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2010-11 GAMENOTES Vanderbilt Athletic Communications 2601 Jess Neely Drive Nashville, TN 37212 Basketball SID: Andy Boggs Phone: (615) 343-1847 Email: [email protected] Website: VUCommodores.com 2010-11 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE GAME AT A GLANCE Date Opponent Site Time - November - RV/RV Vanderbilt (12-3, 1-1) vs. Tennessee (10-6, 0-2) 3 Alabama-Huntsville# Memorial Gym W, 69-53 Saturday * January 15, 2011 * 11 a.m. CT 8 Southern Indiana# Memorial Gym W, 77-40 Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) - Knoxville, Tenn. 12 Presbyterian Memorial Gym W, 88-47 ESPN 2010 Puerto Rico Tip Off 18 Nebraska (ESPNU) San Juan, P.R. W, 59-49 Series Info: Tennessee leads the all-time series, 108-69, and leads the series, 19 West Virginia San Juan, P.R. L, 71-74 66-17, in games played in Knoxville. 21 North Carolina San Juan, P.R. W, 72-65 Last Meeting: Vanderbilt defeated Tennessee, 90-71, on February 9, 2010, at 24 Grambling State Memorial Gym W, 92-59 Memorial Gym. 27 Appalachian State Memorial Gym W, 86-73 Head Coaches: Kevin Stallings is in his 12th year at Vanderbilt (225-140) and - December - his 18th overall (347-203). Bruce Pearl is in his sixth year at Tennessee (136-52) 1 Western Kentucky (CSS) Memorial Gym W, 82-62 and 19th year overall (453-136). 4 Belmont (CSS) Memorial Gym W, 85-76 Radio: Vanderbilt Sports Network from IMG College (WRQQ - 97.1 FM); 8 Missouri (ESPNU) Columbia, Mo. L, 82-85 (OT) vucommodores.com 18 SE Louisiana Memorial Gym W, 85-52 Play-by-Play: Joe Fisher (13th year) Color: Tim Thompson (10th year) 21 MTSU (CSS) Murfreesboro, Tenn. W, 72-53 TV: ESPN 29 Marquette (ESPN2) Memorial Gym W, 77-76 Play-by-Play: Dan Shulman Color: Dick Vitale - January - Sidelines: Doris Burke 2 Davidson Memorial Gym W, 80-52 8 South Carolina* (ESPN2) Columbia, S.C. L, 75-83 (OT) Vanderbilt Travels To Tennessee For Gameday Appearance 12 Georgia* (SEC Network) Memorial Gym W, 73-66 The Vanderbilt Commodores travel to Knoxville to take on Tennessee at 15 Tennessee* (ESPN) Knoxville, Tenn. 11 a.m. Thompson-Boling Arena in an ESPN Gameday appearance on Saturday afternoon. The game tips off at 11 a.m. CT, and can be heard on the Vanderbilt Sports Network 19 Ole Miss* (CSS) Memorial Gym 8 p.m. from IMG College and vucommodores.com. 22 Saint Mary’s Memorial Gym 1 p.m. The game will also be televised to a national television audience on ESPN, with 27 Miss. State* (ESPN/ESPN2) Starkville, Miss. 6 p.m. Dan Shulman and Dick Vitale handling the play-by-play and color duties, and Doris 29 Arkansas* (FSN) Memorial Gym 5 p.m. Burke manning the sidelines - February - 1 Florida* (ESPN) Gainesville, Fla. 8 p.m. 5 South Carolina* (SEC Network) Memorial Gym 12:30 p.m. Vanderbilt-Georgia Tidbits 10 Alabama* (ESPN/ESPN2) Memorial Gym 8 p.m. Sophomore guard John Jenkins and junior big man Festus Ezeli each scored 12 Kentucky* (CBS) Memorial Gym 12 p.m. 18 points to lead the Commodores to their first SEC victory Wednesday night over Georgia, 73-66, at Memorial Gym. Ezeli also added 10 rebounds to tally his third 16 Georgia* (ESPNU) Athens, Ga. 6 p.m. career double-double, with all of those happening this season. Jeffery Taylor also 19 Auburn* (SEC Network) Auburn, Ala. 3 p.m. added 15 points, five rebounds, and three assists in the win. 22 Tennessee* (ESPN) Memorial Gym 8 p.m. • The Commodores have won the opening tip 12 out of 15 times this season, and 26 LSU* (SEC Network) Baton Rouge, La. 12:30 p.m. are now 11-1 when doing so. - March - • Vanderbilt moved to 9-0 when playing in Memorial Gym this season. 1 Kentucky* (ESPN) Lexington, Ky. 8 p.m. • The Vanderbilt starters accounted for 68 of the 73 points. 5 Florida* (ESPN) Memorial Gym 5 p.m. • The Commodores were 25-of-35 from the free throw line - it marked the fourth 10-13 SEC Tournament Atlanta, Ga. TBA time this year Vanderbilt as attempted 35 or more free throws. The Commodores Notes: (#) Exhibition; CSS - Comcast/ Charter Sports Southeast; FSN - Fox Sports are second in the SEC in free throw attempts per game (26.1 per game). Net; Dates and times are subject to change. All times Central. • Vanderbilt moved to 47-12 in SEC home openers at Memorial Gym. • The Commodores never trailed against Georgia, and led by as many as 11 in the VAND E RBILT TODAY’S PRO BABLE STARTE RS # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG A/B/S Hometown 1 Brad Tinsley G 6’3 210 Jr. 9.5 4.5 4.8a Oregon City, Ore. Notched the first triple-double in Vanderbilt basketball history vs. Presbyterian - 11 pts, 10 rebs, 10 assists; leads SEC in assists; notched 2nd double-double vs. Davidson (14 pts, 10 rebs.) 3 Festus Ezeli C 6’11 255 R-Jr. 12.9 6.7 2.2b Benin City, Nigeria Had third career double-double vs. Georgia (18 pts, 10 rebs); Named SEC Player of the Week for Belmont and WKU in early December. 