2021–22 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2021–22
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23
Team:Vanderbilt Commodores
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:19–17
Conf Record:7–11
Hc Year:3rd
Champion:Diamond Head Classic champions
Tourney Result:Quarterfinals

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.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,[1] the Commodores finished the 2020–21 season 9–16, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in last place. They defeated Texas A&M in the first round of the SEC tournament,[2] but lost to Florida in the second round.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Leaving
1 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Transferred to Texas
Maxwell Evans 3 G 6'2" 190 Senior Transferred to TCU
D. J. Harvey 5 G 6'6" 235 RS Junior Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Braelee Albert 11 G/F 6'5" 220 Sophomore Walk-on; transferred to Tulane
Issac McBride 13 G 6'1" 190 RS Freshman Transferred to Oral Roberts
Isaiah Rice 14 G 5'11" 189 Senior Walk-on; graduated
Clevon Brown 15 F 6'8" 232 RS Senior Graduate transferred to FIU
Akeem Odusipe 34 F 6'9" 230 Freshman Transferred to Kent State
Ejike Obinna 50 F/C 6'10" 243 RS Junior Transferred to Saint Joseph's

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Rodney Chatman 3 G 6'1" 215 Graduate Student Dayton
Terren Frank 15 F 6'8" 240 Sophomore TCU
21 C 7'0" 250 Graduate Student Minnesota
Jamaine Mann 23 G 6'6" 230 Sophomore Gardner–Webb

2022 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-09-16. NCAA: Men's, women's hoops can start Nov. 25. 2021-08-24. ESPN.com. en.
  2. Web site: Texas A&M vs. Vanderbilt – Game Recap – March 10, 2021 – ESPN. 2021-08-24. ESPN.com. en.
  3. Web site: Vanderbilt vs. Florida – Game Recap – March 11, 2021 – ESPN. 2021-08-24. ESPN.com. en.
  4. Web site: 2021–22 Vanderbilt men's basketball schedule . vucommodores.com . 11 October 2021.