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2011-12 Vanderbilt Basketball Notes Game 35/NCAA 2nd Round Game 35/#5 VANDERBILT (24-10) vs. #12 HARVARD (26-4) Thurs., March 15, 2012 - 3:40 p.m. CST NCAA 2nd Round, East Regional Albuquerque, N.M. - The Pit (18,018) Radio: Vanderbilt Radio Network from IMG College, vucommodores.com Radio Talent: Joe Fisher (pxp), Tim Thompson (analyst) TV: TNT TV Talent: Spiro Dedes (pxp), Bob Wetzel (analyst) Live Stream: CBSSports.com Live Stats: vucommodores.com Twitter Updates: @VandyMBB Vanderbilt Athletic Communications GAME INFOrmatiON 2601 Jess Neely Drive, Nashville, TN 37212 phone: 615-322-4121 www.vucommodores.com SERIES Vanderbilt SCHEDULE/RESUlts INFOrmatiON NOVEMBER Date VU Opp Opponent Time/Result TV/Rec. Nov. 7 7/7 - Xavier (La.) W, 102-62 2011-12 Record: 24-10, 10-6 SEC Series Record: Vanderbilt leads the 2011-12 Record: 26-4, 12-2 Ivy Exhibition Head Coach: Kevin Stallings all-time series, 1-0. Head Coach: Tommy Amaker Nov. 11 7/7 - Oregon W, 78-64 1-0 Career Record: 383-220 (18) Last Meeting: Vanderbilt defeated Career Record: 269-193 (15) Nov. 13 7/7 - Cleveland State L, 58-71 1-1 VU Record: 260-157 (13) Harvard, 74-58, on 12/28/93 at Harvard Record: 92-56 (5) TicketCity Legends Classic - Regional Round Nov. 15 18/20 - Bucknell W, 80-68 2-1 Memorial Gym. TicketCity Legends Classic - Regional Round 2011-12 STATISTICAL LEADERS Record at Vanderbilt: VU leads 1-0. 2011-12 STATISTICAL LEADERS Nov. 19 18/20 - NC State W, 86-79 3-1 Points: John Jenkins (19.9) Record at Harvard: NA Points: Kyle Casey (11.3) TicketCity Legends Classic - Finals - East Rutherford, N.J. Rebounds: Lance Goulbourne (6.9) Record at Neutral Site: NA Rebounds: Keith Wright (8.1) Nov. 21 18/20 - Oregon St. W, 64-62 4-1 Assists: Brad Tinsley (4.2) Coach Stallings vs. Harvard: Coach Assists: Brandyn Curry (7.8) TicketCity Legends Classic - Finals - East Rutherford, N.J. Blocks: Festus Ezeli (2.0) Stallings has never faced Harvard. Blocks: Keith Wright (2.1) Nov. 25 18/22 - Monmouth W, 95-73 5-1 Nov. 28 18/20 12/12 Xavier L, 70-82 OT 5-2 DECEMBER Date VU Opp Opponent Time TV QUICK HITTERS Dec. 2 20/19 6/6 Louisville L, 60-62 OT 5-3 Dec. 7 RV/RV - Davidson W, 87-83 6-3 Vanderbilt claimed its first SEC Tournament title since 1951 with a 71-64 win over number-one ranked Dec. 17 25/25 - Indiana State L, 55-61 6-4 Kentucky on Sunday in New Orleans. Senior forward Jeffery Taylor tallied his second double-double of the Dec. 19 RV/RV - Longwood W, 99-71 7-4 season with 18 points and 111 rebounds, while tournament MVP John Jenkins and senior center Festus Dec. 21 RV/RV - Lafayette W, 89-58 8-4 Ezeli each scored 17 points. Dec. 29 - 13/14 Marquette W, 74-57 9-4 The Commodores moved to 8-16 against number-one ranked opponents, and 2-0 on neutral floors. Both wins on neutral floors have come over Kentucky in the SEC Championship. JANUARY Vanderbilt has advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season, a program first. Date VU Opp Opponent Time TV Jan. 2 RV/RV - Miami (Ohio) W, 69-62 10-4 The Commodores will be making their 13th career NCAA Tournament appearance and their sixth Jan. 7 RV/RV - Auburn* W, 65-35 11-4 appearance since 2004. Vanderbilt has been to two Sweet 16’s (2004) and (2007) since then. Jan. 10 RV/RV - South Carolina* W, 67-57 12-4 Vanderbilt has an all-time record of 9-13 in the NCAA Tournament, while current head coach Kevin Jan. 14 RV/RV - Georgia* W, 77-66 13-4 Stallings has Jan. 19 RV/RV RV/RV Alabama* W, 69-59 14-4 The Commodores sport the leading scorer and second-leading scorer in the SEC in John Jenkins (19.9) Jan. 21 RV/RV 18/15 Mississippi St.* L, 77-78 OT 14-5 and Jeffery Taylor (16.4). Jan. 24 RV/RV - Tennessee* W, 65-47 15-5 Jenkins and Taylor were both named to the All-SEC first team by the league’s coaches this year. Taylor Jan. 28 RV/RV RV/RV MTSU W, 84-77 16-5 Jan. 31 25/RV - Arkansas* L, 74-82 16-6 was also named to the All-Defensive team for the third consecutive season. Since the return of Festus Ezeli to the lineup after suffering a knee injury in presason practice, VU is 14-6 FEBRUARY with starting lineup of Brad Tinsley, John Jenkins, Jeffery Taylor, Lance Goulbourne, and Ezeli. Date VU Opp Opponent Time TV Taylor, originally from Sweden, played two seasons of high school basketball at Hobbs High School in Feb. 4 25/RV 11/12 Florida* L, 65-73 16-7 Hobbs, N.M. Taylor won a state championship at the Pit in the spring of 2008 before his arrival at Vanderbilt. Feb. 8 RV/RV - LSU* W, 76-61 17-7 Vanderbilt has made a 3-pointer in 829 consecutive games, a streak which began at the inception of the Feb. 11 RV/RV 1/1 Kentucky* L, 63-69 17-8 3-point line in 1986-87. The Commodores rank second only to UNLV (839) for the longest streak in Division I ESPN College Gameday Driven By State Farm