The Kentucky Wildcats collide with the Vanderbilt Commodores on Tuesday in Nashville in a momentous SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game, including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.
John H. Sanford, 14Powers SEC Basketball
Venue
Vanderbilt
Arena Name: Memorial Gym
Capacity: 14,316
Year Opened: 1952
Game Date/Time
Tuesday, January 24, 2023, 9:00 PM ET
Team Statistical Comparison
Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
Scoring Margin
Winning %
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Three Point %
FT Made P/G
Three Pointers P/G
FT Attempts P/G
3-Point Attempts P/G
FG % Defense
3-Point % Defense
Fouls Per Game
Rebound Margin
Rebounds (Off.) P/G
Rebounds (Def) P/G
Rebounds Per Game
Assist/Turnover Ratio
TOs Forced P/G
Effective FG pct
Kentucky
71.0
64.2
6.8
75.00
42.7
73.8
34.3
15.7
7.1
21.2
20.6
40.8
28.4
14.8
6.1
12.12
26.94
39.06
0.85
12.44
0.489
Vanderbilt
71.4
68.6
2.8
50.0
43.3
69.3
32.5
11.9
8.1
17.1
25.0
41.9
30.8
16.9
3.8
11.75
26.19
37.94
1.01
10.75
0.502
Players and Stats
Kentucky
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Oscar Tshiebwe
34
SR
F
6-9
260
17.3 Pts, 13.8 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Antonio Reeves
12
SR
G
6-4
185
12.1 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Cason Wallace
22
FR
G
6-4
193
11.3 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 3.7 Ast
Jacob Toppin
0
SR
F
6-9
194
10.6 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 2.0 Ast
Sahvir Wheeler
2
SR
G
5-10
180
8.9 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 6.1 Ast
CJ Fredrick
1
SR
G
6-3
195
7.8 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Chris Livingston
24
FR
F
6-6
220
5.3 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Lance Ware
55
JR
F
6-9
223
3.1 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Ugonna Onyenso
33
FR
F
6-11
225
2.9 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Adou Thiero
3
FR
G
6-6
200
2.7 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Daimion Collins
4
SO
F
6-9
202
1.9 Pts, 2.6 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Brennan Canada
14
SR
F
6-6
198
1.0 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Walker Horn
21
FR
G
6-1
200
0.0 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Kareem Watkins
25
JR
G
5-8
145
0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Grant Darbyshire
13
FR
G
6-2
Vanderbilt
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Liam Robbins
21
SR
F
7-0
235
13.2 Pts, 5.9 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Tyrin Lawrence
0
JR
G
6-4
190
10.9 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Myles Stute
10
JR
F
6-7
215
9.9 Pts, 5.5 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Jordan Wright
4
SR
G
5-7
11.0 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 2.4 Ast
Ezra Manjon
5
SR
G
5-11
170
8.6 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 2.9 Ast
Trey Thomas
12
JR
G
5-11
165
6.5 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Colin Smith
1
FR
F
6-8
215
4.4 Pts, 3.2 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Quentin Millora-Brown
42
SR
F
6-10
229
3.2 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Noah Shelby
2
FR
G
6-3
180
4.7 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Emmanuel Ansong
20
SR
F
6-4
195
2.5 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Malik Dia
23
FR
F
6-9
240
2.9 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Lee Dort
34
FR
F
6-10
255
2.1 Pts, 2.6 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Paul Lewis
3
FR
G
6-2
170
1.5 Pts, 1.3 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Miles Keeffe
25
FR
G
6-5
185
0.5 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Graham Calton
22
SO
G
6-5
200
0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Adrian Samuels
11
FR
G
6-5
170
0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
College Basketball Ratings
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Basketball Series History
Kentucky leads 154-47
Kentucky Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Jacob Toppin
F
6′-9″
205
SR
Brooklyn, NY
1
CJ Fredrick
G
6′-3″
185
SR
Cincinnati, OH
2
Sahvir Wheeler
