2018–19 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

2018–19 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record9–23 (0–18 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 LSU 16 – 2   .889 28 – 7   .800
No. 10 Tennessee 15 – 3   .833 31 – 6   .838
No. 7 Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 30 – 7   .811
No. 5 Auburn† 11 – 7   .611 30 – 10   .750
South Carolina 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Mississippi State 10 – 8   .556 23 – 11   .676
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Florida 9 – 9   .500 20 – 16   .556
Alabama 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Arkansas 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Texas A&M 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
Missouri 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Georgia 2 – 16   .111 11 – 21   .344
Vanderbilt 0 – 18   .000 9 – 23   .281
† 2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Bryce Drew in his third season at Vanderbilt. The Commodores played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 0–18 to finish in last place in SEC play. They were the first SEC team to go winless in a season since the 1954 Georgia Tech team, and the first team ever in the 18-game conference schedule.[1] They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Texas A&M.[2]

On March 22, 2019, the school fired Drew as head coach after three years in Nashville.[3] On April 5, the school hired former NBA player and NBA assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse as head coach.[4]

Previous season

They finished the season 12–20, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Georgia.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Larry Austin Jr. 3 G 6'2" 182 RS Junior Springfield, IL Transferred to Central Michigan
Djery Baptiste 12 C 6'10" 235 RS Sophomore Gonaïves, Haiti Transferred to Massachusetts
Matthew Fisher-Davis 5 G/F 6'5" 186 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated
Riley LaChance 13 G 6'2" 185 Senior Brookfield, WI Graduated
Jeff Roberson 11 F 6'6" 220 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Payton Willis 1 G 6'4" 182 Sophomore Fayetteville, AR Transferred to University of Minnesota

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Matthew Moyer 13 F 6'8" 220 Junior Gahanna, OH Syracuse University

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaron Nesmith
SF 		Charleston, SC Porter-Gaud School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 19, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Darius Garland
PG 		Nashville, TN Brentwood Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 13, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Simisola Shittu
PF 		Burlington, ON Vermont Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 22, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12   Rivals: 12
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Vanderbilt 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Saben Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Corona del Sol High School Phoenix, Arizona
G/F 2 Joe Toye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Chicago, Illinois
G 3 Maxwell Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Bellaire High School Houston, Texas
F/C 4 Yanni Wetzell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr St. Mary's Auckland, New Zealand
G 10 Darius Garland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Brentwood Academy Nashville, Tennessee
F/C 11 Simisola Shittu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Vermont Academy Burlington, Ontario
F 13 Matthew Moyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Syracuse Gahanna, Ohio
G 14 Isaiah Rice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Park Tudor School Indianapolis, Indiana
F 15 Clevon Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Winston Churchill High School San Antonio, Texas
F 24 Aaron Nesmith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Porter-Gaud School Charleston, South Carolina
F 32 Matt Ryan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 209 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Notre Dame Cortlandt Manor, New York
G 42 Mac Hunt (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr McCallie School Chattanooga, Tennessee
F/C 50 Ejike Obinna Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) So Virginia Academy (VA) Enugu, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
8:30 pm, SECN+ 		Winthrop W 92–79  1–0
 Memorial Gymnasium (8,387)
Nashville, TN
November 11, 2018*
8:00 pm, P12N 		at USC W 82–78  2–0
 Galen Center (3,804)
Los Angeles, CA
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Alcorn State W 79–54  3–0
 Memorial Gymnasium (9,193)
Nashville, TN
November 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Liberty W 79–70  4–0
 Memorial Gymnasium (8,493)
Nashville, TN
November 23, 2018*
4:00 pm, SECN+ 		Kent State L 75–77  4–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (9,061)
Nashville, TN
November 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Savannah State W 120–85  5–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (8,271)
Nashville, TN
December 1, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. NC State
Hoophall Miami Invitational 		L 65–80  5–2
 American Airlines Arena 
Miami, FL
December 5, 2018*
6:30 pm, SECN 		Middle Tennessee W 79–51  6–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (8,513)
Nashville, TN
December 17, 2018*
6:00 pm, SECN 		No. 18 Arizona State W 81–65  7–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (9,271)
Nashville, TN
December 22, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Kansas State
Wildcat Showcase 		L 58–69  7–3
 Sprint Center (14,062)
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 2018*
12:30 pm, SECN+ 		Tennessee State W 95–76  8–3
 Memorial Gymnasium (9,505)
Nashville, TN
December 31, 2018*
1:00 pm, SECN+ 		UNC Asheville W 90–59  9–3
 Memorial Gymnasium (8,350)
Nashville, TN
January 5, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN 		Ole Miss L 71–81  9–4
(0–1) 		Memorial Gymnasium (10,422)
Nashville, TN
January 9, 2019
5:30 pm, SECN 		at Georgia L 63-82  9–5
(0–2) 		Stegeman Coliseum (9,429)
Athens, GA
January 12, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN 		at No. 18 Kentucky L 47–56  9–6
(0–3) 		Rupp Arena (22,504)
Lexington, KY
January 16, 2019
6:30 pm, SECN 		South Carolina L 71–74  9–7
(0–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium (8,400)
Nashville, TN
January 19, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN 		No. 24 Mississippi State L 55–71  9–8
(0–5) 		Memorial Gymnasium (9,570)
Nashville, TN
January 23, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 1 Tennessee L 83–88 OT 9–9
(0–6) 		Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
January 26, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Oklahoma
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 55–86  9–10
 Lloyd Noble Center (8,848)
Norman, OK
January 29, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 7 Kentucky L 52–87  9–11
(0–7) 		Memorial Gymnasium (12,298)
Nashville, TN
February 2, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Missouri L 67–77  9–12
(0–8) 		Mizzou Arena (11,091)
Columbia, MO
February 5, 2019
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Arkansas L 66–69  9–13
(0–9) 		Bud Walton Arena (13,587)
Fayetteville, AR
February 9, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN 		Alabama L 67–77  9–14
(0–10) 		Memorial Gymnasium (10,539)
Nashville, TN
February 13, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Florida L 57–66  9–15
(0–11) 		O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 16, 2019
11:00 am, ESPNU 		Auburn L 53–64  9–16
(0–12) 		Memorial Gymnasium (11,287)
Nashville, TN
February 19, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 5 Tennessee L 46–58  9–17
(0–13) 		Thompson-Boling Arena (20,523)
Knoxville, TN
February 23, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Alabama L 61–68  9–18
(0–14) 		Coleman Coliseum (11,020)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 27, 2019
8:00 pm, SECN 		Florida L 55–71  9–19
(0–15) 		Memorial Gymnasium (8,583)
Nashville, TN
March 2, 2019
5:00 pm, SECN 		at Texas A&M L 57–64  9–20
(0–16) 		Reed Arena (7,679)
College Station, TX
March 6, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN 		Arkansas L 48–84  9–21
(0–17) 		Memorial Gymnasium (8,517)
Nashville, TN
March 9, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN 		at No. 10 LSU L 59–80  9–22
(0–18) 		Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,546)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC tournament
March 13, 2019
8:30 pm, SECN 		(14) vs. (11) Texas A&M
First Round 		L 52–69  9–23
 Bridgestone Arena (10,849)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "LSU fans deride AD during SEC title-clinching rout". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Vanderbilt's worst basketball season ever ends with SEC Tournament loss to Texas A&M". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt basketball coach Bryce Drew reacts to firing in his first tweet". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt, off winless SEC run, hires Stackhouse". ESPN.com. April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.