Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball

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Vanderbilt Commodores
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University Vanderbilt University
First season1900–01
All-time record1,681–1,249 (.574)
Athletic director Candice Storey Lee
Head coach Mark Byington (1st season)
Conference Southeastern Conference
Location Nashville, Tennessee
Arena Memorial Gymnasium
(Capacity: 14,316)
Nickname Commodores
Student sectionMemorial Maniacs
ColorsBlack and gold [1]
   
Uniforms
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Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1965
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1965, 1974, 1988, 1993, 2004, 2007
NCAA tournament round of 32
1988, 1993, 2004, 2007, 2012
NCAA tournament appearances
1965, 1974, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017
Conference tournament champions
1927, 1951, 2012
Conference regular season champions
1920, 1965, 1974, 1993

The Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores have won three SEC regular-season titles (1965, 1974 and 1993) and two SEC Tournament championships (1951 and 2012). They have competed in 15 NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Elite Eight once (1965) and the Sweet Sixteen six times (1965, 1974, 1988, 1993, 2004, and 2007). Vanderbilt has played in 14 National Invitation Tournaments, winning it in 1990 and finishing runners-up in 1994. [2]

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Memorial Gymnasium

The Commodores play their home games in Memorial Gymnasium. Memorial Gymnasium was built in the early 1950s. It was dedicated as the campus memorial to students and alumni killed in World War II; a plaque commemorating those who died is displayed in the gym's north lobby.

At the time of the gym's construction, there was a serious discussion within the Vanderbilt community about whether the school should de-emphasize intercollegiate athletics and refocus on its academic program. As a compromise between those who advocated increased athletics competition and those who argued in favor of de-emphasis, the gymnasium was built to hold only about 9,000 seats, and it would be readily adaptable to other uses—significantly, as a possible concert hall.

Consequently, the gymnasium floor was built up above its surroundings, more in the nature of a stage. The areas out of bounds along the sidelines were very wide, in contrast with the small facility which it replaced, where the walls were right along the sidelines and players could scrape their shoulders bringing the ball up the court. This necessitated the placement of the benches at the end of the court, which was not highly unusual at the time.

In addition, each goal was anchored by two far-reaching beams attached to support columns, with extra support coming from cables stretching all the way to the gym's ceiling. In the case of a backboard shatter or beam fracture, replacing these goals would be highly difficult, compared to the usual goal setup at most venues.

Memorial Gym is well known for its unusual design. The end-of-the-floor bench location is now unique in major college basketball, and SEC coaches who travel to Memorial, along with coaches from other schools who have played at Vanderbilt as a post-season venue, have said that the unusual setup gives Vanderbilt a tremendous home court advantage, since no other facility in which opponents play is arranged in such a way.