G
5′-9″
180
SR
Houston, TX
3
Adou Thiero
G
6′-6″
200
FR
Leetsdale, PA
4
Daimion Collins
F
6′-9″
210
SO
Atlanta, TX
12
Antonio Reeves
G
6′-5″
205
SR
Chicago, IL
13
Grant Darbyshire
G
6′-2″
190
FR
Cincinnati, OH
14
Brennan Canada
G
6′-6″
205
SR
Mount Sterling, KY
21
Walker Horn
G
6′-4″
200
FR
Austin, TX
22
Cason Wallace
G
6′-4″
193
FR
Dallas, TX
24
Chris Livingston
F
6′-6″
220
FR
Akron, OH
25
Kareem Watkins
G
5′-8″
175
JR
Camden, NJ
33
Ugonna Onyenso
F
6′-11″
225
FR
–
34
Oscar Tshiebwe
F
6′-9″
260
SR
–
55
Lance Ware
F
6′-9″
235
JR
Camden, NJ
Vanderbilt Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Tyrin Lawrence
G
6′-4″
200
JR
Monticello, GA
1
Colin Smith
F
6′-8″
215
FR
Dallas, TX
2
Noah Shelby
G
6′-3″
180
FR
Mckinney, TX
3
Paul Lewis
G
6′-2″
170
FR
Woodbridge, VA
4
Jordan Wright
G
6′-6″
220
SR
Baton Rouge, LA
5
Ezra Manjon
G
6′-0″
170
SR
Antioch, CA
10
Myles Stute
F
6′-7″
215
JR
Washington, DC
11
Adrian Samuels
G
6′-5″
170
FR
Nashville, TN
12
Trey Thomas
G
6′-0″
160
JR
Durham, ON
20
Emmanuel Ansong
F
6′-4″
195
SR
Bordentown, NJ
21
Liam Robbins
F
7′-0″
250
SR
Davenport, IA
22
Graham Calton
G
6′-6″
205
SO
Charlotte, NC
23
Malik Dia
F
6′-9″
240
FR
Murfreesboro, TN
25
Miles Keeffe
G
6′-5″
185
FR
Novato, CA
34
Lee Dort
F
6′-10″
255
FR
Mckinney, TX
42
Quentin Millora-Brown
F
6′-10″
245
SR
Lorton, VA
Kentucky Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
Howard
63
Kentucky
95
11/11/2022
Duquesne
52
Kentucky
77
11/15/2022
Kentucky
77
Michigan State
86
11/17/2022
SC State
63
Kentucky
106
11/20/2022
Kentucky
72
Gonzaga
88
11/23/2022
North Florida
56
Kentucky
96
11/29/2022
Bellarmine
41
Kentucky
60
12/4/2022
Michigan
69
Kentucky
73
12/10/2022
Yale
59
Kentucky
69
12/17/2022
UCLA
63
Kentucky
53
12/21/2022
FAMU
68
Kentucky
88
12/28/2022
Kentucky
75
Missouri
89
12/31/2022
Louisville
63
Kentucky
86
1/3/2023
LSU
71
Kentucky
74
1/7/2023
Kentucky
52
Alabama
78
1/10/2023
South Carolina
71
Kentucky
68
1/14/2023
Kentucky
63
Tennessee
56
1/17/2023
Georgia
71
Kentucky
85
1/21/2023
Texas A&M
67
Kentucky
76
1/24/2023
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
1/28/2023
Kansas
Kentucky
1/31/2023
Kentucky
Ole Miss
2/4/2023
Florida
Kentucky
2/7/2023
Arkansas
Kentucky
2/11/2023
Kentucky
Georgia
2/15/2023
Kentucky
Mississippi State
2/18/2023
Tennessee
Kentucky
2/22/2023
Kentucky
Florida
2/25/2023
Auburn
Kentucky
3/1/2023
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
3/4/2023
Kentucky
Arkansas
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023
NCAA Tournament
Vanderbilt Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
Memphis
76
Vanderbilt
67
11/11/2022
Southern Miss
60
Vanderbilt
48
11/15/2022
Vanderbilt
89
Temple
87
11/18/2022
Morehead St
43
Vanderbilt
76
11/23/2022
Saint Mary’s
75
Vanderbilt
65
11/24/2022
Fresno St
59
Vanderbilt
67
11/30/2022
Vanderbilt
65
VCU
70
12/3/2022
Wofford
62
Vanderbilt
65
12/7/2022
Pitt
74
Vanderbilt
75
12/9/2022
Grambling
64
Vanderbilt
62
12/17/2022
NC State
70
Vanderbilt
66
12/22/2022
Alabama A&M
62
Vanderbilt
70
12/30/2022
SE Louisiana
55
Vanderbilt
93
1/3/2023
South Carolina
79
Vanderbilt
84
1/7/2023
Vanderbilt
82
Missouri
85
1/10/2023
Vanderbilt
68
Tennessee
77
1/14/2023
Arkansas
84
Vanderbilt
97
1/17/2023
Alabama
78
Vanderbilt
66
1/21/2023
Vanderbilt
85
Georgia
82
1/24/2023
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
1/28/2023
Vanderbilt
Texas A&M
1/31/2023
Vanderbilt
Alabama
2/4/2023
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
2/8/2023
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
2/11/2023
Vanderbilt
Florida
2/14/2023
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
2/18/2023
Auburn
Vanderbilt
2/22/2023
Vanderbilt
LSU
2/25/2023
Florida
Vanderbilt
3/1/2023
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
3/4/2023
Mississippi State
Vanderbilt
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023
NCAA Tournament
Injuries and Suspensions
Kentucky
[F] Daimion Collins (Foot) – Questionable
Vanderbilt
[F] Lee Dort (Foot) – Out
Source: statfox.com
Kentucky-Vanderbilt Prediction
Kentucky 81, Vanderbilt 78
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Tuesday‘s game tips off at 9:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.
