The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball program has announced the addition of five players who have signed for the 2016-17 season.
Guards David Jean-Baptiste, Rodney Chatman and Makale Foreman will join the Mocs from the high school or prep school ranks, while guard/forward Nat Dixon – who started his career as a football player at Boston College – and former Xavier forward Makinde’ London round out the impressive class.
“First and foremost, the two biggest things that we thought we needed to address going forward is skill and toughness,” Mocs coach Matt McCall said Thursday in a UTC release. “I feel like that is going to be the biggest loss with our departing seniors (in 2016-17). We had to address that right away so these guys coming through the door get a taste of what it’s like to be on a high-level team.
“Each one of them brings a little something different to the table.”
Chatman, a natural point guard listed at 6-foot-2, will use his first season to learn behind three-year starter Greg Pryor. Chatman averaged 13.3 points, 6.2 assists and 4.1 steals for Lithonia (Ga.) High School, earning Class 4A All-State honors his final two seasons. He was a two-star prospect, according to verbalcommits.com.