13/12 Vanderbilt (10-0, 0-0 SEC) at Memphis (4-5, 0-0 AMERICAN)
Wednesday, Dec. 17 • 6 p.m. CT
FedExForum • Memphis, Tenn.
ESPN2 • 94.9 The Fan • Game Notes • Game Day Central
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — No. 13 Vanderbilt travels west to face Memphis in a Wednesday night showdown in FedExForum. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. on ESPN2.
Fans can also listen to Kevin Ingram and Tim Thompson call the action on 94.9 The Fan and in the Vanderbilt Sports App.
10-0 COMMODORES
- Vanderbilt is 10-0 for the first time since the 2007-08 season.
- It is only the sixth time in the 124-year history of Vanderbilt basketball the Commodores have started the season 10-0.
- 2007-08 stands as the best start in program history at 16-0.
NICKEL FILLING THE BANK
- Tyler Nickel dropped a career-high 30 points in the win over Central Arkansas.
- Nickel also set career highs with 10 made field goals and eight made threes.
- The senior is ripping the net from deep, hitting 47.3 percent of his three-point attempts to open the year. The mark is on pace to rank in Vanderbilt’s top 10 seasons all-time.
- Nickel ranks 22nd nationally in three-point percentage and 17th in threes per game (3.5).
- Nickel became the first Dore to hit eight threes in a game since current Grizzlies’ guard Scotty Pippen Jr.
POLL + NET TALK
- Vandy is ranked 13th in the AP Poll and 12th in the Coaches. The highest rankings since the 2011-12 preseason poll. It’s Vandy’s best positioning in season since the 2009-10 season.
- The No. 13 ranking in the AP Poll is tied for the Commodores’ best in-season mark since 1992-93.
- The Commodores are ranked seventh in the NET heading into Wednesday.
SERIES HISTORY
- Vanderbilt visits in-state foe Memphis for the 17th all-time meeting in the series. The rivalry is tied 8-8.
- Memphis has claimed the last four meetings in the series, including a 77-75 thriller in FedExForum in 2023. Vanderbilt’s upset-bid fell just short as Ezra Manjon’s potential game-winner at the buzzer drew front iron.
