Anchor Drop, November 14, 2019: The Early Signing Period Begins

Good morning.

Yesterday was the first day that 2020 recruits in most sports could sign a Letter of Intent.. Some of Vanderbilt’s notable signings yesterday:

• Men’s basketball signed Myles Stute, a 6’6” forward from Gonzaga College Prep in Washington, D.C.
• Men’s golf signed Jansen Preston and Cole Sherwood, and women’s golf signed Ariel Yu. Shawn has more about the golf signees.
• Women’s basketball signed two players: Emily Bowman, a 6’6” center from Huntsville High School in Alabama; and 5’4” guard Bella “No Relation” LaChance, from St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Women’s basketball lost 64-51 to UConn last night. The Commodores trailed by as much as 26 at one point before rallying to make the final look more respectable, though it wasn’t a blowout in any sense of the word. Freshman Koi Love scored 14.

Men’s basketball travels to Richmond for its first road game of the season (and the only true road game of the nonconference schedule.) Game time is 6:00 PM CT and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.

Baseball opens the Black and Gold Series today. Andrew can probably explain what this is to you because I’m not the baseball guy around here.

VandySports has a new podcast.

Bad Gambling Advice

Season to date: 17-14 ATS; 22-9 totals.

UL Monroe at Mississippi State (6:00 PM, SEC Network): UL Monroe +15.5, Under 135

Towson at Florida (6:00 PM, ESPN2): Towson +17.5, Under 130.5

Vanderbilt at Richmond (6:00 PM, ESPN+): Vanderbilt +6, Under 140.5

Scoreboard

SEC Basketball: VCU 84, LSU 82.

NBA: Magic 112, 76ers 97 ... Grizzlies 119, Hornets 117 ... Celtics 140, Wizards 133 ... Rockets 102, Clippers 93 ... Timberwolves 129, Spurs 114 ... Lakers 120, Warriors 94 ... Raptors 114, Trail Blazers 106.

NHL: Senators 4, Devils 2 ... Islanders 5, Maple Leafs 4 ... Capitals 2, Flyers 1 ... Stars 3, Flames 1 ... Blackhawks 5, Golden Knights 3.