SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Vanderbilt at South Carolina

Vanderbilt-South Carolina basketball preview

The Vanderbilt Commodores clash with the South Carolina Gamecocks on Tuesday in Columbia 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

South Carolina

Arena Name: Colonial Life Arena

Capacity: 18,000

Year Opened: 2002

Colonial Life Center

Game Date/Time

Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 6:30 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
Vanderbilt
70.5
71.7
-1.1
50.0
41.8
71.8
32.4
12.7
8.1
17.7
24.9
43.7
32.8
16.5
0.7
11.75
24.75
36.5
1.03
10.58
0.486
South Carolina
64.1
73.2
-9.1
33.3
39.9
63.6
32.5
9.7
7.8
15.2
23.9
47.4
35.3
16.2
-0.2
12.42
22.17
34.58
0.82
10.75
0.465

Players and Stats

Vanderbilt

Player # Class Pos Height Weight Summary
Liam Robbins 21 SR F 7-0 235 13.3 Pts, 6.3 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Tyrin Lawrence 0 JR G 6-4 190 11.0 Pts, 3.8 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Myles Stute 10 JR F 6-7 215 10.0 Pts, 5.3 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Jordan Wright 4 SR G 5-7 10.3 Pts, 4.2 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Ezra Manjon 5 SR G 5-11 170 8.5 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 3.3 Ast
Trey Thomas 12 JR G 5-11 165 6.4 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Colin Smith 1 FR F 6-8 215 3.8 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Quentin Millora-Brown 42 SR F 6-10 229 3.7 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Emmanuel Ansong 20 SR F 6-4 195 2.8 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Noah Shelby 2 FR G 6-3 180 3.9 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Malik Dia 23 FR F 6-9 240 3.1 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Paul Lewis 3 FR G 6-2 170 2.9 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Lee Dort 34 FR F 6-10 255 2.1 Pts, 2.6 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Miles Keeffe 25 FR G 6-5 185 0.7 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Graham Calton 22 SO G 6-5 200 0.0 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Adrian Samuels 11 FR G 6-5 170 0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast

South Carolina

Player # Class Pos Height Weight Summary
Gregory “GG” Jackson II 23 FR F 6-9 215 16.1 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Meechie Johnson 5 SO G 6-2 172 12.1 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 3.4 Ast
Hayden Brown 10 SR F 6-5 225 10.9 Pts, 4.9 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Chico Carter 2 SR G 6-2 190 9.7 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Jacobi Wright 1 SO G 6-2 180 5.8 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Josh Gray 33 JR C 6-11 255 4.3 Pts, 5.3 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk 31 JR F 6-8 2.3 Pts, 3.3 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Zachary Davis 12 FR G 6-8 190 2.2 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Daniel Hankins-Sanford 30 FR F 6-8 233 2.5 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Ford Cooper 44 SR G 6-3 183 1.0 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Ja’Von Benson 21 JR F 6-7 251 0.6 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Eli Sparkman 14 FR G 6-0 153 0.3 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Tre-Vaughn Minott 4 JR C 6-9 280 0.2 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Ebrima Dibba 0 SR G 6-6

College Basketball Ratings

Rating Vanderbilt South Carolina
ESPN BPI 93 249
Sagarin 84 176
Massey Composite 84 218

Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina Basketball Series History

Vanderbilt leads 32-31

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

South Carolina Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
0 Ebrima Dibba G 6′-6″ 214 SR
1 Jacobi Wright G 6′-2″ 188 SO Fort Mill, SC
2 Chico Carter Jr. G 6′-3″ 192 SR Columbia, SC
4 Tre-Vaughn Minott C 6′-9″ 258 JR Montreal, PQ
5 Meechie Johnson G 6′-2″ 180 JR Cleveland, OH
10 Hayden Brown F 6′-5″ 234 SR Greer, SC
12 Zachary Davis G 6′-8″ 190 FR Orangeburg, SC
14 Eli Sparkman G 6′-0″ 153 FR Cleveland, TN
21 Ja’Von Benson F 6′-7″ 253 JR Columbia, SC
23 Gregory Jackson II F 6′-9″ 215 FR Columbia, SC
30 Daniel Hankins-Sanford F 6′-8″ 233 FR Charlotte, NC
31 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk F 6′-8″ 250 JR
33 Josh Gray F 7′-0″ 255 JR Brooklyn, NY
44 Ford Cooper Jr. G 6′-3″ 193 SR Charlotte, NC

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 69 Vanderbilt 53
1/28/2023 Vanderbilt 66 Texas A&M 72
1/31/2023 Vanderbilt 44 Alabama 101
2/4/2023 Ole Miss 71 Vanderbilt 74
2/8/2023 Tennessee 65 Vanderbilt 66
2/11/2023 Vanderbilt 88 Florida 80
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

South Carolina Schedule/Results

Date Visitor PTs Home PTs
11/8/2022 SC State 77 South Carolina 80
11/11/2022 Clemson 58 South Carolina 60
11/17/2022 Colorado St 85 South Carolina 53
11/18/2022 South Carolina 60 Davidson 69
11/20/2022 Furman 79 South Carolina 60
11/25/2022 SC Upstate 53 South Carolina 68
11/30/2022 South Carolina 55 G Washington 79
12/3/2022 South Carolina 74 Georgetown 71
12/11/2022 Presbyterian 57 South Carolina 68
12/14/2022 South Carolina 70 UAB 84
12/17/2022 East Carolina 64 South Carolina 56
12/22/2022 Western KY 58 South Carolina 65
12/30/2022 E Michigan 64 South Carolina 74
1/3/2023 South Carolina 79 Vanderbilt 84
1/7/2023 Tennessee 85 South Carolina 42
1/10/2023 South Carolina 71 Kentucky 68
1/14/2023 Texas A&M 94 South Carolina 53
1/17/2023 Ole Miss 70 South Carolina 58
1/21/2023 Auburn 81 South Carolina 66
1/25/2023 South Carolina 60 Florida 81
1/28/2023 South Carolina 78 Georgia 81
1/31/2023 Mississippi State 66 South Carolina 51
2/4/2023 Arkansas 65 South Carolina 63
2/7/2023 South Carolina 74 Missouri 83
2/11/2023 South Carolina 64 Ole Miss 61
2/14/2023 Vanderbilt South Carolina
2/18/2023 South Carolina LSU
2/22/2023 Alabama South Carolina
2/25/2023 South Carolina Tennessee
2/28/2023 South Carolina Mississippi State
3/4/2023 Georgia South Carolina
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

Vanderbilt

[F] Lee Dort (Foot) – Out

South Carolina

[G] Ford Cooper Jr (Thigh) – Questionable
[F] Daniel Hankins-Sanford (Personal) – Questionable

Source: statfox.com

Vanderbilt-South Carolina Prediction

Vanderbilt 79, South Carolina 70

Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.

Tuesday‘s game tips off at 6:30 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

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