Feb. 16 RV - Ole Miss* W, 102-76 18-8 basketball. Feb. 19 RV - Georgia* W, 61-52 19-8 Feb. 22 RV/RV - South Carolina* W, 59-48 20-8 Feb. 25 RV/RV 1/1 Kentucky* L, 74-83 20-9 Vanderbilt PROBABLE Starters Feb. 28 RV/RV 16/13 Florida* W, 77-67 21-9 BRAD TINSLEY JOHN JENKINS JEFFERY TAYLOR LANCE GOULBOURNE FESTUS EZELI MARCH #1 #23 #44 #5 #3 Date VU Opp Opponent Time TV Senior, Guard Junior, Guard Senior, Forward Senior, Forward Senior, Center Mar. 3 RV/RV - Tennessee* L, 61-68 21-10 6’ 3” 210 lbs. 6’ 4” 215 lbs. 6’ 7” 225 lbs. 6’ 8” 225 lbs. 6’ 11” 255 lbs. Mar. 9 RV/- Georgia W, 63-41 22-10 Oregon City, Ore. Hendersonville, Tenn. Norrkoping, Sweden Brooklyn, N.Y. Benin City, Nigeria Mar. 10 RV/- - Ole Miss W, 65-53 23-10 ‘11-12 Avgs ‘11-12 Avgs ‘11-12 Avgs ‘11-12 Avgs ‘11-12 Avgs Mar. 11 RV/- 1/1 Kentucky W, 71-64 24-10 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, La. Pts: 8.8 Pts: 19.9 Pts: 16.4 Pts: 8.9 Pts: 10.0 Rebs: 2.6 Rebs: 2.8 Rebs: 5.8 Rebs: 6.9 Rebs: 5.5 Mar. 15 #5 #12 Harvard 3:40 CT TNT Asst: 4.2 Asst: 1.1 Asst: 1.8 Blks: 0.7 Blks: 2.0 ALL TIMES CENTRAL FG%: 45.9 FG%: 47.8 FG%: 49.9 FG%: 45.3 FG%: 52.9 RANKINGS: AP/ESPN 3FG%: 40.0 3FG%: 44.8 3FG%: 43.2 3FG%: 30.9 3FG%: 0.0 *SEC GAME www.vucommodores.com @VandyMBB 2011-12 Vanderbilt Basketball Notes Game 35/NCAA 2nd Round NCAA Tournament Records RECORD AS A SEEDED TEAM IN NCAA TOURNAMENT Individual Records Seed .............................................. W-L .........................................Last Faced (Opponent) Number of Games: ........................................................................ 6, Dan Cage (2004-07) No. 3 .............................................. 2-1 ............................................................................1993 Field Goal Attempts:............................................. 22, Clyde Lee vs. Michigan (3/13/65) No. 4 .............................................. 0-4 ..................................................................2008, 2010 Field Goals Made: ................................................ 11, Clyde Lee vs. Michigan (3/13/65) No. 5 .............................................. 0-1 ............................................................................2011 3-Point Field Goal Attempts: .............................13, Barry Booker vs. Kansas (3/25/88) No. 6 .............................................. 4-2 ..................................................................2004, 2007 3-Point Field Goals Made:...........................7, Ronnie McMahan vs. Temple (3/26/93) No. 7 .............................................. 2-1 ............................................................................1988 Free-Throw Attempts: ...................................... 11, Matt Freije vs. N.C. State (3/21/04) No. 8 .............................................. 0-1 ............................................................................1989 Free-Throws Made: .......................................... 11, Matt Freije vs. N.C. State (3/21/04) No. 9 ............................................. 0-1 ............................................................................1991 Rebounds:.............................................................. 20, Clyde Lee vs. Michigan (3/13/65) No. 10 ............................................ 0-1 ............................................................................1997 Assists:............................................................8, Barry Goheen vs. Utah State (3/18/88) Please note: Teams were not seeded at the NCAA Tournament during Vanderbilt’s Steals: ....................................................................5, Drew Maddux vs. Xavier (3/13/97) appearances in 1965 and 1974. Blocked Shots:..................................3, Jan van Breda Kolff vs. Notre Dame (3/16/74) Turnovers: ..........................................................................................................5, six times Points: ................................................................. 31, Matt Freije vs. N.C. State (3/21/04) NCAA TOURNAMENT TIP-INS Team Records • Vanderbilt’s highest seed at the NCAA Tournament was a three seed in 1993. Number of Games: ...............................................................................................22 (9-13) • Highest seeded team Vanderbilt has defeated in NCAA Tournament: No. 2 seed Field Goal Attempts:............................................................88 vs. Notre Dame (3/16/74) Pittsburgh, 80-74 in overtime (3/20/88). Field Goals Made: ..............................................................37 vs. Notre Dame, (3/16/74) • Vanderbilt has played four teams that advanced to the Championship Game: 3-Point Field Goal Attempts: .......................................................26 vs.