Sewanee senior forward Adrian Thomas from Chattanooga and McCallie School was chosen the Southern Athletic Association men's basketball player of the week for his work in two wins. He totaled 48 points and 13 rebounds and shot 68.8% from the field. He had 14 points and eight rebounds in a 69-62 defeat of Emory & Henry and a career-high 34 points, five rebounds and three steals in the 80-59 SAA opener against Centre, when he made 15 of 19 shots. Thomas was the SAA player of the year as a sophomore.
* Bryan College junior point guard Deandra Luna was the Appalachian Athletic Conference women's basketball player of the week after she averaged 26.5 points, six assists and five rebounds in two league victories for the 11-0 Lady Lions, ranked 18th in NAIA Division II. Luna had nine assists with 12 points against Brenau and a career-high 41 points with six rebounds and three steals at Milligan. She shot 62.5% from the field and 60% on 3-point shots for the week and is averaging 11.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.4 steals and a league-high 6.1 assists a game for the season.
Baseball
* Bryan recently announced its 2020 baseball schedule, which has the preseason 18th-ranked Lions playing 30 of 53 games at home on Senter Field. They begin with a 10-game homestand starting Jan. 31 against Rio Grande from Ohio and Talladega from Alabama. After mid-February games against Central Methodist (Missouri) and William Carey in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Bryan is set to complete the month with six of seven games at home. That includes AAC contests against Truett McConnell (Feb. 18) and Kentucky Christian (Feb. 28-29). Among later highlights, the Lions will host top-ranked and reigning NAIA champion Tennessee Wesleyan in three AAC games March 20-21.
Softball
* Tickets for the 2020 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball season are on sale, and $50 will cover all 23 home games and all days of the Chattanooga Challenge and Frost Classic tournaments. A season ticket will not, however, include the Mocs' April 7 exhibition against Team USA; tickets for that are sold separately but also are available. The Mocs are scheduled to play their first 12 games in Jim Frost Stadium, beginning with three games against Austin Peay on Feb. 8-9, followed by the Feb. 14-16 and 21-23 tournaments. See www.gomocs.com or call 266-MOCS.