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Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule • Results Vanderbilt Commodores Jerry Stackhouse Date Opponent Time • Result Head Coach: 11.6 Southeast Missouri State .............................. W, 83-65 Career Record: 8-11 (1st season) 11.11 Texas A&M Corpus-Christi ............................. W, 71-66 Vanderbilt Record: 8-11 (1st season) 11.14 at Richmond ........................................... L, 92-93 [OT] Vanderbilt Commodores (8-11, 0-6 SEC) 2019-20 Statistical Leaders Points: Saben Lee (15.9) 11.20 Austin Peay .................................................... W, 90-72 No. 13/13 Kentucky Wildcats (15-4, 5-1 SEC) 11.22 South Carolina State ..................................... W, 97-60 Rebounds: Dylan Disu (5.6) 11.25 Southeastern Louisiana ................................ W, 78-70 Assists: Saben Lee (4.6) VUCommodores.com Blocks: Dylan Disu (0.9) 11.30 Tulsa ................................................................ L, 58-67 Twitter • @VandyMBB 12.3 Buffalo ........................................................... W, 90-76 Instagram • @VandyMBB 12.14 Liberty ............................................................. L, 56-61 Kentucky Wildcats Facebook • VanderbiltAthletics Head Coach: John Calipari 12.18 vs. Loyola-Chicago (Phoenix, Ariz.) .....................L, 70-78 In-Game Notes • @VandyNotes 12.21 UNC Wilmington ............................................ W, 88-73 Career Record: 765-215 (28th season) 12.30 Davidson ........................................................ W, 76-71 Kentucky Record: 320-75 (11th season) Jan. 29, 2020 • 5:30 p.m. CT 2019-20 Statistical Leaders 1.4 SMU ......................................................... L, 81-92 [OT] Rupp Arena • Lexington, Ky. • 23,500 1.8 at #5/5 Auburn* .............................................. L, 79-83 Points: Nick Richards (14.3) 1.11 Texas A&M* ..................................................... L, 50-69 Rebounds: Nick Richards (8.1) SEC Network Assists: Ashton Hagans (7.3) 1.15 at Arkansas* .................................................... L, 55-75 Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Mark Wise (analyst) 1.18 Tennessee* ..................................................... L, 45-66 Blocks: Nick Richards (2.5) 1.22 Alabama* ........................................................ L, 62-77 WLAC 1510 AM / WNRQ FM 98.3 Series Record: Kentucky leads, 144-47 1.25 at South Carolina* .......................................... L, 64-90 Joe Fisher (play-by-play), Tim Thompson (analyst) 1.29 at #13/13 Kentucky* .........................5:30 p.m. (SECN) Last Meeting: Kentucky - W, 87-52 2.1 Florida* .............................................7:30 p.m. (SECN) Jan. 29, 2019 - Nashville, Tenn. Primary Contact • Andy Boggs At Kentucky: Kentucky leads, 92-20 2.5 LSU* .......................................................8 p.m. (SECN) [email protected] • 615.828.8895 2.8 at Mississippi State* .........................7:30 p.m. (SECN) Jerry Stackhouse vs. Kentucky: First meeting 2.11 Kentucky* ............................6 p.m. (ESPN/2/U/SECN) 2.15 at Florida* ..............................................7 p.m. (SECN) 2.18 at Tennessee* ...................................5:30 p.m. (SECN) 2.22 Georgia* .................................................5 p.m. (SECN) 2.26 Missouri* .............................................8 p.m. (ESPNU) 2.29 at Ole Miss* ..........................................12 p.m. (SECN) 3.3 at Alabama* ......................................7:30 p.m. (SECN) 3.7 South Carolina* ..............................11:30 a.m. (SECN) * SEC contest • All times CT • The Commodores dropped to 8-11 overall and 0-6 in league play after a 90-64 loss to South Carolina Saturday night in Columbia, S.C.. Junior Saben Lee led the Commodores with 17 points, with freshman Scotty Pippen Jr. adding 11 points and freshman Jordan Wright chipping in 10 points. • Kentucky will be the second ranked opponent of the season. In Vanderbilt’s first SEC game of the season, the Commodores lost a hard-fought 83-79 game at No. 5 Auburn. Vanderbilt is 15-89 all-time against a ranked Kentucky team and 1-52 against ranked Wildcat teams in Lexington. The only win came at Rupp Arena on January 20, 2007 (#25 Kentucky, W, 72-67). • Lee became the 49th player in Vanderbilt history to eclipse the 1,000-point barrier when he scored 14 points against Tennessee. He now has 1,047 career points, and is 44th all-time on the Vanderbilt scoring list. • The Commodores saw their streak of 1,080 consecutive games with a three pointer come to an end against Tennessee. Vanderbilt was one of only three schools (UNLV and Princeton) to have made a three-point basket since the inception of the three-point line in the 1986-87 season. • It was announced before the Texas A&M game that Vanderbilt’s leading scorer Aaron Nesmith would be out indefinitely with a right foot injury. Prior to the injury, Nesmith led the SEC in scoring with 23.0 points