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He was the lead in the game article in newspaper: Mocs persist to beat UNC Asheville, stay undefeated K.C. Hankton expected the nerves. Making his University of Tennessee at Chattanooga debut not long after the NCAA announced Wednesday that all Division I transfers had been granted immediate eligibility, the 6-foot-7, 217-pound junior who began his college basketball career at Saint Louis entered at the 13:26 mark of the first half of Wednesday's home game against UNC Asheville. However, it wasn't until his second stint of the first half — he returned to the court with 6:51 remaining — that Hankton got in a flow. So he took a shot, a 3-point attempt from the corner. Good. "When you see that (first shot) go in, you're just ready to hoop," Hankton said. So next it was a 3 from the left wing. Good. Then it was a 3 from the right wing. Same result. Hankton ended up with a team-high 16 points in his UTC debut, and the Mocs rallied in each half, taking the lead for good on an A.J. Caldwell steal and layup with 5.4 seconds remaining in a 69-66 win at McKenzie Arena. UTC (7-0) extended the best start in the program's Division I era and will try to keep that going at 3 p.m. Eastern on Saturday at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In his last seven games as a Billiken, Hankton played a total of 19 minutes. In 12 games last season, he had eight rebounds. On Wednesday, he played 21 minutes and had eight rebounds. The first 3 he hit was the first he'd made since March 2, 2019, against George Mason, as he had missed his previous eight attempts outside the arc — including all six last season. "I thought he was outstanding for a guy who hadn't been in a game, and really has had limited minutes in his career in games," UTC coach Lamont Paris said. "I was really happy for him to go out there and see the ball go through the net. story at https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/college/story/2020/dec/16/mocs-persist-beunc-asheville-stay-undefeated/538002/ our board: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/mocnation/

Thanks....it appears he will.

Good morning, I stopped by to ask about KC last summer after he transferred to Chattanooga. The game plan had been for him to redshirt as we didn't really need him this year and he would have had to get a waiver approved. Well, given some departures and the NCAA granting the blanket waiver yesterday he played last night...o boy did he play. Came off the bench and within four or so minutes hit his first three shots, all three pointers. He played great and was part of a game winning play: His stats: 22 minutes played, 6 of 7 from the field, 3 of 4 from three point range, 1 of 2 free throws, 8 rebounds, a block and a total of 16 points. UNC-Asheville is a decent D1 team...this wasn't against a D2 or D3 team. Everything I have heard about him says he is a good kid and student. Whomever recruited him at SLU saw talent in him, which he has. Just wanted to give yall an update. Thanks, stay safe, and Merry Christmas. Best of luck this season.

Hello from Moc Nation. I am reading yall's thoughts on KC and it seems like he is a good kid. I am led to believe he will redshirt a year and get healthy. We really don't need him this coming season as much as the following season. I would like to ask, what are the injuries that held him back at SLU? Thanks. I am somewhat familiar with STL. I lived there in 1987-88, went to alot of Cardinal games and spent quite a few late nights in the basement at Blueberry Hill in U City. Still not sure about that STL style pizza though.