2012–13 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

2012–13 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–17 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Frederick
  • Tom Richardson
  • David Cason
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Florida 14 – 4   .778 29 – 8   .784
Ole Miss † 12 – 6   .667 27 – 9   .750
Alabama 12 – 6   .667 23 – 13   .639
Kentucky 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Missouri 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Arkansas 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
LSU 9 – 9   .500 19 – 12   .613
Georgia 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
Vanderbilt 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
Texas A&M 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545
South Carolina 4 – 14   .222 14 – 18   .438
Mississippi State 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313
Auburn 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281
† 2013 SEC tournament winner
As of March 31, 2013
Rankings from AP poll

The 2012–13 Vanderbilt Commodores Men's Basketball Team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Kevin Stallings, in his fourteenth season at Vanderbilt. The team plays their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

After a 21–10 regular season that fell short of lofty preseason expectations, the Commodores captured their first SEC tournament championship in 61 seasons on March 11, 2012, by defeating top-ranked Kentucky in the SEC Tournament finals.[1] The Commodores advanced to their third consecutive NCAA tournament where they defeated Harvard in the second round before falling the third round to Wisconsin to finish the season 25–11.

Departures

Vanderbilt suffered devastating personnel losses after the 2011–12 season; of their six leading scorers, five graduated and the other declared for the 2012 NBA draft. In all, the Commodores lost 88.1% of their scoring from 2011 to 2012.[2] Also, the Commodores' returning players had started a total of three games in the 2011–12 season.[3] Of the 14 SEC teams in the 2012–13 season, Vanderbilt was one of only three that did not return a player who averaged double figures in points in the previous season, and the only team that returned fewer starts was Kentucky, which did not return a single player who had started a game in 2011–12.[3]

In addition, for the second straight offseason, a Vanderbilt assistant accepted a Division I head coaching position. In the 2011 offseason, King Rice left to become the head coach at Monmouth.[4] This offseason, Dan Muller returned to his alma mater of Illinois State.[5] Stallings chose not to hire a new assistant. Previously, he had rotated the administrative role of director of basketball operations among his assistants. This season, he named former Commodores player Dan Cage as director of basketball operations and removed that role from his assistants.[6]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Festus Ezeli 3 C 6'11" 255 Senior (redshirt) Benin City, Nigeria Graduated
Lance Goulbourne 5 G/F 6'8" 230 Senior Brooklyn, New York Graduated
Jordan Smart 12 SG 6'6" 200 Junior (redshirt) Lexington, Kentucky Graduated; did not return to team[7]
John Jenkins 23 SG 6'3" 210 Junior Hendersonville, Tennessee Declared for NBA draft[8]
Aaron Noll 14 SF 6'7" 220 Senior Fort Mitchell, Kentucky Graduated
Jeffery Taylor 44 G/F 6'7" 225 Senior Norrköping, Sweden Graduated
Steve Tchiengang 33 PF 6'9" 245 Senior Douala, Cameroon Graduated
Brad Tinsley 1 PG 6'4" 220 Senior Oregon City, Oregon Graduated

Roster

2012–13 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Rod Odom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Central Islip, New York
G 1 Eric McClellan Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Austin, Texas
G 2 Kedren Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lewisburg, Tennessee
G 5 Alex Gendelman (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Purchase, New York
G 10 Nathan Watkins (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Brentwood, Tennessee
G 11 Kyle Fuller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Moreno Valley, California
G 14 Carter Josephs (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr San Antonio, Texas
G 15 Kevin Bright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Mannheim, Germany
G 20 A.J. Astroth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Tampa, Florida
F 21 Sheldon Jeter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
G 24 Dai-Jon Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 34 Shelby Moats 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Waconia, Minnesota
F 35 James Siakam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Douala, Cameroon
C 40 Josh Henderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Roanoke, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2012-09-26

