| Team Statistical Comparisons |
| Tennessee | Stat Category | Vanderbilt |
| 73.5 | Points | 75.2 |
| 71.9 | Opponent Points | 64.1 |
| +1.6 | Scoring Margin | +11.1 |
| .440 | Field Goal % | .457 |
| .434 | Opponent Field Goal % | .398 |
| .349 | Three-Point % | .370 |
| .351 | Opponent Three-Point % | .341 |
| .731 | Free Throw % | .737 |
| 37.8 | Rebounds | 36.2 |
| 34.2 | Opponent Rebounds | 33.8 |
| +3.6 | Rebounding Margin | +2.4 |
| 15.7 | Assists | 17.0 |
| 14.9 | Turnovers | 13.4 |
| 3.5 | Blocks | 3.8 |
| 6.2 | Steals | 7.7 |
| 14-11, 6-8 | Record | 18-7, 7-7 |
| Individual Statistical Leaders |
| Tennessee | Stat Category | Vanderbilt |
| McFadgon, 18.3 | Points | Freije, 19.2 |
| Crump, 7.1 | Rebounds | Freije, 5.8 |
| Watson, 5.3 | Assists | Lakey, 3.6 |
| Crump, .558 | Field Goal % | Hundley, .526 |
| Watson, .411 | Three-Point % | Smith, .377 |
| McFadgon, .925 | Free Throw % | Hundley, .833 |
The Series
Tennessee leads the all-time series, 102-62 ... Tennessee won its third consecutive game in the series on Jan. 14, 2004, when the Vols upset the 23rd-rated Commodores 76-66 in Knoxville ... Last year Tennessee swept the series with a 71-66 win in Knoxville on Jan. 18, 2003, and then 70-65 in Nashville on March 8 ... The Vols have won their last three games when playing Vanderbilt at Memorial Gym ... Vanderbilt leads the series 46-34 when it is played on the Commodores' home court ... UT leads 62-15 when playing in Knoxville ... Tennessee's 102 wins over Vanderbilt is the most by the Vols over any opponent ... Tennessee and Vanderbilt have played every season since their first meeting during the 1922 season except for the war years of 1944 and 1945 ... Only Kentucky has been an opponent of the Vols more times than Vanderbilt ... The Vols have played the Wildcats 197 times while Wednesday's game will be their 165th against the Commodores ... UT has won nine of the last 12 meetings between the schools and 13 of the last 19 games ... Tennessee has won more games at Vanderbilt (36) than any other place outside of Knoxville.
Last Meeting
Tennessee rebounded from its first SEC loss of the season to upset the nationally-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores 76-66 Wednesday, Jan. 14, at Thompson-Boling Arena ... The Vols led the 23rd-ranked Commodores by as many as 13 points in the second half but Vandy cut the lead to three points on a Scott Hundley free throw with just under three minutes left ... The Vols responded quickly with a 3-pointer by Scooter McFadgon and then Jemere Hendrix sealed the win with a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to give UT a 71-62 lead ... UT outrebounded the taller Commodores 44-30 ... The Vols overcame 17 turnovers in the game ... Vandy shot just 19 percent (4-of-21) from 3-point range ... McFadgon and Brandon Crump had 20 points each to lead all scorers ... C.J. Watson nearly turned in a triple-double with a career-high 13 rebounds, 11 points and seven assists ... Scott Hundley and Mario Moore each had 11 points for the Commodores ... Preseason SEC Player of the Year Matt Freije, who came into the game averaging 18.3 points per game, scored just eight points on 2-of-12 shooting.
