SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Georgia at Vanderbilt

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Georgia visits Vanderbilt on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a prediction of the game’s final score.

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Team Statistical Comparison

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO
Georgia 0.445 0.296 0.697 314 998 356 197 92 395
Georgia OPP 0.444 0.319 0.653 303 951 334 172 88 359
Vanderbilt 0.426 0.332 0.693 236 849 304 186 91 338
Vanderbilt OPP 0.465 0.354 0.731 249 942 345 148 100 364

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Statistical Leaders

Georgia Scoring Leaders

PLAYER TEAM GP PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
PLAYER TEAM GP PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Anthony Edwards Georgia 26 18.9 166 100 60
Rayshaun Hammonds Georgia 26 12.5 125 47 28
Sahvir Wheeler Georgia 25 8.8 81 45 12
Tyree Crump Georgia 26 7.0 58 23 42
Toumani Camara Georgia 26 6.4 65 33 3
Donnell Gresham Jr. Georgia 26 5.7 46 41 14
Tye Fagan Georgia 26 4.2 44 15 5
Christian Brown Georgia 25 3.7 30 26 6
Rodney Howard Georgia 22 1.3 12 5 0

Georgia Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER TEAM OR DR TR RPG
PLAYER TEAM OR DR TR RPG
Rayshaun Hammonds Georgia 55 132 187 7.2
Anthony Edwards Georgia 19 120 139 5.3
Toumani Camara Georgia 45 69 114 4.4
Donnell Gresham Jr. Georgia 37 77 114 4.4
Sahvir Wheeler Georgia 14 50 64 2.6
Tyree Crump Georgia 10 50 60 2.3
Christian Brown Georgia 15 29 44 1.8
Tye Fagan Georgia 20 23 43 1.7
Rodney Howard Georgia 14 18 32 1.5

Vanderbilt Scoring Leaders

PLAYER TEAM GP PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
PLAYER TEAM GP PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Saben Lee Vanderbilt 26 17.3 150 118 31
Scotty Pippen Jr. Vanderbilt 26 10.9 80 99 25
Maxwell Evans Vanderbilt 26 8.2 73 32 36
Dylan Disu Vanderbilt 26 7.1 63 19 39
Jordan Wright Vanderbilt 26 5.7 51 39 7
Ejike Obinna Vanderbilt 25 3.6 36 18 0
Matthew Moyer Vanderbilt 25 2.0 17 10 5

Vanderbilt Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER TEAM OR DR TR RPG
PLAYER TEAM OR DR TR RPG
Dylan Disu Vanderbilt 24 122 146 5.6
Ejike Obinna Vanderbilt 42 62 104 4.2
Maxwell Evans Vanderbilt 18 68 86 3.3
Saben Lee Vanderbilt 13 72 85 3.3
Scotty Pippen Jr. Vanderbilt 12 61 73 2.8
Jordan Wright Vanderbilt 25 45 70 2.7
Matthew Moyer Vanderbilt 10 45 55 2.2

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NCAA RPI

Georgia: 89

Vanderbilt: 148

Georgia Roster

No. Name Pos. HT WT Class City-State
0 Donnell Gresham Jr. G 6′-3″ 195 SR Saint Paul, MN
1 Jaykwon Walton F 6′-7″ 205 FR Columbus, GA
2 Jordan Harris G 6′-5″ 195 SR Iron City, GA
3 Christian Brown F 6′-6″ 215 FR Hopkins, SC
4 Tyree Crump G 6′-1″ 185 SR Bainbridge, GA
5 Anthony Edwards G 6′-5″ 225 FR Atlanta, GA
10 Toumani Camara F 6′-8″ 220 FR Hollywood, FL
11 Jaxon Etter G 6′-4″ 205 FR Woodstock, GA
14 Tye Fagan G 6′-3″ 185 SO Logtown, GA
15 Sahvir Wheeler G 5′-10″ 180 FR Houston, TX
20 Rayshaun Hammonds F 6′-9″ 235 JR Norcross, GA
24 Rodney Howard F 6′-11″ 245 FR Ypsilanti, MI
25 Amanze Ngumezi F 6′-9″ 235 SO Savannah, GA
30 Mike Peake F 6′-8″ 220 FR Chicago, IL
32 Stan Turnier G 6′-4″ 185 FR Louisville, KY

