Feb. 18, 2012
Vanderbilt Gamenotes 
| Georgia Gamenotes
Coach Stallings Press Conference
The Commodores hit the road for the second consecutive time when the team travels to Athens, Ga., to take on the Georgia Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon. The game tips at 12 p.m. CT and will be televised by FSN South. The game can also be heard on the Vanderbilt IMG College Radio Network in the middle Tennessee area and online at vucommodores.com.
Vanderbilt won its last road contest Wednesday night at Ole Miss, 102-76, with Jeffery Taylor and John Jenkins leading the way with 28 and 26 points, respectively. Taylor was 10-15 from the floor and connected on a career-high five made threes, while Jenkins scored 26 points on only five shots from the floor. Jenkins was 5-5, including 4-4 from three, and 12-15 from the free throw line.
Sunday’s meeting will be the second between the two teams this season. Vanderbilt won an earlier meeting this year at Memorial Gym, 77-66, on January 14. Jenkins scored 18 points in the win, while Taylor added 16 for the Commodores.
Series Information
Series Record: Vanderbilt leads the all-time series, 86-48.
Last Meeting: Vanderbilt won the last meeting, 77-66, in Nashville on Jan. 14, 2012.
Record at Vanderbilt: VU leads 47-15.
Record at Georgia: Ga. leads 32-29.
Record at Neutral Site: VU leads 6-4.
Coach Stallings vs. UGA: Coach Stallings is 16-10 against UGA.
Media Information
Radio: Vanderbilt Radio Network from IMG College, vucommodores.com, XM 199
Radio Talent: Joe Fisher (pxp), Tim Thompson (analyst)
TV: FSN
TV Talent: Dave Neal (pxp), Larry Conley (analyst)
Live Stream: ESPN3.com
Live Stats: vucommodores.com
Twitter Updates: @VandyMBB
More On The Georgia Series
- Sunday’s meeting with the Bulldogs will be the 135th in the overall series, with Vanderbilt holding an 86-48 advantage all-time.
- The Bulldogs lead the series in Athens, 32-29.
- Vanderbilt has won five in a row in the series, dating back to the 2009-10 season in Athens (2/6/10, L, 58-72).
- Coach Stallings is 16-10 all-time against the Bulldogs.
- Bulldog starting guard Gerald Robinson is from Nashville, Tenn., and played at Tennessee State before transferring to Georgia after the 2009 season.
More On Georgia
Georgia enters the game with a 12-13 overall record and a 3-8 mark in SEC play after dropping a 57-56 decision to South Carolina on February 15. Freshman Kentavious Caldwell-Pope leads the team in scoring with 14.2 points per game, while Donte’ Williams leads the team on the glass with 5.5 rebounds per contest.
Quick Hitters
- Vanderbilt is now 8-4 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 19.8 ppg and the league’s top scorer in league games only in Jeffery Taylor at 18.6 ppg. Jenkins is second in league games only with 18.3 ppg and Taylor is second in all games at 18.0 ppg. Jenkins also paces the league and nation in threes made at 3.8 per game.
- Vanderbilt surpassed the 100-point barrier for the first time since December 19, 2006, when the Commodores knocked off Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 102-59.
- The 100-point game was VU’s first in SEC play since a 101-89 win on March 1, 2000, and the first on an SEC opponent’s home court since a 120-83 win over Miss. State on March 8, 1969.
- Vanderbilt posted season-highs in field goal percentage (62.5%) and three-point field goal percentage (63.2%) against the Rebels.
- Jeffery Taylor scored 28 points on 10-15 shooting from the floor and a 5-6 mark from three. Taylor scored 23 points in the first half, and made his first seven shots from the floor.
- Taylor’s five threes set a new career high.
- John Jenkins scored 26 points on only five made shots from the floor. Jenkins was 5-5, including 4-4 from 3, and converted on 12-15 free throw attempts.
- Jenkins’ free throws made and attempted were new career highs.
- Jenkins has scored in double-digits in 59 consecutive games, 78 in his career.
- Taylor paces the SEC in league games only in 3FG % at 60.0 (30-50)%.
- In SEC play, the Commodores rank first in three different categories – 3-point field-goal percentage (.434), threes made (9.3), and assists (14.2). In all games, VU leads the league in 3-point field goal percentage (40.0%).
- Taylor is fourth in the SEC in field goal percentage (.540), and has made more field goals than any other player in the SEC (169).
- Jeffery Taylor (169) and John Jenkins (159) lead the league in field goals made for the season.
- VU’s starting five has amassed 406 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 (19.8), free throw percentage (.833) and threes made (3.8). In league games only, Jenkins leads threes made (3.7) and free throw percentage (.857).
- In league games only, Tinsley is second in the league in assists (5.3) and is first 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).
- Although VU had 24 bench points against Ole Miss, the Commodores’ bench has been outscored by their opponent by an average of 5.4 points per game (17.8 to 12.4) for the season.
- Jeffery Taylor is third on Vanderbilt’s all-time scoring list, and has 1,783 career points.
- With his four 3FGs against Ole Miss, Jenkins has scored at least 3 3FGs in 21 games this season.