No. 24/21 Vanderbilt (1-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. Wake Forest (1-0, 0-0 ACC)
Thursday, Nov. 5 • 5 p.m. CT
Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn.
Tickets • ESPN2 • 94.9 The Fan • Game Notes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No. 24 Vanderbilt men’s basketball welcomes ACC foe Wake Forest Thursday night for a 5 p.m. showdown in Memorial Gymnasium.
Thursday’s power conference matchup will air on ESPN2 with Matt Schumacker and Dane Bradshaw on the broadcast. Fans can also tune in to 94.9 The Fan locally in Nashville and on the Vanderbilt Athletics app to listen to Kevin Ingram and Tim Thompson call all the action.
OPENING NIGHT REWIND
- Vanderbilt rolled to a 93-47 win over Bellarmine to open the 2026-27 season. The Dores improved to 3-0 in season openers under Mark Byington.
- The Commodores' win included a monstrous 50-5 run over 15-plus minutes around the halftime break.
- The Dores held Bellarmine without a field goal for 10:15 in the run.
- The 46-point margin marks the largest season-opening victory since 1913, a 53-5 win over MTSU.
LOCKED IN
- Vanderbilt's new look lineup flexed its defensive muscle on opening night, holding Bellarmine to just 47 points in the victory.
- The 47 points are the fewest the Commodores have surrendered in a game since 2022 and the fewest allowed in a season opener since holding Austin Peay to 41 in 2015.
- It is just the fifth time the Commodores have held an opening-day foe below 50 points in the shot clock era.
MAKE IT. TAKE IT.
- Vanderbilt's Tyler Tanner leads all active players in steals-to-turnover ratio, averaging 1.75 swipes for every turnover committed in his career. The next closest player sits a 1.56.
- Tanner's 1.75 steal-to-turnover mark is the highest by any player in the SEC since at least 1996
- Tanner ranks second among active players in assist-to-turnover ratio as well, averaging 3.05 assists for every miscue.
- The 3.05 assist-to-turnover mark is tied for second by an SEC player dating back to at least 1996.
NATIONALLY RANKED
- The Commodores begin the season ranked No. 24 in the AP Poll and No. 21 in the Coaches Poll. It's the first time since 2015-16 Vanderbilt has entered the season ranked.
- The Dores have appeared in 18-straight AP polls dating back to last season, matching the school record for most consecutive poll appearances in school history. Vandy appeared in 18-straight polls spanning the 1964-65 and 1965-66 seasons.
TICKETS
Vanderbilt men’s basketball season and single-game tickets are now on sale along with mini-plans. Secure the best seats to the best matchups in Memorial Gymnasium all season long by visiting VUCommodores.com/mbb-ticketing.