Men’s Hoops Travels to Georgia Tech Tuesday

Men’s Hoops Travels to Georgia Tech Tuesday

1/1/2006

Vanderbilt Concludes Non-Conference Slate at Georgia Tech Tuesday Vanderbilt wraps up the non-conference portion of its schedule Tuesday when it travels to Georgia Tech for a 4 p.m. CT contest. The game will be televised by Fox Sports Net.

The Commodores (9-1, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) moved to 2-0 on the road this season following Friday’s 63-60 victory at Dayton. Shan Foster scored a team-high 19 points and hit four 3-pointers. Derrick Byars posted 14 points while DeMarre Carroll had 11 points and nine rebounds.

A win in Atlanta on Tuesday would give the Commodore a 3-0 road mark to start a season for the first time since 1974 when Vanderbilt finished with a 10-2 road record en route to a 23-5 overall mark and the SEC title.

Georgia Tech (6-4, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) is coming off a 73-46 home win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday. Anthony Marrow led the Yellow Jackets with a game-high 20 points to go along with seven rebounds.

Vanderbilt leads the all-time series with Georgia Tech, 37-30. The two teams have played only once since the Yellow Jackets left the SEC following the 1967 campaign. Georgia Tech outlasted Vanderbilt, 86-77, in overtime at the Kuppenheimer Classic at the Georgia Dome on Dec. 18, 1993.

The Yellow Jackets are 6-1 at home this season.

Starting Lineups
Vanderbilt Commodores
4 – Derrick Byars, G/F, 6-7, 223, Jr.-Tr., Memphis, Tenn. (11.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.9 apg)
– Shooting 52.5 FG% (42-of-80) and 42.9 3FG% (15-of-35).
32 – Shan Foster, G/F, 6-6, 200, So., Kenner, La. (15.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg)
– Has led VU in scoring in each of the past three games and six times this year.
22 – DeMarre Carroll, F, 6-7, 214, So., Birmingham, Ala. (10.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg)
– Made first start of the season at Dayton with 11 points and nine rebounds.
33 – Julian Terrell, F, 6-9, 248, Sr., Nashville, Tenn. (10.4 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.9 bpg)
– Averaging double-double (10.2 ppg, 10.0 rpg) over last five games.
54 – Ted Skuchas, C, 6-11, 250, R-Jr., Audubon, Pa. (5.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg)
– Shooting 56.4 FG% (22-of-39).
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
35 – Zam Frederick, G, 6-0, 209, So., St. Matthews, S.C. (9.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.1 apg)
– Averaging 5.0 assists over the past seven games.
23 – Anthony Marrow, G, 6-5, 205, So., Charlotte, N.C. (16.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg)
– Scored a game-high 20 points with seven rebounds vs. Bethune-Cookman.
1 – D’Andre Bell, G/F, 6-5, 200, Fr., Los Angeles, Calif. (3.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg)
– Made his first start of the season vs. Bethune-Cookman.
32 – Jeremis Smith, F, 6-6, 232, So., Fort Worth, Texas (13.4 ppg, 8.9 rpg)
– Has recorded four double-doubles in the last seven games.
44 – Theodis Tarver, F, 6-9, 245, Sr., Monroe, La., (3.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg)
– Has started the past four games.

TV – FSN South
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