2021-2022 Chattanooga Mocs

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2021-2022 Chattanooga Mocs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
21 Josh Ayeni Sr C 6-7 215 Mar 30, 1996 Zaria Nigeria Progressive Christian Academy
5 Darius Banks Sr SG 6-6 215 Feb 26, 1998 St. Petersburg (FL) United States St. Petersburg High School
34 Randy Brady RS-Fr SG 6-5 215 Oct 18, 2002 Antioch (TN) United States Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
0 A.J. Caldwell Sr SG 6-5 200 Jun 24, 1998 Sarasota (FL) United States Riverview High School
22 Silvio De Sousa Sr FC 6-9 250 Oct 7, 1998 Luanda Angola IMG Academy
23 Avery Diggs Sr C 6-10 255 May 22, 1998 Brandon (FL) United States Spoto High School
25 Jaden Frazier So PF 6-9 220 Feb 4, 2000 Charlottesville (VA) United States Blue Ridge School
1 K.C. Hankton Jr F 6-7 215 Nov 16, 1999 Charlotte (NC) United States United Faith Christian Academy
3 David Jean-Baptiste Sr PG 6-1 195 May 16, 1998 Miami (FL) United States Miami Norland High School
35 Grant Ledford So GF 6-5 210 - Knoxville (TN) United States Grace Christian Academy
20 Jacob Radaker RS-Fr PF 6-10 230 - Jefferson (GA) United States Jefferson High School
11 Ashton Smith So G 5-8 163 - Memphis (TN) United States Findlay College Prep
13 Malachi Smith Jr G 6-4 205 Dec 6, 1999 Belleville (IL) United States Belleville West High School
4 Tada Stricklen Jr G 5-11 162 - Corinth (MS) United States Corinth High School
12 Johnny Taylor, Jr. RS-Fr G 6-4 195 - Ocoee (FL) United States Ocoee High School
2 Jamaal Walker So G 6-5 194 - Chattanooga (TN) United States East Hamilton High School

Recent Chattanooga Mocs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 21-12 (12-6) 2nd (SoCon) 3rd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 18-17 (7-11) 7th (SoCon) Runner Up N/A
2021-2022 27-8 (14-4) 1st (SoCon) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2020-2021 18-8 (9-7) 4th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 20-13 (10-8) 5th (SoCon) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 12-20 (7-11) 5th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 10-23 (3-15) 10th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 19-12 (10-8) 4th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 29-6 (15-3) 1st (SoCon) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2014-2015 22-10 (15-3) 2nd (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 18-15 (12-4) 2nd (SoCon) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 13-19 (8-10) 7th (SoCon) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 11-21 (5-13) 11th (SoCon) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 16-15 (12-6) 3rd (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 15-18 (6-12) 8th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 18-17 (11-9) 5th (SoCon) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 18-13 (13-7) 2nd (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 15-18 (6-12) 8th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 19-13 (8-6) 5th (SoCon) Runner Up N/A
2004-2005 20-11 (10-6) 2nd (SoCon) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 19-11 (10-6) 5th (SoCon) Runner Up N/A
2002-2003 21-9 (11-5) 2nd (SoCon) Runner Up N/A

2021-2022 Chattanooga Mocs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Malachi Smith USBWA All-District Team (IV)
Malachi Smith Lou Henson Award (Mid-Major POY)
Malachi Smith NABC All-District (21) First Team
David Jean-Baptiste NABC All-District (21) Second Team
Malachi Smith SoCon Player of the Year (Coaches)
Malachi Smith SoCon Player of the Year (Media)
Malachi Smith All-SoCon First Team (Media)
David Jean-Baptiste All-SoCon Second Team (Media)
Malachi Smith Southern Conference Tournament MOP
David Jean-Baptiste SoCon First Team All-Tournament
Malachi Smith SoCon First Team All-Tournament
Silvio De Sousa SoCon Second Team All-Tournament
Malachi Smith SoCon Player of the Week (Dec 20, 2021)
Malachi Smith SoCon Player of the Week (Nov 22, 2021)
Malachi Smith SoCon Player of the Week (Jan 24, 2022)
Malachi Smith SoCon Player of the Week (Jan 10, 2022)
Malachi Smith SoCon All-Conference First Team (Coaches)
David Jean-Baptiste SoCon All-Conference Second Team (Coaches)

2021-2022 Chattanooga Mocs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Jean-Baptiste M. Smith D. Banks K. Hankton S. De Sousa
Rotation   A. Caldwell      
Rotation   G. Ledford      
Lim PT T. Stricklen   J. Walker J. Frazier A. Diggs
Lim PT A. Smith       J. Ayeni

2021-2022 Chattanooga Mocs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Malachi Smith 35 35.4 19.9 6.7 3.0 1.7 0.1 2.3
David Jean-Baptiste 33 33.2 14.3 2.5 2.2 1.2 0.1 1.5
Silvio De Sousa 28 20.1 11.0 6.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.5
Darius Banks 35 32.1 8.3 4.9 2.6 1.3 0.2 1.7
Grant Ledford 33 14.8 4.9 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5
A.J. Caldwell 35 28.5 4.9 3.1 2.2 0.7 0.2 1.0
Avery Diggs 35 9.8 4.6 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.6
K.C. Hankton 29 16.7 4.5 2.9 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.6
Jamaal Walker 9 14.4 4.4 1.7 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.3
Josh Ayeni 35 10.5 4.2 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 1.0
Jaden Frazier 8 2.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2
Ashton Smith 8 4.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0
Tada Stricklen 21 8.0 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0

2021-2022 Chattanooga Mocs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Lamont Paris Head Coach 2017-2018 Associate Head Coach (Wisconsin, 2016 to 2017)
Tanner Bronson Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Saint Louis, 2012 to 2016)
David McKinley Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Special Assistant to the Head Coach (Chattanooga, 2017 to 2019)
Eddie Shannon Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Canisius, 2017 to 2019)
Roman DiPasquale Assistant to the Head Coach 2019-2020 Video Coordinator (Chattanooga, 2017 to 2019)
Tyler Dobratz Athletic Performance Coach 2020-2021 N/A
Tim Bream Director of Athletic Performance 2018-2019 Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performancce (Penn State, 2012 to 2018)
Ethan Reeve Director of Athletic Performance 2020-2021 N/A
Mark Wharton Athletic Director 2017-2018 N/A
Colby Arendale Director of Basketball Operations 2019-2020 N/A
Jay Blackman Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A
Anne Wehunt Assistant Director of Sports Information 2004-2005 N/A
Anne Wehunt Assistant Director of Sports Information 2018-2019 N/A
Jake Elbin Graduate Manager 2021-2022 N/A
Brenda Paider Athletic Trainer 2020-2021 N/A
Jim Horten Director of Communications 2017-2018 Assistant Director of Sports Information (Chattanooga, 2007 to 2017)