Mocs Enjoy 9-0 Start

During a global pandemic is historic enough, then the chattanooga mocs took it to another historic level.

They got off to a 9-0 start, which is the best in school history.

U-t-c will try to keep the good times going wednesday as they tip off their socon schedule.

Paris:"it has been an interesting year.

I'll say that."

Yeah playing in front of cutboard cut-outs qualifies for an interesting year.

And yet here's u-t-c as one of only two teams in the country to achieve a 9-0 record.

Paris:"it's just ironic or a little crazy that in that time that we would be playing or have played the best overall basketball in this year relative to other years when you feel like it's a more normal year."

What makes it even more amazing is the fact that the mocs leading scorer david jean baptiste left the team after five games.

That meant more playing time for redshirt freshman and east hamilton grad jamaal walker.

Paris:"you've got a guy like jamaal walker, who is thrust into a starting role.

All he does is some really normal stuff that allows the game to continue to be played, and then every now and then, you'll notice him because he does something really good."

Hard not to notice malachi smith.

He has seven double-doubles in nine games, including a 29- point outburst his last time on the court.

Paris:"i'm a little surprised that he has been consistently able to rebound the way that he has."

So chattanooga is 9-0 overall, but they're 0-0 in the socon.

They open league play wednesday afternoon against the pre-season favorite, furman.

Paris:"yeah.

It's time for phase two.

We're ready for that.

We've done a good job in phase one, and we start off with a really tough opponent.

It'll be a good.

It'll be another great test to show exactly where you are."