Feb. 15, 2012
Vanderbilt Gamenotes 
| Ole Miss Gamenotes
Coach Stallings Press Conference | 
Stallings Interview on 104.5
Vanderbilt hits the road this week for two games, with the first coming at Ole Miss on Thursday night at the Tad Smith Coliseum. Tip off is set for 8 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2 and can be heard on the Vanderbilt IMG College Radio Network in the middle Tennessee area and online at vucommodores.com.
The Commodores are 17-8 on the season and 6-4 in the SEC after dropping a 69-63 decision to #1 Kentucky Saturday night at Memorial Gym. John Jenkins led the Commodores with 15 points, while Jeffery Taylor, Festus Ezeli, and Brad Tinsley each added 13 points for Vanderbilt.
After the game against Ole Miss, Vanderbilt travels to Georgia for a Sunday 12 p.m. CT tilt against the Bulldogs at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens.
Series Information
Series Record: Vanderbilt leads the all-time series, 72-39.
Last Meeting: Vanderbilt defeated Ole Miss, 84-74, at Memorial Gym on 1/19/11.
Record at Vanderbilt: VU leads 46-5.Record at OM: OM leads 30-22.
Record at Neutral Site: OM leads 4-3.
Coach Stallings vs. OM: Coach Stallings is 9-4 vs. Ole Miss.
Media Information
Radio: Vanderbilt Radio Network from IMG College, vucommodores.com, XM 199
Radio Talent: Joe Fisher (pxp), Tim Thompson (analyst)
TV: ESPN2
TV Talent: Rece Davis (pxp), Hubert Davis (analyst)
Live Stream: ESPN3.com
Live Stats: vucommodores.com
Twitter Updates: @VandyMBB
More On The Ole Miss Series
- Thursday’s meeting will be the 112th between the two schools. Vanderbilt leads the all-time series, 72-39.
- The first meeting between the two schools came in the 1924-25 season.
- Vanderbilt has won nine out of the last 10 against Ole Miss.
- Coach Stallings is 9-4 all-time against the Rebels has a 3-3 record at Tad Smith Coliseum.
More On Ole Miss
Mississippi enters the game Thursday with a 15-9 overall record and a 5-5 mark in league action. Terrance Henry leads four players in double figures with 11.6 points per game. Murphy Holloway (10.7), Nick Williams (10.1), and Jarvis Summers (10.0) also average double figures for the Rebels. Holloway leads the team in rebounding with 9.2 per contest.
Quick Hitters
- Vanderbilt is now 7-4 in games with their preseason initial starting lineup of Jenkins, Taylor, Lance Goulbourne, Festus Ezeli, and Brad Tinsley.
- The Commodores sport the leading scorer in all games in John Jenkins at 19.5 ppg and the league’s top scorer in league games only in Jeffery Taylor at 17.7 ppg. Jenkins is second in league games only with 17.5 ppg and Taylor is second in all games at 17.6 ppg. Jenkins also paces the league and nation in threes made at 3.8 per game.
- Vanderbilt completed non-conference play 11-5.
- Jenkins has scored in double-digits in 58 consecutive games, 77 in his career.
- Taylor paces the SEC in league games only in 3FG % at 56.8%.
- In SEC play, the Commodores rank first in three different categories – 3-point field-goal percentage (.417), threes made (9.0), and assists (13.6).
- Taylor is fourth in the SEC in field goal percentage (.534), and has made more field goals than any other player in the SEC (159).
- Jeffery Taylor (159) and John Jenkins (154) lead the league in field goals made for the season.
- VU’s starting five has amassed 401 career starts.
- Vanderbilt is the only team in the SEC that sports three 1,000-point scorers in John Jenkins, Jeffery Taylor, and Brad Tinsley.
- Jenkins leads the league in all games in scoring (19.5), free throw percentage (.840) and threes made (3.8). In league games only, Jenkins leads threes made (3.7) and free throw percentage (.882).
- In league games only, Tinsley is second in the league in assists (5.4) and is second in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3).
- Taylor won SEC POTW honors for his play against UT and MTSU two weeks ago (20 ppg, 7.5 rpg).
- The Commodores’ bench has been outscored by their opponent by an average of 5.7 points per game (17.7 to 12.0) for the season.
- Jeffery Taylor is third on Vanderbilt’s all-time scoring list, and has 1,755 career points.
- With his three 3FGs against Kentucky, Jenkins has scored at least 3 3FGs in 20 games this season.
- Vanderbilt has only trailed twice at the half this season in league play (at Florida, vs. Kentucky).
- Vanderbilt’s 23 first half points against Kentucky were the second fewest of the season. The Commodores scored just 22 against South Carolina on January 10.
As Jeffery Taylor Goes…
So do the Commodores. Since 2010-11, Vanderbilt is 29-8 in games in which Taylor scores 15 or more points, and 10-11 in games in which he fails to reach the 15-point barrier.
Original Starting Lineup
The Commodores used their preseason-projected starting lineup for the 11th time of the season against Kentucky Saturday – Brad Tinsley, John Jenkins, Jeffery Taylor, Lance Goulbourne, and Festus Ezeli. Here are some quick career notes on the five.
Brad Tinsley – SEC assist leader in 2010-11, 57 career double-figure scoring games, 39 5+ assist gms, 2nd in the SEC in league games in assists with 5.4 per game, 3rd on VU’s all-time assist list (448).
John Jenkins – All-time VU sophomore leading scorer (624 pts), made 264 career threes, 43.7% shooter for his career from three.
Jeffery Taylor – SEC active leading scorer (1,755 pts), 95 career double-figure games, 17 20+ games, third on VU’s all-time scoring list.
Lance Goulbourne – Averaging 7.1 rebounds this season, 14 double-digit rebound games, 5 double-doubles
Festus Ezeli – All-time blocks leader (182), 35 double-digit scoring games, 23 20+ pt gms, 30 3+ block games, seven double-doubles.