Year-by-year season records

SeasonHead coachOverall winOverall lossOverall pct.Conf. winConf. lossConf. pct.Conf. pos.Postseason
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1900–01 W. D. Weatherford22.500
1901–02W. D. Weatherford52.714
1902–03Grinnell Jones601.000
1903–04J. Hamilton61.857
1904–05No team00.000
1905–06No scores recorded00.000
1906–07J. N. (Stein) Stone61.857
1907–08W. L. Throop610.375
1908–09E. J. Hamilton114.733
1909–10R. B McGehee103.769
1910–11Carl (Zeke) Martin82.800
1911–12Carl (Zeke) Martin99.500
1912–13Oscar G. Nelson34.429
1913–14G. T. Denton63.667
1914–15G. T. Denton66.500
1915–16G. T. Denton113.786
1916–17G. T. Denton38.273
1917–18Ralph Palmer63.667
1918–19Ralph Palmer82.800
1919–20G. T. Denton144.778 SIAA Champions
1920–21G. T. Denton813.381
1921–22 Wallace Wade 88.500
Southern Conference
1922–23Wallace Wade168.667201.000
1923–24 Josh Cody 715.31813.250
1924–25Josh Cody1213.48043.571
1925–26Josh Cody818.30827.222
1926–27Josh Cody204.83371.875 Southern Conference Tournament Champions
1927–28Johnny (Red) Floyd57.41725.286
1928–29Johnny (Red) Floyd412.25025.286
1929–30 Garland Morrow 616.27319.100
1930–31Garland Morrow168.66777.500
1931–32Josh Cody811.42157.417
Southeastern Conference
1932–33Josh Cody148.636115.688(3rd)
1933–34Josh Cody116.64785.615(5th)
1934–35Josh Cody911.45096.600(4th)
1935–36Josh Cody914.39194.692(2nd)
1936–37Jim Buford610.37537.375(11th)
1937–38Jim Buford912.42948.333(10th)
1938–39Jim Buford147.66775.583(6th)
1939–40Jim Buford1012.45557.417(10th)
1940–41Jim Buford89.47139.250(11th)
1941–42Norm Cooper79.43838.273(t-9th)
1942–43Norm Cooper108.55697.563(6th)
1943–44Smokey Harper123.80000.000No formal SEC schedule
1944–45Garland Morrow66.50000.000No formal SEC schedule
1945–46Garland Morrow310.23125.286(9th)
1946–47Norm Cooper78.46747.364(8th)
1947–48 Bob Polk 814.364411.267(12th)
1948–49Bob Polk148.63695.643(4th)
1949–50Bob Polk178.680113.786(2nd)
1950–51Bob Polk198.704104.714(t-2nd)
1951–52Bob Polk189.66795.643(t-2nd) SEC Tournament Champions
1952–53Bob Polk109.52658.385(t-7th)
1953–54Bob Polk1210.54559.357(t-8th)
1954–55Bob Polk166.72795.643(t-3rd)
1955–56Bob Polk194.826113.786(3rd)
1956–57Bob Polk175.773104.714(2nd)
1957–58Bob Polk1411.56077.500(7th)
1958–59 Roy Skinner (acting)1410.58386.571(t-5th)
1959–60Bob Polk149.60977.500(t-6th)
1960–61Bob Polk195.792104.714(t-2nd)
1961–62Roy Skinner1212.50068.429(t-6th)
1962–63Roy Skinner167.69695.643(4th)
1963–64Roy Skinner196.76086.571(t-4th)
1964–65Roy Skinner244.857151.938(1st) NCAA Elite Eight, SEC Champions
1965–66Roy Skinner224.846133.813(2nd)
1966–67Roy Skinner215.808144.778(t-2nd)
1967–68Roy Skinner206.769126.667(3rd)
1968–69Roy Skinner1511.57799.500(t-5th)
1969–70Roy Skinner1214.462810.444(6th)
1970–71Roy Skinner1313.50099.500(t-4th)
1971–72Roy Skinner1610.615108.556(4th)
1972–73Roy Skinner206.769135.722(t-2nd)
1973–74Roy Skinner235.821153.833(t-1st) NCAA Sweet 16, SEC Champions
1974–75Roy Skinner1511.577108.556(5th)
1975–76Roy Skinner1611.593126.667(3rd)
1976–77 Wayne Dobbs 1016.385612.333(t-6th)
1977–78Wayne Dobbs1017.370612.333(8th)
1978–79Wayne Dobbs189.667117.611(t-3rd)
1979–80 Richard Schmidt 1313.500711.389(t-6th)
1980–81Richard Schmidt1514.517711.389(7th)
1981–82 C. M. Newton 1513.536711.389(t-7th)
1982–83C. M. Newton1914.57699.500(t-4th) NIT Second Round
1983–84C. M. Newton1415.483810.444(t-7th)
1984–85C. M. Newton1117.393414.222(10th)
1985–86C. M. Newton1315.464711(.3897th)
1986–87C. M. Newton1816.529711(.389t-8th) NIT Quarterfinals
1987–88C. M. Newton2011.645108.556(t-4th) NCAA Sweet 16
1988–89C. M. Newton1914.576126.667(t-2nd) NCAA First Round
1989–90 Eddie Fogler 2114.600711.389(t-7th) NIT Champions
1990–91Eddie Fogler1713.567117.611(4th) NCAA First Round
Southeastern Conference (Eastern Division)
1991–92Eddie Fogler1515.500610.375(5th) NIT First Round
1992–93Eddie Fogler286.824142.875(1st) NCAA Sweet 16, SEC Champions
1993–94 Jan van Breda Kolff 2012.62597.563(3rd) NIT Runners-up
1994–95Jan van Breda Kolff1315.464610.375(4th)
1995–96Jan van Breda Kolff1814.56379.563(4th) NIT Second Round
1996–97Jan van Breda Kolff1912.61397.563(4th) NCAA First Round
1997–98Jan van Breda Kolff2013.60679.438(t-4th) NIT Quarterfinals
1998–99Jan van Breda Kolff1415.483511.313(5th)
1999–2000 Kevin Stallings 1911.63388.500(4th) NIT First Round
2000–01Kevin Stallings1515.500412.250(6th)
2001–02Kevin Stallings1715.531610.375(t-5th) NIT Second Round
2002–03Kevin Stallings1118.379313.188(6th)
2003–04Kevin Stallings2310.69788.500(t-3rd) NCAA Sweet 16
2004–05Kevin Stallings2014.58888.500(3rd) NIT Quarterfinals
2005–06Kevin Stallings1713.56779.438(4th) NIT First Round
2006–07 Kevin Stallings2212.647106.625(2nd) NCAA Sweet 16
2007–08 Kevin Stallings268.765106.625(3rd) NCAA First Round
2008–09 Kevin Stallings1912.61388.500(t-4th)
2009–10 Kevin Stallings249.727124.750(2nd) NCAA First Round
2010–11 Kevin Stallings2311.67697.563(3rd) NCAA Second Round
Southeastern Conference
2011–12 Kevin Stallings2511.694106.625(t-2nd) SEC Tournament Champions, NCAA Third Round
2012–13 Kevin Stallings1617.485810.444(10th)
2013–14 Kevin Stallings1515.500711.389(t-10th)
2014–15 Kevin Stallings2114.60099.500(7th) NIT Quarterfinals
2015–16 Kevin Stallings1914.576117.611(7th) NCAA First Four
2016–17 Bryce Drew 1916.543108.556(t-5th) NCAA First Round
2017–18 Bryce Drew 1220.375612.333(13th)
2018–19 Bryce Drew 923.281018.000(14th)
2019–20 Jerry Stackhouse 1120.355315.167(14th)
2020–21 Jerry Stackhouse 916.360313.188(14th)
2021–22 Jerry Stackhouse 1917.528711.389(11th) NIT Quarterfinals
2022–23 Jerry Stackhouse 2215.595117.611(T-4th) NIT Quarterfinals
Total overall record1,6671,235.574748744.50115 NCAA Appearances, 14 NIT Appearances
SEC record1,4231,033.579715697.50615 NCAA Appearances, 14 NIT Appearances
SoCon record102112.4773347.4131 SoCon Tournament Champions
SIAA record14288.61700.0001 SIAA Championship

