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Vanderbilt Basketball Wins 97-65 Over UAB
Vanderbilt's exhibition win over UAB shows strong team depth and potential.
In brief
Vanderbilt's exhibition win over UAB shows strong team depth and potential. Vanderbilt's 97-65 exhibition win over UAB demonstrates improved frontcourt depth and point guard play. Originally reported by Vanderbilt Commodores.
Vanderbilt Wins 97-65
Vanderbilt basketball continued to demonstrate that it's not unrealistic to expect a big year out of it Monday night as it overwhelmed UAB en route to a 97-65 win at Memorial Gymnasium.
Four Double-Figure Scorers
Vanderbilt had four double-figure scorers and outdid UAB in nearly every statistical category.
Preseason Top 25
Vanderbilt is a preseason Top 25 team and has looked the part through its first two exhibitions, even while playing extended rotations.
Different Style
It’s going to look different for this Vanderbilt team than it did a year ago for Mark Byington’s group, but that could be a good thing.
Frontcourt Dominance
This Vanderbilt team overwhelmed UAB with its size and length in the frontcourt. It had elite point guard play from Tyler Tanner.
Nine Players
It’s demonstrated that it has at least nine guys worthy of playing extended minutes.
Rebounding Edge
Vanderbilt outrebounded UAB 53-35 and grabbed 17 offensive rebounds Monday to drive home the point that it’s improved significantly in the frontcourt as a result of its investment there.
Ant Brown Star
Ant Brown was the star of the night. He went for 10 points and 10 assists while taking heavy reps at point guard.
Brown's Potential
Brown has it in him to be a composed lead guard that changes games by manipulating the defense, generating good shots for others and not turning it over.
Biggest Surprise
That may be the biggest pleasant surprise of the preseason.
Shooting Performance
Vanderbilt’s shooting wasn’t bad enough to be concerning. It looked like it was going to be after it started 1-for-10, but Vanderbilt righted the ship and made enough open shots to fend off the narrative…
Three-Point Percentage
Vanderbilt finished the night 11-for-29 from 3-point range and made 10 of its last 19. Its final percentage from beyond the arc was 38.0%.
Jackson Sheffield
Jackson Sheffield is 0-for-7 from the line through the first two exhibitions of Vanderbilt’s season, which has clouded his performance.
Sheffield's Potential
Sheffield has demonstrated that he’s ready to give Vanderbilt something. He’s physical. He’s a fluid athlete. He’s got one of the best motors on the team.
The bottom line
Vanderbilt's 97-65 exhibition win over UAB demonstrates improved frontcourt depth and point guard play.
