Nov. 12, 2011
After grabbing a season-opening win over Oregon late on Friday night, the Commodores are back in action on Sunday afternoon in the first of two regional round games of the TicketCity Legends Classic at Memorial Gym. The tip time is set for 1 p.m. CT, and the game can be seen live on ESPNU and heard live on the Vanderbilt Radio Network from IMG College.
Vanderbilt Gamenotes 
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Series Information
Series Record: Vanderbilt leads the all-time series, 1-0.
Last Meeting: The Commodores defeated Cleveland State, 93-64, on Dec. 28, 1994, in the Arizona State Tribune Classic
Record at Vanderbilt: 1st meeting
Record at CSU: NA.
Record at Neutral Site: VU leads 1-0.
Coach Stallings vs. CSU: NA.
Media Information
Radio: Vanderbilt Radio Network from IMG College
Radio Talent: Joe Fisher (pxp), Tim Thompson (analyst)
TV: ESPNU
TV Talent: Dave Neal (pxp), Jimmy Dykes (analyst)
Live Stats: www.vucommodores.com
Twitter Updates: @VandyMBB
Quick Hitters
- Commodores moved to 1-0 on the season with a 78-64 win over Oregon on Friday night in the season opener.
- VU improves to 53-7 at Memorial Gym in home season-openers, and head coach Kevin Stallings is now 12-1 in season openers, with the only loss coming against Georgetown on November 15, 2006.
- Junior John Jenkins led the team with 24 points, including a career-high seven three-pointers made. Senior Jeffery Taylor added his ninth career double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Brad Tinsley scored 13 points.
About Cleveland State
2011-12 Record: 0-0
2010-11 Record: 27-9, 13-5 Horizon
Head Coach: Gary Waters
Career Record: 271-206 (16)
CSU Record: 100-71 (5)
Returning Statistical Leaders
Points: Trey Harmon (13.2)
Rebounds: Aaron Pogue (6.1)
Assists: Jeremy Montgomery (1.8)
Blocks: Aaron Pogue (0.6)
- Sunday’s meeting will be the first for both teams in the series at Memorial Gym.
- Sunday’s game will be Cleveland State’s first of the 2011-12 campaign.
- Cleveland State has no players from the state of Tennessee, and the Commodores sport no players from the state of Ohio.
Game One – Vanderbilt 78, Oregon 64
John Jenkins scored 24 points and Jeffery Taylor added his ninth career double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds in a 78-64 season-opening win over Oregon Friday evening at Memorial Gym.
Some notes from Friday include:
- The Commodores are now 18-3 since 2010-11 when Jeffery Taylor scores 15 points or more.
- VU has now won 125 of its last 132 home games against non-conference opponents, and are 105-8 in the same category under Kevin Stallings.
- The Commodores went on an 18-0 run at the end of the first half and beginning of second to give the team a cushion they would use the rest of the way. Vanderbilt led by as many as 20 points midway through the second half.
- Jenkins broke his career record for three pointers made with seven. His previous career high was six, which he accomplished four times, most recently vs. Kentucky on Jan. 12, 2011. Jermaine Beal was the last VU player to hit 7 three’s (vs. Auburn, 1/31/09) in a game.
- Tinsley’s 13-point effort marked his 47th career double figure scoring game.
- Rod Odom recorded a career-high eight rebounds. His previous best was seven vs. Kentucky on February 12, 2011.
- Taylor broke his career best mark in steals with five in the victory. It marked the most steals since Derrick Byars had 5 vs. Florida – 2/17/07
- Lance Goulbourne tied a career high with three steals. He also had three against Western Kentucky on December 1, 2010.
- The Commodores forced 20 Oregon turnovers – first time VU has forced an opponent into 20 or more turnovers since VU forced North Carolina into 26 turnovers on 11/21/2010.
- The Commodores scored 24 points off of Oregon turnovers, compared to 10 for the Ducks, and converted 20 Oregon turnovers into 18 points.
- The 11 steals is most since 11/20/09 at St. Mary’s – first double-digit steal game since then.
1,000 Points in site for Jenkins, Taylor climbs scoring list
John Jenkins currently sits at 992 points, eight shy of becoming Vanderbilt’s 42nd player to eclipse the iconic mark. Jeffery Taylor entered Friday’s game with Oregon as the No. 21 all-time scorer in VU history. With 21 points, he passed Frank Seckar (1,317) and Terry Compton (1,326), and is now within seven of Butch Feher at No. 18.
Ticketcity Legends Classic up next for Dores
The Commodores will play the next two games at Memorial Gym against Cleveland State and Bucknell as part of the regional rounds of the TicketCity Legends Classic. Vanderbilt will head to the Meadowlands on Saturday to take on North Carolina State and then either Texas or Oregon State on Monday.