5 Lance Goulbourne F 6’8 225 Jr. 8.6 7.2 1.3a Brooklyn, N.Y. Started fifth game of the season and his career against Georgia Wednesday; leads SEC in rebounding in league games only; grabbed 10 boards against Georgia. 23 John Jenkins G 6’4 215 So. 18.5 2.8 0.6a Hendersonville, Tenn. Won SEC Player of the Week honors for play in San Juan - averaged 21.7 points in three games; scored game-high 27 points at South Carolina - was 6-for-10 from three. 44 Jeffery Taylor G 6’7 225 Jr. 14.5 4.9 2.4a Norrkoping, Sweden Became 41st VU player to 1,000 points with 22-point effort vs. Davidson; scored 15 points vs. Georgia; averaging 17.6 points per game in last five games. at Tennessee game (6:09 mark of first half). Vanderbilt Vs. The SEC • Georgia outscored Vanderbilt, 34-26, in the paint, Vanderbilt has a 629-626 record against teams RADIO NETWORK AFFILIATES 20-9 in second-chance points, and 7-5 in bench that currently comprise the SEC. points. Both teams scored 16 points off of turnovers, Fisher, Thompson Courtside to Call Action and Vanderbilt held a 4-2 advantage in fast-break Road Free Throws on Vanderbilt Radio Network From points. Everyone knows getting to the free-throw line IMG College • For the second consecutive game, Vanderbilt’s helps your chances in hostile road environments, opponents have outrebounded the Commodores and the Commodores have done a good job with Joe Fisher and Tim Thompson are back in the second half. In each contest, VU has led that heading into their fourth true road game of the courtside this season, describing the action of the rebounding battle at the half, but in the last season. In their previous three (at Missouri, Middle every Commodore game to Vanderbilt followers two games, the Commodores’ opponents have Tennessee State, South Carolina), Vanderbilt has throughout the Southeast. outrebounded VU, 50-32 in the second half, and 25-8 made more free throws than their opponents have Fisher, the Voice of the Commodores, will an- on the offensive glass. attempted. In the three games, VU is 53-82 (.646), chor Vanderbilt play-by-play for the 13th consecu- • For the fourth time this season, Vanderbilt had a while opponents are 30-48 (.625). tive year. season-high eight steals. A Nashville native, Fisher also handles the • The Commodores had a season-low eight assists. play-by-play broadcasting duties for Commodore Commodores Hampered By Injuries Player Notes football and a selected number of baseball games. • Festus Ezeli recorded his third-career double-double Vanderbilt was hoping to return to full strength He also serves as the Director of Broadcasting for by scoring 18 points and grabbing eight boards. All three when Lance Goulbourne returned from a two-game Vanderbilt Student Athletics. double-doubles have come this season. NCAA suspension against Davidson, but instead, Prior to working for Vanderbilt, Fisher served as • Ezeli matched a career-high in steals with four with the were down two men due to injuries sustsained in a television sports anchor in the Nashville market last time coming against Belmont on December 4, 2010. practice in the two days leading up to the game. (1987-1996), with stints at WSMV-4 and WKRN-2. • Lance Goulbourne’s 10 rebounds marked the third time John Jenkins, VU’s leading scorer, missed the He also worked in the public relations field for two in his career and second-consecutive game he has had Davidson game after suffering a concussion on the years. double-digit rebounds. Saturday before the game, and Andre Walker, who Thompson, who is in his 10th year providing • John Jenkins has scored in double-digits in all 14 returned for one game (Marquette) after missing color commentary, played for Vanderbilt from 1975- games he has played in this season. four with mononucleosis, suffered a sprained ankle 79, receiving the Outstanding Leader and Civitan in the Commodores’ Friday practice before the game Sportsmanship Awards. He currently works with against the Wildcats. Nike College Sports Marketing. Team Notes Jenkins returned to the starting lineup against Broadcast Engineer Bob Horner is in his 29th South Carolina, but Walker remains out with the ankle year courtside producing broadcasts of Com- injury. About Tennessee modore basketball.