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 2, 2012*
7:00 p.m. 		St. Xavier W 77–69 
 22 – Siakam   17 – Siakam   6 – Fuller  Memorial Gymnasium (–)
Nashville, Tennessee
Nov. 5, 2012*
7:00 p.m. 		Delta State W 69–48 
 18 – Johnson   7 – Siakam   3 – Fuller  Memorial Gymnasium (–)
Nashville, Tennessee
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov. 10, 2012*
3:00 p.m. 		Nicholls State W 80–65[dead link‍]  1–0
  21 – Hunter   10 – Hunter   3 – McBeath  Memorial Gymnasium (7,655)
Nashville, Tennessee
Nov. 16, 2012*
10:00 p.m., Pac-12 		at Oregon L 48–74  1–1
  17 – Fuller   8 – Bright   3 – Johnson  Matthew Knight Arena (9,137)
Eugene, Oregon
Nov. 22, 2012*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Davidson
Old Spice Classic 		L 62–75  1–2
  28 – Johnson   6 – Fuller   2 – Bright  HP Field House (3,423)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Nov. 23, 2012*
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Marist
Old Spice Classic 		L 33–50  1–3
  8 – Siakam   8 – Tied   3 – Johnson  HP Field House (2,927)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Nov. 25, 2012*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		vs. UTEP
Old Spice Classic 7th place 		W 73–49  2–3
  17 – Johnson   7 – Odom   5 – Fuller  HP Field House (1,080)
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Dec. 1, 2012*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Villanova
SEC-Big East Challenge 		L 52–62  2–4
  14 – Odom   12 – Bright   4 – Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (9,365)
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec. 6, 2012*
6:30 p.m., ESPNU 		at Xavier W 66–64 OT 3–4
  25 – Fuller   10 – Bright   5 – Fuller  Cintas Center (10,011)
Cincinnati
Dec. 15, 2012*
7:00 p.m. 		Alabama A&M W 71–46  4–4
  19 – Johnson   8 – Bright   3 – Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (9,880)
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec. 17, 2012*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Cornell W 66–55  5–4
  17 – Fuller   7 – Odom   3 – Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (9,716)
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec. 21, 2012*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Middle Tennessee L 52–56  5–5
  25 – Johnson   6 – Bright   2 – Tied  Bridgestone Arena (8,307)
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec. 29, 2012*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 18 Butler L 49–68  5–6
  10 – Fuller   5 – Tied   4 – Johnson  Memorial Gymnasium (11,990)
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan. 2, 2013*
7:00 p.m., CSS/ESPN3 		William & Mary W 64–50  6–6
  14 – Jeter   7 – Henderson   4 – Fuller  Memorial Gymnasium (9,965)
Nashville, Tennessee
SEC Regular Season
Jan. 10, 2013
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		Kentucky L 58–60  6–7 (0–1)
  18 – Johnson   10 – Moats   6 – Johnson  Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan. 12, 2013
5:00 p.m., FSN/ESPN3 		at Arkansas L 33–56  6–8 (0–2)
  8 – Jeter   7 – Siakam   2 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (14,315)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan. 15, 2013
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Ole Miss L 79–89 OT 6–9 (0–3)
  19 – Johnson   8 – Moats   8 – Johnson  Memorial Gymnasium (8,851)
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan. 19, 2013
12:30 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 		at South Carolina W 58–51  7–9 (1–3)
  12 – Fuller   8 – Johnson   4 – Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (11,175)
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan. 23, 2013
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Auburn W 73–61  8–9 (2–3)
  15 – Johnson   7 – Johnson   4 – Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (9,961)
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan. 26, 2013
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at #22 Missouri L 59–81  8–10 (2–4)
  17 – Odom   4 – Siakam   3 – Tied  Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, Missouri
Jan. 29, 2013
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Tennessee L 57–58  8–11 (2–5)
  14 – Johnson   7 – Jeter   2 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,391)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb. 2, 2013
3:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 		Alabama L 54–58  8–12 (2–6)
  15 – Johnson   7 – Johnson   3 – Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (12,345)
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb. 6, 2013
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at LSU L 56–57  8–13 (2–7)
  20 – Odom   9 – Parker   5 – Johnson  Maravich Center (7,075)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb. 9, 2013
12:30 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 		Arkansas W 67–49  9–13 (3–7)
  15 – Odom   7 – Bright   5 – Johnson  Memorial Gymnasium (10,886)
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb. 13, 2013
7:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 		Tennessee L 46–58  9–14 (3–8)
  11 – Johnson   11 – Bright   4 – Johnson  Memorial Gymnasium (12,868)
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb. 16, 2013
5:30 p.m., FSN/ESPN3 		Texas A&M W 63–56  10–14 (4–8)
  19 – Odom   7 – Odom   6 – Fuller  Memorial Gymnasium (11,269)
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb. 20, 2013
7:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 		at Kentucky L 70–74  10–15 (4–9)
  17 – Johnson   7 – Parker   7 – Johnson  Rupp Arena (22,887)
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb. 23, 2013
12:45 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 		at Mississippi State W 72–31  11–15 (5–9)
  15 – Bright   13 – Parker   6 – Parker  Humphrey Coliseum (6,442)
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb. 27, 2013
8:00 p.m., FSN/ESPN3 		Georgia W 63–62  12–15 (6–9)
  17 – Johnson   6 – Bright   5 – Johnson  Memorial Gymnasium (10,211)
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar. 2, 2013
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Auburn W 62–55  13–15 (7–9)
  16 – Johnson   8 – Bright   8 – Johnson  Auburn Arena (7,295)
Auburn, Alabama
Mar. 6, 2013
7:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 		at #11 Florida L 40–66  13–16 (7–10)
  15 – Johnson   6 – Tied   1 – Tied  O'Connell Center (10,504)
Gainesville, Florida
Mar. 9, 2013
12:30 p.m., SECN 		South Carolina W 74–64  14–16 (8–10)
  18 – Tied   8 – Odom   3 – Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (10,279)
Nashville, Tennessee
2013 SEC tournament
Mar. 14, 2013
6:30 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 		vs. Arkansas
Second round 		W 75–72  15–16
  20 – Odom   7 – Tied   5 – Johnson  Bridgestone Arena (11,798)
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar. 15, 2013
6:30 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 		vs. Kentucky
Quarterfinals 		W 64–48  16–16
  12 – Parker   6 – Tied   3 – Johnson  Bridgestone Arena (18,192)
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar. 16, 2013
2:30 p.m., ABC 		vs. Ole Miss
Semifinals 		L 52–64  16–17
  12 – Johnson   8 – Bright   3 – Johnson  Bridgestone Arena (14,574)
Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

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