Looking at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt fell to 18-7 on the season and 7-7 in Southeastern Conference action with a 69-72 loss to seventh-ranked Mississippi State Saturday, Feb. 28 ... The Commodores are led by SEC Player of the Year candidate Matt Freije ... Freije, who is one of four Vanderbilt seniors playing their last game in Memorial Gym, leads the SEC with 19.2 points per game ... A Wooden Award and Naismith All-America candidate, he became Vanderbilt's all-time leading scorer against Mississippi (2/25/04) and currently has 1,765 career points ... Junior center Dawid Przybyszewski saw his streak of seven consecutive games scoring in double figures come to an end Saturday against Mississippi State ... On the season the 7-foot-2 Przybyszewski is averaging 8.5 points per game ... Mario Moore, a 5-foot-11 sophomore guard, ranks second on the team with 10.6 points per game ... Vanderbilt has been one of the best home teams in the SEC this season with a 14-2 home record ... South Carolina (57-55) and Mississippi State (72-69) are the only two teams this season to escape Memorial Gym with a win ... Vanderbilt needs one more home win to set the school record with 15 home wins in a season ... Four other Commodore teams have won 14 home games in a season ... Vandy's 1.26 assists-to-turnover ratio leads the SEC ... Vanderbilt also leads the SEC with 16.96 assists per game ... The Commodores are outscoring their opponents by 11.1 points per game, a margin that is second-best in the SEC ... Head coach Kevin Stallings earned his 200th career win on Feb. 11 with a 61-39 win over Georgia ... Stallings has an 80-66 record in five seasons in Nashville and 203-129 mark in 11 years as a head coach.
Vanderbilt Connections
Tennessee head coach Buzz Peterson is no stranger to Vanderbilt ... The third year Vol mentor spent three seasons as the associate head coach on Jan van Breda Kolff's coaching staff ... During that three-year run the Commodores were 51-41 and made two appearances in the National Invitation Tournament, including an appearance in the 1994 championship game ... Peterson and Vanderbilt assistant coach Brad Frederick are both North Carolina grads ... Peterson played for the Tar Heels from 1981-85 while Frederick played from 1996-99 ... UT's roster sports one Nashvillian - Boomer Herndon played at Donelson Christian Academy ... C.J. Watson's sister, Vonyette, along with his grandparents live in Nashville.
Last Time Out
Scooter McFadgon scored Tennessee's final nine points to lead the Vols to a 75-69 win over Auburn Saturday, Feb. 28, at Thompson-Boling Arena ... Auburn held a six-point lead with 7:18 left when Dane Bradshaw's layup started an 8-0 Volunteer run that provided UT with a 61-59 lead with 5:29 remaining ... After trading leads, McFadgon drilled a 3-pointer to break a 66-66 tie with 1:19 left in the game ... McFadgon, who went 13-of-13 from the free throw line in the game, made all six of his free throws in the final minute of the game to lead the Vols to the win ... McFadgon led all scorers with 23 points while C.J. Watson added 16 points and six rebounds ... Brandon Crump had 10 points ... Major Wingate gave the Vols a career-high nine points ... Bradshaw, who made his first career start, registered a career-high five assists ... The Vols finished the game with two freshmen and two sophomores on the court ... Brandon Robinson led the Tigers with 19 points and 12 rebounds ... Ian Young had 11 points while Quinnel Brown added 10 ... Tennessee's Crump and Auburn's Marco Killingsworth were ejected following an altercation at the 8:58 mark in the second half ... Auburn outrebounded the Vols 43-32 and gathered 18 offensive rebounds ... Tennessee shot an impressive 85.7 percent (24-of-28) from the free throw line.
Injury Doesn't Slow Watson
C.J. Watson suffered a sprained big toe against Georgia (2/21/04) but hasn't let something as small as a toe slow him down ... In the two games since suffering the injury he is averaging 13.5 points 4.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game ... After not practicing in the days and spending most of his time in a walking boot leading up to the Kentucky (2/25/04) game, he gave the Vols 11 points and six assists in an inspiring 29 minutes of action ... Against Auburn (2/28/04) he had one of his best scoring outputs of the season with 16 points to go with six rebounds.
McFadgon Named Second Team NABC All-District 7
Scooter McFadgon was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District Team on February 18 ... McFadgon is a second team All-District 7 selection ... The teams are selected by a panel of member coaches of the NABC ... First team selections are: Matt Freije (Vanderbilt), Francisco Garcia (Louisville), Gerald Fitch (Kentucky), Cuthbert Victor (Murray State) and Erik Daniels (Kentucky) ... Joining McFadgon on the second team are Antonio Burks (Memphis), Chuck Hayes (Kentucky), Ricky Minard (Morehead State) and Adrian Henning (Austin Peay).
King a Finalist For The Basketball Hall Of Fame
Former Tennessee Vol Bernard King (1975-77) has been named one of 16 finalists for this year's Basketball Hall of Fame class ... A three-time All-America selection, King averaged 25.8 points per game in his three seasons at Tennessee ... The Brooklyn, N.Y., native went on to score 19,655 career points in 14 seasons in the NBA ... A four-time NBA All-Star, he led the league in scoring with 32.9 points in 1984-85 and finished his career with a career scoring average of 22.5 points ... Playing for the New Jersey Nets Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Washington Bullets he scored 19,655 career points ... The new members will be announced April 5 at the NCAA men's Final Four in San Antonio; induction is September 10.
