2017–18 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:Vanderbilt Commodores
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:12–20
Conf Record:6–12
Hc Year:2nd

The 2017–18 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Bryce Drew, who was in his second 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 12–20, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Georgia.

Previous season

The Commodores finished the 2016–17 season 19–16, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated Texas A&M[1] and Florida in the SEC tournament[2] before losing in the semifinals to Arkansas.[3] They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament as a #9 seed in the Midwest Region, despite having the most losses, 15, of any at-large recipient,[4] where they lost in the first round to #8 Northwestern.[5]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
3 F 7'1" 250 Senior Graduated
Nolan Cressler 24 G 6'4" 210 RS Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
4 F 6'10" 235 Junior Transferred from St. Mary's (TX). Under NCAA transfer rules, Wetzell will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
32 F 6'7" 228 Junior Transferred from Notre Dame. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ryan will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2018 Recruiting class

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Vanderbilt routs Texas A&M 66–41 at SEC tourney. CBSSports.com. 2017-08-15. en.
  2. News: Vanderbilt wins overtime thriller, beating Florida for the third time to advance to SEC semifinals. 2017-03-10. SEC Country. 2017-08-15. en-US.
  3. News: Vanderbilt falls to Arkansas in SEC semifinals. The Tennessean. 2017-08-15. en.
  4. News: The Latest: Vanderbilt's 15 losses most by at-large team. AccessWDUN. 2017-08-15. en.
  5. Web site: Vanderbilt vs. Northwestern – Game Recap – March 16, 2017 – ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-08-15.