2016-17 Vanderbilt Basketball Notes Game 25 - Missouri Vanderbilt (12-12, 5-6 SEC) vs. Missouri (6-17, 1-10 SEC) Columbia, Mo. - Mizzou Arena - 2:30 p.m. CT TV: SEC Network TV Talent: Dave Neal (play by play), Jon Sundvold (color) Radio: Vanderbilt Radio Network from IMG College, vucommodores.com Radio Talent: Joe Fisher (pxp), Tim Thompson (analyst) Satellite Radio: XM 136, Sirius 190 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 INFORMATION VANDERBILT SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOVEMBER Date VU Opp Opponent Time/Result TV/Rec. Nov. 11 - - Marquette# L, 71-95 0-1 2016-17 Record: 12-12, 5-6 SEC Series Record: VU leads, 6-4. 2016-17 Record: 6-17, 1-10 SEC Nov. 15 - - Belmont W, 80-66 1-1 Head Coach: Bryce Drew Last Meeting: VU win, 86-71, on Head Coach: Kim Anderson Career Record: 136-61 (6) 2/10/16 in Nashville. Career Record: 299-156 (15) Nov. 18 - - Norfolk St.^ W, 75-52 2-1 VU Record: 12-12 (1) Record at Vanderbilt: VU leads 5-0. Missouri Record: 25-61 (3) Nov. 21 - - Bucknell^ L, 72-75 2-2 Record at Missouri: MU leads, 4-0 Nov. 24 - RV/RV Butler L, 66-76 2-3 2016-17 LEADERS Record at Neutral Site: VU leads, 1-0. 2016-17 LEADERS Nov. 25 - - Santa Clara W, 76-66 3-3 Points: M. Fisher-Davis (15.6) Coach Drew vs. Missouri: Coach Drew Points: Jordan Barnett (12.4) Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, Las Vegas, Nev. Rebounds: Jeff Roberson (7.5) is 0-1 against Missouri. Rebounds: Kevin Puryear (6.3) Nov. 29 - - Tennessee St. W, 83-59 4-3 Assists: Riley LaChance (4.2) Assists: Terrence Phillips (4.8) DECEMBER Blocks: Luke Kornet (1.8) Blocks: Reed Nikko (0.6) Date VU Opp Opponent Time TV/Rec. Dec. 3 - RV/- Minnesota+ L, 52-56 4-4 Dec. 6 - - High Point W, 90-63 5-4 QUICK HITTERS Dec. 8 - - M. Tennessee L, 48-71 5-5 Vanderbilt improved to 12-12 overall and 5-6 in league play after a 72-59 road SEC ROAD WINS (2017) Dec. 17 - - Chattanooga W, 76-74 6-5 win against Arkansas in Fayetteville Tuesday night. All five Commodore starters Dec. 21 - - Dayton L, 63-68 6-6 scored in double figures, with senior Nolan Cressler leading the way with 13. 1. Vanderbilt ............................ 4 Florida .................................. 4 Dec. 29 - - LSU* W, 96-89 7-6, 1-0 The Commodores improved to 4-2 in SEC road games this season, which is South Carolina ...................... 4 JANUARY tied with Florida and South Carolina for the most this season. Date VU Opp Opponent Time TV/Rec. The Commodores converted on 52.2% of their shots from the field and from Jan. 4 - - Auburn* W, 80-61 8-6, 2-0 three for the game against the Razorbacks. The shooting percentage was Vanderbilt’s best since shooting 53.1% against Jan. 7 - - Alabama* L, 56-59 8-7, 2-1 Tennessee on January 14. Vanderbilt made 12 of 23 shots from three, their 12th game this season making 10 or more threes. The Commodores Jan. 10 - 6/6 Kentucky* L, 81-87 8-8, 2-2 have a 10-2 record in those games. VU also outrebounded Arkansas, 38-26. Jan. 14 - - Tennessee* L, 75-87 8-9, 2-3 Forward Jeff Roberson has now scored in double figures in five consecutive games - he is averaging 14.8 points and Jan. 17 - - Georgia* L, 68-76 8-10, 2-4 8.2 rebounds in those four five. He ranks fourth in the SEC in rebounding (7.5) in all games and fifth (7.5) in league games Jan. 21 - 19/21 Florida* W, 68-66 9-10, 3-4 only, and is second in the league in defensive rebounding (5.6) in all games and third in league games only (5.4). Jan. 24 - - Arkansas* L, 70-71 9-11, 3-5 After senior Luke Kornet’s 12-point performance against Arkansas, he currently sits at 999 points in his career. Jan. 28 - RV/RV Iowa State% W, 84-78 10-11, 3-5 Vanderbilt leads the SEC in three-point field goal percentage (39.1%), threes made (10.2) and free throw percentage Jan. 31 - - Texas A&M* W, 68-54 11-11, 4-5 (77.4%) in all games. In league games only, the Commodores are first in free throw percentage (74.9%) and threes made FEBRUARY (10.7). The Commodores rank 10th nationally in free-throw percentage and are 10th in 3’s made per game. Date VU Opp Opponent Time TV/Rec. The Commodores have the toughest overall schedule and toughest non-conference schedule in the nation according to