), following a 73-61 loss at UNCG inside the Greensboro Coliseum on Wednesday night. I was. jamal johnson He had four consecutive games of 19-point shooting or more, rebounding six times, and scoring 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting (5-of-11 3-pointers). Jake Stevens After recording 17 points and 13 boards, he achieved his ninth double-double of the season.
johnson catching fire
transfer to graduate school jamal johnson found strokes from the deep in a recent string of games. Johnson has eight straight games in which he has made three or more 3s, including his six-of-10 consecutive performances against Georgia and the Citadel. He opened his SoCon slate by adding his 21 points in back-to-back games against Citadel and Mercer after scoring his career-high 23 points in Georgia last week. He scored his 19 points in his UNCG loss on Wednesday.
three streak snap
Chattanooga continued to break the program’s all-time record by connecting with 10 or more 3s in 10 straight games. The Mocs were the only team to knock down 10 or more in the 10 straight this season, but he ended up snapping a historic winning streak by only connecting to 8 at UNCG.
JAKE STEPHENS NAMED SOCON PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Jake Stevens He was named SoCon Player of the Month for December, the league office announced Thursday. Stevens has won the award twice this season (November and he’s December) and has four monthly awards, making him just the fourth player in SoCon history to do so. He won for several months in a row since his 2018-19 Fletcher McGee.
Stephens in national comparisons
how Jake Stevens A hot start compared to the rest of the country? Stevens is currently the only player in the NCAA DI to average over 20 points, 10 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. He joins Purdue’s Zach Eadie as the only two players in his life who average 20 points per contest and he has 10 rebounds. His scoring average of 20.4 points per game ranks him 15th in the NCAA DI, and his 326 points total is his ninth-most in Division I this season.
One of the country’s biggest serious threats
Coming into NCAA DI action on Friday (1/6), Chattanooga ranked second in the NCAA Division I, averaging 12.1 3-point shooting per game. Mocs ranked him #1 in his two weeks before his average dropped slightly.
Earl Effect From Deep
Chattanooga (12.1 – 2nd), Cornell (11.7 – 3rd) and Penn State (10.9 – 5th) are ranked among the top three-point shooting teams in the nation. Cornell is headed by Dan Earle’s brother Brian, and Penn State University is Earle’s alma mater (1997).
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