Vanderbilt Roster

No. Name Pos. HT WT Class City-State
0 Saben Lee G 6′-2″ 183 JR Phoenix, AZ
1 Dylan Disu F 6′-9″ 220 FR Pflugerville, TX
2 Scotty Pippen Jr. G 6′-1″ 170 FR Los Angeles, CA
3 Maxwell Evans G 6′-2″ 190 JR Houston, TX
4 Jordan Wright G 6′-5″ 226 FR Baton Rouge, LA
5 D.J. Harvey G 6′-6″ 235 SO Bowie, MD
10 Drew Weikert G 6′-0″ 170 SO Nashville, TN
13 Matthew Moyer F 6′-8″ 229 JR Gahanna, OH
14 Isaiah Rice G 5′-11″ 195 JR Indianapolis, IN
15 Clevon Brown F 6′-8″ 232 SR San Antonio, TX
20 Trace Arbuckle G 6′-2″ 170 JR Carmel, IN
21 Jon Jossell G 5′-9″ 160 SR Arcadia, OK
24 Aaron Nesmith F 6′-6″ 213 SO Charleston, SC
42 Quentin Millora-Brown F 6′-10″ 229 FR Lorton, VA
50 Ejike Obinna F 6′-10″ 243 SO Enugu, Nigeria
55 Oton Jankovic F 6′-10″ 212 FR Napa, CA

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Scouting Report


Vanderbilt (9-17, 1-12 SEC) fell to Tennessee 65-61 on Tuesday night in Knoxville. Freshman guard Jordan Wright led the Commodores with 23 points. Jordan Bowden and John Fulkerson co-led the Vols with 17 points each. Tennessee won this game at the line hitting 8 more free throws than Vandy. The Commodores were able to keep the score close by hitting eight 3-point shots to the Vols’ four.

Vandy’s Aaron Nesmith (23 ppg) is the Commodore’s and SEC’s leading scorer, however, he is out for the season with an injury. In his absence Saben Lee (17.3 ppg) has taken over that role. Freshman forward Dylan Disu leads Vandy in rebounding 5.6 rpg. For the season Vandy is shooting 42.6% from the field, 33.2% from 3-point range and 69.3% from the free throw line. Vandy is ninth in the SEC in scoring averaging 71.6 points a game. The Commodores are 13th in the SEC in scoring defense allowing 74.3 point per contest. Vandy is dead last in field goal percentage defense (46.5%) and also last in 3-point shooting defense (35.4%).

Georgia (13-13, 3-10 SEC) defeated Auburn 65-55 on Wednesday night in Athens in what was likely the second biggest SEC upset of the season, after Vandy’s win over LSU. Anthony Edwards led the Bulldogs with 18 points. Meanwhile, J’Von McCormick paced the Tigers with 22 points. The Bulldogs’ seven more made free throws and three more 3-point shots swung the game in Georgia favor. They two teams were dead even in rebounds (45) and turnovers (15).

Anthony Edwards (18.9 ppg) leads Georgia in scoring. He’s also the top 3-point shooting threat with 60 made threes. Forward Rayshaun Hammonds (12.4 ppg) is the only other double digit scorer for the Bulldogs. Georgia has a solid offense and is fourth in the SEC in scoring offense (75.7 ppg). The Bulldogs are fifth in the conference in field goal percentage (44.9%). Georgia is 12th in the SEC in scoring defense (73.8 ppg). Georgia also struggles in field goal defense (13th, 44.6%) and 3-point defense (12th, 32.7%). Two more superlatives, Georgia is fifth in the SEC in assists (13.8 apg) and tied for second in steals (7.7 spg).

Vanderbilt hosts Georgia in what might be the Commodores’ best chance to earn a second SEC victory. Vandy is playing better and better under Jerry Stackhouse. This one should be close so we go with the home team.

Georgia-Vanderbilt Prediction

Vanderbilt 77, Georgia 75


Saturday‘s game tips off at 6:00 p.m. ET. TV: SEC Network.

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