Houston Named To ESPN's Silver Anniversary All-SEC Team
Former UT standout and current New York Knicks star Allan Houston was named to ESPN's Silver Anniversary All-SEC Team at halftime of its telecast of the Tennessee-Kentucky game Jan. 20 ... The second-leading scorer in Southeastern Conference history, Houston scored 2,801 career points while playing for the Vols (1989-93) ... Joining Houston on the team were Chris Jackson (LSU), Chuck Person (Auburn), Jamal Mashburn (Kentucky) and Shaquille O'Neal (LSU) ... Celebrating its 25th season of covering college basketball, ESPN listed its top-five players from each major conference over the last 25 years (since the 1979-80 season) ... The teams were chosen by a seven-member panel of SEC media and league representatives.
Watson Named To SEC Good Works Team (Feb. 11-14)
Sophomore point guard C.J. Watson was featured as the SEC Good Works Team Player of the Week on Jefferson Pilot's telecasts the week of Feb. 11-14 ... The Las Vegas, Nev., native was named the 2003 co-Male Community Service Student-Athlete of the Year by Tennessee's CHAMPS/Life Skills Office for his community efforts ... He assisted the Meals On Wheels program, delivering warm meals to the elderly in Knoxville on Thanksgiving Day, hosted children from The Wesley House and spoke at the Westbury Christian Upward Bound Banquet ... This is the first time Watson has been named to the SEC Good Works Team ... He joins C.J. Black (2000) and Jon Higgins (2001, 2002, 2003) as Vols who have been named to the Good Works Team.
Tennessee Against Ranked Teams
Tennessee is 2-6 against teams ranked among the Associated Press Top 25 this year ... UT has wins over 23rd-ranked Vanderbilt and No. 22 Florida and losses at No. 14 Florida, vs. No. 9 Kentucky, vs. No. 5 Louisville, at No. 11 Mississippi State, vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech and at No. 9 Kentucky this season ... The Vols are 81-186 all-time against teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 ... Tennessee is 39-116 all-time against teams ranked in the AP Top 10 and 17-27 against teams ranked in the Top 5.
Home Sweet Home
While the Vols have struggled on the road this season, they have been tough at home ... Tennessee is 13-3 at Thompson-Boling Arena this season ... UT's only home losses have come to No. 9 Kentucky, No. 5 Louisville and No. 15 Georgia Tech ... Kentucky needed a 25-foot 3-pointer with 16.3 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime in the Wildcats' win.
Vols Well Represented in SEC Statistics
Tennessee players lead two of the 12 individual categories in the latest Southeastern Conference statistics ... Scooter McFadgon leads the league in free throw percentage (92.5 percent) while he is third in scoring (18.3 ppg) and fourth in 3-point field goal percentage (39.4 percent) ... C.J. Watson sits atop the assists (5.32 apg) list and is third in assist/turnover ratio (2.15 assists-to-turnovers) ... Brandon Crump is fifth in the league in field goal percentage by making 55.8 percent of his shots while ranking 13th in scoring (15.0 ppg) and eighth in rebounding (7.1 rpg) ... As a team, the Vols are second in rebounding offense (37.8 rpg) and are third in free throw percentage (73.1 percent) and assists (15.72 apg).
Hitting The Boards
Tennessee ranks second in the Southeastern Conference with 37.8 rebounds per game ... The Vols have surpassed the 50-rebound mark two times with 50 boards at Nebraska (12/13/03) and 57 against The Citadel (12/17/03) ... UT is outrebounding its opponents by 3.6 rebounds per game which ranks fifth in the SEC ... UT is averaging 13.16 offensive rebounds per game.
UT Trying Different Travel Plans
Trying to make road games more like home games, the Tennessee Vols have tried several different travel strategies in an effort to make weekday road games more like a home game ... The Vols first tried it against Mississippi State by leaving Knoxville at noon for the 8 p.m. (EST) game in Starkville on Jan. 28 ... Tennessee tried the same travel plans for its game at LSU on Feb. 4 ... Against Kentucky, the Vols returned to travelling on Tuesday night instead of the day of the game and will continue the trend against Vanderbilt on March 3 ... Travelling the same day as a game is nothing new for the Vols, they also did it three times during the 2001-02 season ... UT coach Buzz Peterson got the idea from his college coach Dean Smith, who did the same thing when Peterson was a player at North Carolina.
