Dores Return Home to Face The Citadel

Vanderbilt (9-1) vs. The Citadel (5-5)
Wednesday, Dec. 18 • 7 p.m.

Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn. • SEC Network

AT THE TIP

• Vanderbilt returns to Memorial Gymnasium for the first time since Nov. 29 when the Commodores host The Citadel at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night.
• Wednesday’s contest with the Bulldogs will air on SEC Network with Mike Morgan and Mark Wise on the call. Fans can also catch the game on 102.5 The Game with Kevin Ingram and Tim Thompson.

BIG WIN IN TEXAS

• Prior to the break, Vandy capped a week on the road with an 83-74 win vs. TCU in the USLBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Fort Worth.
• Jason Edwards powered the Dores with a 30-point outburst. He went 8-of-16 from the field and 13-of-14 at the free throw line.
• Devin McGlockton added 10 points and a critical block in the closing minutes.
• Freshman Tyler Tanner set a career-best with five steals, giving him 26 on the season.

 EDWARDS’ ELECTRIC RUN

• Edwards has scored in double figures in 37-straight games dating back to last season at North Texas. The streak is the longest active streak in D-I basketball.
• He is averaging 19.2 ppg to lead the Dores this season and ranks third in the SEC in scoring.
• Edwards has reached double figures in all 10 games this season and surpassed 15 points nine times.
• The guard recorded his first 30-point game in the black and gold in the win vs. TCU. It was the sixth 30-point game of his career at the D-I level. He is tied for 11th among active players in career 30-point games.

TENACIOUS TANNER

• Tanner leads all freshmen nationally with 26 steals through 10 games. He ranks 13th among all players in the country.
• The Brentwood native has snagged multiple steals in 8-of-10 games this season and posted a career-best five steals against TCU.
• Perhaps even more impressive, Tanner has not committed a turnover in 213 minutes this season.
• Tanner has added 20 assists to his remarkable stat line and is the only player in the country with 10+ steals or 10+ assists and no turnovers this season.
• Tanner is the first Vanderbilt freshman to notch three steals in his debut since legendary defender Atiba Prater did so in 1996-97.

CITADEL CONNECTION

• Bulldogs head coach Ed Conroy makes his return to Nashville where he served as associate head coach in the 2021-22 season.
• Conroy helped the Dores to 19 wins and an NIT berth.

 SERIES HISTORY

• Vanderbilt leads the all-time series 5-0 over the Bulldogs. Three of the five meetings have come in Nashville.
• The last meeting came back in 1978, a 78-63 win for the Commodores.