Note: Fansonly.com reports Vanderbilt's overall record in 1937–38 as 9–12, while SECSports.com reports it as 10–11.

Source: Soconsports.com [3]

Source: SECSports.com [4]

Source: Fansonly.com [5]

Vanderbilt coaching record

SeasonHead coachOverall winOverall lossOverall pct.Conf. winConf. lossConf. pct.Postseason NIT/NCAA
3Bryce Drew4059.4041638.2961 NCAA
17Kevin Stallings332219.603138142.4935 NIT, 7 NCAA, 1 SEC Tournament Championship
6Jan van Breda Kolff10481.5624353.4483 NIT, 1 NCAA
4Eddie Fogler8148.6283830.5592 NIT (1 NIT Championship), 2 NCAA, 1 SEC Championship
8C. M. Newton129115.5296480.4442 NIT, 2 NCAA
2Richard Schmidt2827.5091422.389
3Wayne Dobbs3842.4752331.426
16Roy Skinner278135.67317197.6382 NCAA, 2 SEC Championships
13Bob Polk197106.65010775.5881 SEC Tournament Championship
4Garland Morrow3140.4371021.323
1Smokey Harper123.85700.000
3Norm Cooper2425.4901622.421
5Jim Buford4750.4852236.379
9Josh Cody98100.4955641.5771 Southern Conference Tournament Championship
2Johnny (Red) Floyd919.321410.286
2Wallace Wade2416.321201.000
6G. T. Denton2620.56500.0001 SIAA Championship
1Oscar G. Nelson34.42900.000
2Ralph Palmer145.73700.000
2Carl (Zeke) Martin1711.60700.000
1R. B McGehee103.76900.000
2E. J. Hamilton175.77300.000
1W. L. Throop610.37500.000
1J. N. (Stein) Stone61.85700.000
1Grinnell Jones601.00000.000
2W. D. Weatherford74.63600.000
4Jerry Stackhouse6169.4692446.3432 NIT

Conference championships

Vanderbilt has won 4 conference season championships, 3 conference tournament championships, and 1 division season championship.