Hendrix and Vols Are Getting Offensive On The Boards
Tennessee ranks third in the SEC with 13.16 offensive rebounds per game on the season ... Ten times the Vols have recorded 15 or more offensive rebounds in a game ... Jemere Hendrix has been leading the offensive charge with 73 offensive rebounds, a number that ranks sixth in the SEC (2.92 rpg) ... Against 15th-ranked Georgia Tech he recorded a career-high nine rebounds at the offensive end of the court.
Watson Leads SEC in Assists
While several other point guards around the nation have been bogarting the headlines and highlights, sophomore C.J. Watson has quietly established himself as one of the top playmakers in the college game ... Nicknamed "The Quiet Storm," he leads the SEC with 5.32 assists per game ... His assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.15 (133 assists against 62 turnovers in 842 minutes) is third in the SEC ... According to the Feb. 24 NCAA statistics, Watson's 5.4 assists ranked 41st in the nation ... Five times this season he has had a game with eight or more assists ... Tennessee is 10-2 when Watson has six or more assists in a game this season ... As a true freshman last season he led the SEC in minutes played (35.8 mpg) while leading the league with 5.44 assists per game against conference opponents ... His 160 assists as a rookie ranked seventh on UT's single-season charts and were the second-most ever by a freshman.
Watson Can Score, Too
Although he usually looks to pass first, Watson has also found opportunities to score ... While leading the SEC with 5.32 assists per game, he ranks third on the team with 11.6 points per game ... He has also established himself as a deep threat by leading the team in 3-point percentage (.411) and ranking second in 3-pointers made (39).
Watson Flirts With Triple-Doubles
Sophomore point guard C.J. Watson has flirted with history two times in SEC action this season ... In the SEC opener against Georgia (1/7/04) the Las Vegas native nearly became the first Tennessee player in history to record a triple-double ... He finished the game with nine points, eight rebounds and nine assists ... Against Vanderbilt (1/14/04) he came close with a career-high 13 rebounds, 11 points and seven assists... This year isn't the first time he has come close to a triple-double.
McFadgon Challenging Free Throw Charts
Scooter McFadgon's 92.5 percent (124-of-134) shooting from the free throw line this season ranks as the best percentage in Tennessee history ... Bill Justus, who led the nation with a 92.0 percent (133-of-147) success rate during the 1968-69 season, currently holds the school record.
McFadgon Leads SEC, Ranks Fourth Nationally in Free Throw Percentage
Scooter McFadgon gets mad when he misses a free throw, calling free throws "the easiest baskets you'll ever get." ... The junior guard hasn't gotten mad very often this season as he is leading the SEC by making 92.5 (124-of-134) free throws this season ... According to the Feb. 24 NCAA statistics he ranked fourth in the nation with a 91.5 free throw percentage ... Two times (vs. Kentucky Jan. 20 and vs. Auburn Feb. 28) this season he has gone 13-of-13 from the free throw line ... He saw a streak of 32 consecutive free throws made come to an end against Louisville (1/25/04) ... He also had a streak of 27 consecutive free throws made until a miss against UNC Asheville 12/30/03) ... The school record for consecutive free throws made is 39 by Danny Schultz (12/2/63 - 12/28/63) and Michael Brooks (1/30/85 - 3/6/85).
Scooter Scores Big
Playing his first season of SEC basketball, Scooter McFadgon has taken the league by storm ... The Memphis transfer ranks third in the SEC in scoring with 18.3 points per game this year ... His 39.4 percent 3-point shooting ranks fourth in the league while his 2.33 treys per game is sixth ... He has scored 20 or more points 11 times and 30 or more points three times ... Against ninth-ranked Kentucky (1/20/04) he scored a career-high 33 points, scoring 19 of the Vols' first 24 points against the Wildcats ... The junior guard had a memorable debut in a Tennessee uniform with a 31-point outing against Wofford (11/21/03) ... His 31 points were the most in a UT debut since Bernard King scored 42 against Wisconsin-Milwaukee (11/30/74) ... In the SEC opener he matched that mark with a 31-point effort against Georgia (1/7/04).
