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The Flashes are in Nashville Tennessee getting ready for a 4PM tip against the Vanderbilt Commodores. Vandy is 4-0 on the season with wins over Winthrop, Alcorn State, Liberty and the USC Trojans.

The Commodores are big and they share the ball. Five players are averaging 10ppg or more including 6'10/240 pound freshman Simosola Shittu, 6'8/210 pound junior Matt Ryan and 6'7/210 pound senior Joe Toye. Ryan, a Notre Dame transfer, and Toye have both played in 30 or more games in each season of the NCAA careers.

The backcourt is a less experienced but ultra talented with 6'2 freshman Darius Garland and 6'2 sophomore Saben Lee running the show. Garland is a Nashville native who won the Tennessee Mr. Basketball award three years in a row while at Brentwood Academy. Lee started 29 games for Vandy last year and averaged about 10 points per game.


Not the scouting report I was hoping for but it will be fun to see how the Flashes stack up. Vandy is coming off a pretty lousy season so it isn't like Kent State is playing in Rupp against UK.

I get the feeling, though, that this Commodore team has some decent expectations. For KSU, move the ball, stay out of early foul trouble and head to the locker room within striking distance. Anything after that is leftover gravy!


GO FLASHES!