YearConference ChampionshipCoachOverall RecordConference Record
1920SIAA Season ChampionshipG. T. Denton14-46-0
1927Southern Conference Tournament ChampionshipJosh Cody20-47-1
1951SEC Tournament ChampionshipBob Polk18-99-5
1965SEC Season ChampionshipRoy Skinner24-415-1
1974SEC Season Championship23-515-3
1993SEC Season Championship
SEC East Division Championship		Eddie Fogler28-614-2
2012SEC Tournament ChampionshipKevin Stallings25-1110-6

First college basketball game played

Vanderbilt defeated Nashville YMCA in a score of 9-6, on 7 February 1893, in the first ever college basketball game played in history. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Vanderbilt's start to college basketball occurred just two years after Dr. James Naismith originated the game of basketball at Springfield (Mass.) College. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Retired numbers

Only three male Commodores have had their jerseys retired by the university:

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Shan Foster's #32, retired by Vanderbilt
No.PlayerPos.CareerRef.
25
 Perry Wallace SF 1967–70 [18]
32
 Shan Foster SG, SF 2004–08 [18]
43
 Clyde Lee PF, C 1964–66 [18]

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Commodores have appeared in the NCAA tournament 15 times. Their combined record is 10–16.

Year SeedRoundOpponentResult
1965 Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		DePaul
Michigan		W 83–78 OT
L 85–87
1974 Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		Marquette
Notre Dame		L 61–69
L 88–118
1988 #7Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#10 Utah State
#2 Pittsburgh
#6 Kansas		W 80–77
W 80–74 OT
L 64–77
1989 #8Round of 64#9 Notre DameL 65–81
1991 #9Round of 64#8 GeorgetownL 60–70
1993 #3Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#14 Boise State
#6 Illinois
#7 Temple		W 92–72
W 85–68
L 59–67
1997 #7Round of 64#10 XavierL 68–80
2004 #6Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#11 Western Michigan
#3 NC State
#2 Connecticut		W 71–58
W 75–73
L 53–73
2007 #6Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#11 George Washington
#3 Washington State
#2 Georgetown		W 77–44
W 78–74 2OT
L 65–66
2008 #4Round of 64#13 SienaL 62–83
2010 #4Round of 64#13 Murray StateL 65–66
2011 #5Round of 64#12 RichmondL 66–69
2012 #5Round of 64
Round of 32		#12 Harvard
#4 Wisconsin		W 79–70
L 57–60
2016 #11First Four#11 Wichita StateL 50–70
2017 #9Round of 64#8 NorthwesternL 66–68

NIT results

The Commodores have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 14 times. Their combined record is 24–13. They were NIT champions in 1990.

Year RoundOpponentResult
1983 First Round
Second Round		East Tennessee State
Wake Forest		W 79–73
L 68–75
1987 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Jacksonville
Florida State
Southern Miss		W 74–72
W 109–92
L 88–95
1990 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game		Louisiana Tech
Tennessee
New Orleans
Penn State
Saint Louis		W 98–90
W 89–85
W 88–85
W 75–62
W 74–72
1992 First RoundRhode IslandL 63–68
1994 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game		Oklahoma
New Orleans
Clemson
Kansas State
Villanova		W 77–67
W 78–59
W 89–74
W 82–76
L 73–80
1996 First Round
Second Round		Arkansas–Little Rock
South Carolina		W 86–80
L 70–80
1998 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		St. Bonaventure
Wake Forest
Georgia		W 73–61
W 72–68
L 65–79
2000 First RoundWake ForestL 68–83
2002 Opening Round
First Round		Houston
Louisiana Tech		W 59–50
L 68–83
2005 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Indiana
Wichita State
Memphis		W 67–60
W 65–63
L 68–81
2006 First RoundNotre DameL 69–79
2015 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Saint Mary's
South Dakota State
Stanford		W 75–64
W 92–77
L 75–78
2022 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Belmont
Dayton
Xavier		W 82–71
W 70–68OT
L 73–75
2023 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Yale
Michigan
UAB		W 71–62
W 66–65
L 59–67

All-Americans

PlayerYears
John Jenkins 2012
Shan Foster 2008
Dan Langhi 2000
Billy McCaffrey 1993, 1994
Will Perdue 1988
Tom Hagan 1969
Clyde Lee 1965, 1966
Billy Joe Adcock 1950

Source: VUCommodores.com [21]

