With head coach Bryce Drew in his second year at the helm, Vanderbilt owns an 6-9 (1-2 SEC) record heading into the back half of its 2017-18 regular-season schedule.
The Commodores are 6-3 at Memorial Gym this season, including a win over Alabama last Tuesday. Their three loses came at the hands of teams in the top 100 of the RPI in Middle Tennessee (31), USC (37) and Kansas State (97).
VU has struggled on offense this season, coming in as the lowest scorers in the SEC at 71.0 ppg. However, the Commodores have averaged 79.2 ppg in their wins.
Vanderbilt is paced by senior forward Jeff Roberson, who leads the team in scoring (14.5 ppg) and rebounding (8.1 rpg). Fellow senior Matthew Fisher-Davis has been the team's second best player, posting 12.3 ppg and 5.3 rpg while coming off the bench recently.
Senior guard Riley LaChance and freshman guard Saben Lee round out VU's primary scoring attack, averaging 10.9 and 10.5 ppg, respectively. Both players shoot above 42 percent from the floor on the season and are crucial in running the offense, as they combine for 48 percent of the team's assist this season. Lee paces the squad in the stat with 3.3 apg.