Season Outlook General Information
Location ...............................................................................Nashville, Tenn. Founded ................................................................................................... 1873 Enrollment .............................................................................................. 6,831 Nickname................................................................................. Commodores Colors ........................................................................................Black & Gold Arena (Capacity)....................................... Memorial Gymnasium (14,326) Press Row Phone................................................................... (615) 320-0436 Affiliation .............................................................................NCAA Division I Conference .............................................................................Southeastern Chancellor..................................................................... Nicholas S. Zeppos Vice Chancellor.................................................................David Williams II Faculty Representative....................................................Richard McCarty Senior Woman Administrator.................................... Candice Storey Lee Website.........................................................................vucommodores.com
Coaching Staff
Head Coach......................................................................Melanie Balcomb Alma Mater................................................................... Trenton State (1984) Record at Vanderbilt.......................................... 238-94/.717 (11th Season) Career Record.................................................. 401-198/.669 (20th Season) Assistant Coaches..........................................Vicky Picott (Rutgers, 1992) ............................................................... Kim Rosamond (Mississippi, 1998) ................................................................. Tom Garrick (Rhode Island, 1989) Director of Basketball Ops................ Chanell Thomas (Vanderbilt, 2005) Video Coordinator................George MacLellan (New Hampshire, 2011)
Team Information
2011-12 Overall Record......................................................................... 23-10 2012 SEC Record......................................................................9-7 (Seventh) 2012 Postseason...................................... NCAA Second Round (#7 seed) ............................................................... def. #10 Middle Tennessee (60-46) .................................................................................... lost to #2 Duke (96-80) 2012 Final Ranking.......................................................RV (AP) / RV (ESPN) Letterwinners Returning/Lost.............................................................. 10 / 1 Starters Returning/Lost........................................................................... 5 / 0 Newcomers....................................................................................................6
program History
First Year of Basketball...........................................................................1977 Overall All-Time Record..........................................................739-358 (.674) Overall SEC Record.................................................................210-151 (.582) NCAA Tournaments (Last)................................................................ 25/2012 Overall NCAA Tournament Record...........................................38-25 (.603) All-Time Home Record..............................................................414-94 (.815)
Athletic Communications
Director.................................................................................. Rod Williamson Office Phone............................................................................ (615) 322-4051 Assistant Director/WBB Contact....................................... Michael Scholl Office Phone............................................................................ (615) 343-5823 E-mail..........................................................michael.scholl@vanderbilt.edu Athletic Communications Fax .............................................. (615) 343-7064 Mailing Address...................2601 Jess Neely Drive, Nashville, TN 37212
Radio Station/Network
WNSR.........................................................Nashville Sports Radio 560 AM Internet Simulcast (Subscription).................www.VUCommodores.com WBB Announcer/Play-by-play............................................Charlie Mattos Phone........................................................................................ (615) 844-5600 Address........................................... 1815 Division St., Nashville, TN 37203
The Returners
Player PPG RPG APG Christina Foggie (Jr., Guard) 17.7 3.4 2.1 • First Team All-SEC; Led SEC in scoring Jasmine Lister (Jr., Guard) 12.5 2.8 5.3 • Second Team All-SEC; Led SEC in assists Tiffany Clarke (Sr., Forward) 11.1 7.2 1.0 bpg • Second Team All-SEC; Led SEC in FG pct. during conference play Stephanie Holzer (RJr., Center) 11.0 7.5 1.5 bpg • Honorable All-SEC; Led team in rebounding Kady Schrann (So., Guard) 6.7 1.8 1.6 • SEC All-Freshman Team; Started 27 games as a rookie Elan Brown (Sr., Guard) 6.1 5.0 1.6 • Third on team in rebounding; one of six to play in every game Maggie Morrison (So., Guard) 4.3 2.9 3.8 • Eighth in SEC in assists when injury ended season after 10 games Clair Watkins (RSo., Forward) 3.3 2.0 0.5 bpg • Played in all but five games after missing freshman year to injury Gabby Smith (Sr., Guard) 1.6 1.0 0.8 • Played 13 games due to injury; shot .339 from three as sophomore Nadine Ndip (So., Guard) 0.3 0.5 0.1 • Walk-on played in 14 games
Player Lost
Player Jordan Coleman (Guard)
PPG 1.7
RPG APG 3.3 1.0
The Newcomers
Player Hometown (High School) Morgan Batey (Guard) Atlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy) • #54 in class (ESPN); Owns Georgia career rebounding record (1,307) Heather Bowe (Forward) Eau Claire, Wis. (Regis) • Parade All-American; Owns Regis career scoring record (1,797) Kristen Gaffney (Wing/Forward) Cary, N.C. (Green Hope) • Parade All-American; Seventh leading scorer in NC history (2,671) Jasmine Jenkins (Guard) Gainesville, Ga. (East Hall) • #87 in class (ESPN); Averaged 16.5 pts/6.2 rebs/4.2 assists as senior Rayte’a Long (Forward) Dayton, Ohio (Chaminade) • Averaged 15 points and eight rebounds as a senior Kendall Shaw (Center) Mont Belvieu, Texas (Barbers Hill) • #109 in class (Blue Star); Barbers Hill career records in rebs & blocks
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