per game and was fifth nationally. He also led the SEC and nation in 3FG/game with 4.29 and 3FG% at .522. He had also made an SEC-best 60 threes this season through 14 games. He also ranked eighth in free-throw percentage (.825) and field-goal percentage (.512) prior to his injury. • Senior Clevon Brown is also out indefinitely after suffering a knee injury against Liberty on Dec. 14. • With Nesmith out indefinitely, junior guard Saben Lee emerges as the team’s scoring leader. He is averaging 15.9 points and 4.6 assists per game, which ranks 8th and 4th in the SEC in all games, respectively. Lee is also seventh in field goal percentage (..472), fourth in total free throws made (77), and fifth in total free throws attempted (105). • Lee claimed SEC Player of the Week honors earlier this season against Buffalo, and Scotty Pippen Jr. the league’s Freshman of the Week after Commodore wins over Austin Peay and South Carolina State, respectively, earlier this season. • Scotty Pippen Jr. is ranked in the top 10 in the SEC in assists/game (9th, 4.0), free throws made (5th, 76), free throws attempted (5th, 105), and assist-to-turnover ratio (8th, 1.52). • The Commodores are a youthful bunch - in the last game against South Carolina, Vanderbilt started three true freshmen (Wright, Disu, Pippen Jr.), and two juniors (Evans, Lee). True freshmen have accounted for 39% minutes played, and with Nesmith’s minutes taken away, freshmen have played 45% of minutes played. Disu, Wright, and Pippen Jr. have all scored in double figures in a game in at least one game. According to KenPom.com, Vanderbilt has 1.13 years of experience on its roster, which ranks 320th in Division I basketball. • Among freshmen in the SEC in all games, Pippen Jr. ranks sixth (11.0) and Disu 14th (6.4 ppg) in scoring. Pippen is second in assists with 4.0/game. He is also the league’s leader in free throws made (76) and attempted (105) among all freshmen. • In 19 games this season, Vanderbilt has used nine different starting lineups. • New head coach Jerry Stackhouse is the 28th men’s basketball coach in the history of Vanderbilt basketball. He is the first African American Commodore men’s basketball head coach and is one of two current African American head coaches in the Southeastern Conference (Cuonzo Martin, Missouri). • As a team, the Commodores are second in the SEC in threes made/game (8.3), and total threes (158). Vanderbilt has been to the charity stripe 445 times this season, which ranks fourth in the SEC. • The Commodores have had five first-round NBA Draft picks since 2012, the second-most in the SEC in that time span - Darius Garland (5th, Cleveland Cavaliers), Wade Baldwin IV (17th, Memphis Grizzlies), Damian Jones (30th, Golden State Warriors), and John Jenkins (23rd, Atlanta) and Festus Ezeli (30th, Golden State). Garland, Jones, and former standout Luke Kornet (Chicago Bulls) are all active players in the NBA. 1 TV/Radio Roster Saben Lee • 8th in SEC in scoring, 4th in assists CAREER HIGHS G 6-2 183 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. • Scored career-high 27 points at Auburn Pts. - 27, at Auburn (1/8/20) PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG • Son of former FSU/NFL great Amp Lee Rebs. - 9, vs. TAMU (2/24/18) • Became 49th Commodore with 1,000 points vs. Tennessee. Ast. - 9, 2x, vs. Austin Peay (11/20/19) 0 15.9 3.2 4.6 1.5 0.2 31.3 • Majoring in Human and Organizational Development Min. - 42, vs. UT (1/23/19) Dylan Disu • Averaged 23.4 ppg, 10.1 rbg as senior at Hendrickson HS CAREER HIGHS F 6-9 220 Fr. Pflugerville, Texas • Started last 18 games, scored career-high 21 points vs. Ala. Pts. - 21, vs. Alabama (1/22/20) PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG • Garnered second double-double vs Davidson (10 pts, 10 rebs) Rebs. - 11, vs. SCSt. (11/22/19) • Posted five steals and three assists vs. Tulsa (career highs) Ast. - 3, 2x, last vs. UNCW (12/21/19) 1 6.4 5.6 1.0 1.2 0.9 26.9 • Undecided in Major Min. - 31, vs. SELA (11/25/19) Scotty Pippen Jr. • Scored in double figures in 13 games this season CAREER HIGHS G 6-1 170 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. • Scored career-high 21 points vs. Austin Peay Pts. - 21, vs. Austin Peay (11/20/19) PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG • Led the team with 18 points in win over Davidson Rebs. - 5, 2x last vs. Davidson (12/30/19) • Son of NBA legend and Naismith Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen Ast. - 8, vs. SCSt. (11/22/19) 2 11.0 2.9 4.0 1.2 0.2 29.5 • Undecided in Major Min. - 33, vs. Loyola (Chi.) (12/18/19) Maxwell Evans • Played in 79 total games and made 34 starts in his career CAREER HIGHS G 6-2 190 Jr. Houston, Texas • Tied a career high with 16 points at Arkansas Pts. - 16, 2x, last vs. SELA (11/25/19) PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG • Tallied 15 points vs. S.C. State Rebs. - 9, at Arkansas (02/10/18) • Started 17 games in 2019-20 Ast. - 6, vs. USC (11/19/17) 3 7.0 3.5 1.2 0.5 0.1 23.9 • Majoring in Sociology Min.