Vanderbilt (11-1) vs. New Orleans (2-10)
Monday, Dec. 30 • 7 p.m.
Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn. • SEC Network+
| SEC Network+ | 94.9 The Fan |
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| Game Notes | Program |
AT THE TIP
- Vanderbilt wraps the 2024 calendar year by hosting New Orleans on Monday night inside Memorial Gymnasium.
- The contest with the Privateers will air on SEC Network+ with Jake Lyman and Shan Foster on the call. Fans can also catch the game on 94.9 The Fan with Kevin Ingram and Tim Thompson.
BYINGTON’S BEGINNING
- At 11-1, Mark Byington’s Commodores are off to the best start under a first-year head coach since 1943-44 when Smokey Harper led the Dores to an 11-1 start.
- A win Monday night would give Byington the best 13-game start by a first-year head coach in Vanderbilt history.
- A win would also mark just the fourth time the Dores navigated nonconference play with 1 or fewer losses in the shot clock era (1985).
DORES CAN SCORE
- Vanderbilt ranks 24th nationally in scoring offense, averaging 85.4 ppg.
- The Dores have reached 80 points nine times this season. In 2023-24, Vandy hit 80 on just two occasions.
- The current scoring pace would rank fourth all-time at Vanderbilt and would be the highest mark since 1971-72.
SERIES HISTORY
- Vanderbilt closes nonconference play against New Orleans, entering with a 3-0 record against the Privateers.
- Monday’s meeting is the first in nearly 20 years between the Dores and Privateers.
- Two of the previous three meetings have come in the NIT (1990, 94).