SEC Players of the Year

PlayerYears
Shan Foster 2008 (consensus)
Derrick Byars 2007 (SEC coaches)
Dan Langhi 2000 (consensus, but shared AP award)
Billy McCaffrey 1993 (shared AP award)
Will Perdue 1988 (consensus)
Jan van Breda Kolff 1974 (consensus)
Clyde Lee 1965 (consensus), 1966 (UPI)

Source: VUCommodores.com [21]

Academic All-Americans

PlayerYears
Jeff Fosnes 1975, 1976
Bruce Elder 1993

Olympians

Other notable players

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Wade Baldwin IV

Vanderbilt alums coaching in college basketball

Coaching awards

All-time leaders

Totals current as of March 15, 2012.

Points

RankPlayerCareer Points
1 Shan Foster (2005–2008)2,011
2 Jeffery Taylor (2009–2012)1,897
3 Matt Freije (2001–2004)1,891
4Phil Cox (1982–85)1,724
5 Ronnie McMahan (1992–95)1,719

Points per game (min 50 games)

RankPlayerCareer PPG
1 Clyde Lee (1964–66)21.4
2 Billy McCaffrey (1993–94)20.6
3 Tom Hagan (1967–69)19.9
4Jim Henry (1957–59)17.6
5 John Jenkins (2009–12)16.9

Rebounds

RankPlayerCareer Rebounds
1 Clyde Lee (1964–66)1,223
2Perry Wallace (1968–70)894
3Bobby Thym (1954–57)872
4Bob "Snake" Grace (1963–65)837
5Charley Harrison (1953–56)802

Assists

RankPlayerCareer Assists
1Atiba Prater (1996-00)517
2 Brad Tinsley (2008–12)482
3Frank Seckar (1993–96)455
4Kevin Anglin (1990–93)435
5 Jan van Breda Kolff (1972–74)430

Steals

RankPlayerCareer Steals
1Drew Maddux (1994–98)214
1Frank Seckar (1993–96)214
3Atiba Prater (1996-00)211
4James Strong (1996-00)209
5Kevin Anglin (1990–93)192

Blocks

RankPlayerCareer Blocks
1 Luke Kornet (2013–17)210
2 Festus Ezeli (2008–12)204
3 Damian Jones (2013–16)167
4 Will Perdue (1984, 1986–88)157
5A.J. Ogilvy (2008–10)145

Source: 2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores Media Guide [25]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Contrary to often-stated belief, Wallace was not the first African American to play an SEC sport. The first African American to play in the SEC was Stephen Martin, who walked on to the Tulane baseball team in the 1966 season, the school year before Wallace enrolled at Vanderbilt. Martin is often ignored as an SEC integration pioneer because Tulane left the SEC immediately after the 1966 baseball season. [19] Wallace was also not the first black scholarship athlete to play in the SEC, although this was only because the football season precedes the basketball season within the school year. At the same time that Wallace enrolled at Vanderbilt, Kentucky enrolled two African Americans on football scholarships, Nate Northington and Greg Page. Page suffered a spinal cord injury before playing in a varsity game and died from the complications on September 29, 1967; Northington played in Kentucky's first two games of the 1967 season, first at Indiana on September 23 and then against Ole Miss at home on September 30 (he did not play again for the Wildcats, transferring to Western Kentucky after that season). [20]

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The 2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Kevin Stallings' 17th and final year as the Vanderbilt head coach. The Commodores played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Wichita State.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Bryce Drew's first year as the Vanderbilt head coach. The Commodores played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated Texas A&M and Florida in the SEC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Northwestern. Vanderbilt entered the NCAA Tournament with 15 losses, the most ever by any at-large team.

The Vanderbilt Commodores football team represents Vanderbilt University in the sport of American football.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017–18 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team</span> Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2017–18 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by second year head coach Stephanie White, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a 3 way tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Arkansas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018–19 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team</span> Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2018–19 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by third-year head coach Stephanie White, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 2–14 in SEC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Alabama.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021–22 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2021–22 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Jerry Stackhouse, and played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–17, 7–11 in SEC Play to finish in eleventh place. They defeated Georgia and Alabama to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Belmont and Dayton to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Xavier.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021–22 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team</span> Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2021–22 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by first-year head coach Shea Ralph, played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Stackhouse, and played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 4–14 in SEC play, to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Arkansas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team</span> Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, were led by third-year head coach Shea Ralph and played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

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