McFadgon Reaches 1,000 Career Points
Junior transfer Scooter McFadgon scored his 1,000th career point against Georgia Tech (2/7/04) ... He has scored 1,114 points in his three years playing college basketball ... The 6-foot-5 guard scored 674 points in two seasons at Memphis and has scored 440 points in his first season at Tennessee.
The Jemere Hendrix Experience
Saying that he would rather have 20 rebounds than score 20 points in a game because "anyone can score 20 points but not many can get 20 rebounds," Jemere Hendrix has been a presence on the boards this season ... A transfer from Clemson, the 6-foot-8 Hendrix is second on the team and 12th in the SEC with 6.7 boards per game ... He is averaging 2.92 offensive rebounds per game to rank sixth in the SEC ... He recorded a career-high 14 rebounds against 11th-ranked Mississippi State (1/28/04) ... Against 15th-ranked Georgia Tech he brought in a career-high nine offensive rebounds ... Defensively he has given the Vols another boost ... He held Preseason SEC Player of the Year Matt Freije to just eight points on 2-of-12 shooting and two rebounds on Jan. 14.
Crump Making His Presence Felt
With each year at Tennessee, Brandon Crump has steadily improved his play ... The Houston, Texas, native owns one of the best shooting percentages in the Southeastern Conference, currently ranking fifth in the league with a 55.8 field goal percentage ... According to the Feb. 24 NCAA statistics, Crump's 56.9 field goal percentage ranked 33rd in the nation ... He ranks 13th in the SEC in scoring (15.0 ppg) and is eighth in rebounding with 7.1 boards per game ... The 6-foot-10 forward has scored 20 or more points in six games after not reaching the 20-point mark in his first two seasons at Tennessee ... He has eight double-doubles on the season and 11 in his career ... He has steadily improved his averages from 7.1 points and 4.2 rebounds as a freshman to 11.0 points to 5.9 rebounds as a sophomore to 15.0 points and 7.1 rebounds as a junior this year ... Against Nebraska (12/13/03) he recorded a career-high 25 points.
Crump Doubles Up
Junior forward Brandon Crump has recorded eight double-doubles this season ... That is the most by a Vol since Steve Hamer recorded nine double-doubles during the 1995-96 season ... Crump's eight double-doubles are the tied for third-most in the Southeastern Conference this season ... His five double-doubles in SEC action are third-most in the league.
Asumnu Providing Vols With A Spark
Sophomore Stanley Asumnu provided the Vols with a huge defensive spark off the bench early in the season ... That play has earned Asumnu a starting spot in five of Tennessee's last six games ... At Kentucky (2/24/04) he recorded a career-high 13 points ... He ranks second on the team with 22 steals this year.
Wingate Making An Impact In The Starting Lineup
Playing solid defense in practice earned freshman center Major Wingate a spot in the starting lineup against Kentucky (1/20/04) ... Since then he has started 11 of 12 games ... After tying his career-high of eight points in a game two times, he increased his career mark with nine points against Auburn (2/28/04) ... He scored Tennessee's first six points in the Vols' win over 22nd-ranked Florida (1/31/04).
Bradshaw Gives UT's Backcourt a Boost
Last year point guard C.J. Watson led the Southeastern Conference by playing 35.8 minutes per game ... This year Watson has received relief from freshman Dane Bradshaw ... The Memphis native is averaging 13.9 minutes per game off the bench and is contributing 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game ... A player who has a outstanding feel for the game, Bradshaw has dished out 43 assists.
| TENNESSEE CAREER STATS vs. VANDERBILT |
| ? | G-GS | FG-A | 3FG-A | FT-A | Reb | Avg | A | To | Blk | Stl | Pts | Avg |
| Albrecht | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Asumnu | 3-0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4-3-7 | 2.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.3 |
| Bradshaw | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 1-1-2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Crump | 5-5 | 18-39 | 1-1 | 26-33 | 12-20-32 | 6.4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 12.6 |
| Hendrix | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-5-6 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Herndon | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-1-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| McFadgon | 1-1 | 6-15 | 2-8 | 6-6 | 1-2-3 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| Watson | 3-3 | 10-20 | 1-5 | 7-10 | 3-18-21 | 7.0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 |
| Winchester | 2-1 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-1-4 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 |
| Wingate | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2-2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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