Vanderbilt Commodores NCAA Basketball News

LAHAINA, Hawaii a ' John Jenkins had 14 points, and No. 24 Vanderbilt went on a 24-0 run in the second half for a 68-41 victory over tournament-host Chaminade in a consolation-round game at the Maui Invitational on Tuesday.

Vanderbilt Coach Kevin Stallings finally got the effort he was expecting. The No.

Yancy Gates posted 16 points and 10 rebounds as Cincinnati downed 24th-ranked Vanderbilt, 67-58, at the Maui Invitational.

The Maui Invitational resumes today, with the 24th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores taking on the Chaminade Silverswords in the consolation round at the Lahaina Civic Center.

Vanderbilt started its trip West with a victory, but things should get even more difficult as the week progresses.

Rather than giving a full game breakdown and prediction for Vanderbilt at St. Mary's, which is being done all around the media by people far more qualified and knowledgeable than me , I will instead make specific predictions about Vanderbilt players.

Jeffery Taylor scored 19 points and Jermaine Beal added 16, leading Vanderbilt to a 72-70 victory over St.

Vanderbilt junior A.J. Ogilvy knows there is basketball talent to be discovered at his high school in Australia.

Mary's on Tuesday. Why does that rate as anything significant? Well, each said it around 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, minutes after they had led the Gaels to an 80-58 thumping of San Diego State at McKeon Pavilion.

Coach Randy Bennett's decision to play two respectable NCAA Division I opponents back-to-back to start the season had its pitfalls, especially considering his Saint Mary's College men's basketball team has more than twice as many freshmen as seniors.

Taylor leads Vanderbilt over Lipscomb 95-73 Eds: APNewsNow. Vanderbilt 95, Lipscomb 73.

The forward always seems to have that ho-hum air about him. The slow gait, the sleepy eyes, the gum chomping, the stare that is part blank, part annoyed.

A resurgent University of Kentucky basketball program once again was the talk of Southeastern Conference media day this year, and that's probably good for the rest of the league.

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Patrick Patterson dunked for his 2 of 4 points against Campbellsville's Shawn Savage.

A basketball thumped off the chest of Jeffery Taylor on Feb. 7, 2009. This was his wake-up moment.

In roughly six weeks, you'll know if Vanderbilt is a real serious player for the SEC East title.

Lots of college basketball teams play abroad in the summer to take advantage of NCAA rules that allow such trips every four years.

South Carolina split the SEC East division title last year, and brings back four starters and five seniors.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: After last year's big recruiting crop that produced three starters, the Commodores add only one newcomer this season, but 6-4 guard John Jenkins is a good one and could provide significant help on the perimeter with his shooting.