Feb. 4 - - Ole Miss* L, 74-81 11-12, 4-6 the NCAA RPI and Jerry Palm. Feb. 7 - - Arkansas* W, 72-59 12-12, 5-6 This will be the 11th meeting between the two schools, and the first at Missouri since 2014. The Commodores have Feb. 11 - - Missouri* 2:30 pm SECN never won at Missouri (0-4). Feb. 16 - - Texas A&M* 6 pm ESPN2 In 11 SEC games, the Commodores have three players who are in the top 10 in three-point field goal percentage, with Feb. 18 - - S. Carolina* 7:30 pm SECN senior center Luke Kornet second in the conference at 45.6%. Junior Riley LaChance is fourth (.426), and junior Mat- Feb. 22 - - Tennessee* 5:30 pm SECN thew Fisher-Davis is 10th (.351). Fisher-Davis is second in league games only in 3’s made (2.6), Kornet fourth (2.4), and Feb. 25 - - Miss. State* 3 pm ESPNU LaChance ninth (2.1). Feb. 28 - - Kentucky* 8 pm ESPN Making three’s is not a new thing for this year’s Commodore team. Combined in their career, current players have made MARCH 792 career threes. Date VU Opp Opponent Time TV/Rec. Riley LaChance is shooting 50% from three this season and is one three shy of the minimum two threes per game to be Mar. 4 - - Florida* 1 pm ESPN/2 ranked in the SEC. He is fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2), seventh in the league in assists (4.2), and ninth in three’s ALL TIMES CENTRAL made (2.0) in all games. RANKINGS: AP/ESPN Fisher-Davis is ninth in the SEC in scoring in all games and eighth in SEC games only (15.4). He is second in the league *SEC GAME; #Northwestern Mutual Veterans Classic, Annapolis, Md.; in three’s made (2.7) and fourth in 3FG% (.392) in all games. ^Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, Nashville, Tenn.; Sophomore Joe Toye made his second start of his career at Arkansas and made the most of it. He scored 11 points, had five rebounds and four assists in a career-high 37 minutes against the Razorbacks. +Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D.; %SEC/Big 12 Challenge; Nolan Cressler and Kornet combined for 41 points against Iowa State, the second-most points scored by a senior duo in SECN: SEC Network; SECN+: SEC Network Plus; the SEC this year (South Carolina’s Sindarius Thornwell and Duane Notice’s combined 46 points against Auburn is first). CBSSN: CBS Sports Network; TWSC: Time Warner Sports Channel Cressler’s 20 points against Iowa State marked a career-best for him in a Commodores uniform. His previous season- best was 11 points on two different occasions, and his previous best as a Commodore was 14 points, which occurred three times in 2015-16. www.vucommodores.com @VandyMBB 2016-17 Vanderbilt Basketball Notes Game 25 - Missouri PAYTON WILLIS NOTES: Scored a career-high 17 points vs. Butler.. CAREER HIGHS G 6-4 182 Fr. Fayetteville, Ark. Started 12 games at point guard position... Scored 11 Pts. - 17, vs. Butler (11/24/16) points at LSU, 10 at Alabama...Dished out 6 assists vs. Rebs. - 5, at Alabama (1/7/17) PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 1 Auburn...3rd Commodore from Arkansas and 1st since Ast. - 8, vs. Santa Clara (11/25/16) 6.0 1.8 2.1 0.5 0.1 18.9 Ralph Childs (1955-56). Min. - 32, vs. Santa Clara (11/25/16) JOE TOYE NOTES: Played in all 23 games this season...Scored CAREER HIGHS G/F 6-7 208 So. Chicago, Ill. 11 points at Texas A&M; also tied career high with six re- Pts. - 13, vs. Arkansas (1/24/17) bounds...Tallied career-high 13 pts vs. Arkansas...Scored Rebs. - 6, 2x, last at TAMU (1/31/17) PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 2 10 points vs. Tennessee, played career-high 27 minutes... Ast. - 4, at Arkansas (2/7/17) 5.7 2.9 1.2 0.4 0.1 17.8 Played at Whitney Young HS in Chicago. Min. - 37, at Arkansas (2/7/17) LUKE KORNET NOTES: Scored in double digits in 18 games...Second CAREER HIGHS F 7-1 250 Sr. Lantana, Texas in SEC in 3FG% in SEC games (.456)...Tallied season- Pts. - 24, vs. Tenn. St. (11/23/14) high 21 points vs. Iowa State...Named Senior CLASS Rebs. - 14, at Tenn. (1/20/16) PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 3 nominee...2nd on VU all-time list in career blocks...Made Ast. - 4, 3x, last at TAMU (1/31/17) 13.6 5.8 1.4 0.5 1.8 30.9 137 career 3’s...Has 999 career points.