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Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball

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 13 National Invitation Tournaments, winning it in 1990 and finishing runners-up in 1994.[2]

Vanderbilt Commodores
UniversityVanderbilt University
Head coachJerry Stackhouse (3rd season)
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
LocationNashville, Tennessee
ArenaMemorial Gymnasium
(Capacity: 14,316)
NicknameCommodores
Student sectionMemorial Maniacs
ColorsBlack and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home
Away
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

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

Season Head coach Overall win Overall loss Overall pct. Conf. win Conf. loss Conf. pct. Conf. pos. Postseason
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1900–01 W. D. Weatherford 2 2 .500
1901–02 W. D. Weatherford 5 2 .714
1902–03 Grinnell Jones 6 0 1.000
1903–04 J. Hamilton 6 1 .857
1904–05 No team 0 0 .000
1905–06 No scores recorded 0 0 .000
1906–07 J. N. (Stein) Stone 6 1 .857
1907–08 W. L. Throop 6 10 .375
1908–09 E. J. Hamilton 11 4 .733
1909–10 R. B McGehee 10 3 .769
1910–11 Carl (Zeke) Martin 8 2 .800
1911–12 Carl (Zeke) Martin 9 9 .500
1912–13 Oscar G. Nelson 3 4 .429
1913–14 G. T. Denton 6 3 .667
1914–15 G. T. Denton 6 6 .500
1915–16 G. T. Denton 11 3 .786
1916–17 G. T. Denton 3 8 .273
1917–18 Ralph Palmer 6 3 .667
1918–19 Ralph Palmer 8 2 .800
1919–20 G. T. Denton 14 4 .778
1920–21 G. T. Denton 8 13 .381
1921–22 Wallace Wade 8 8 .500
Southern Conference
1922–23 Wallace Wade 16 8 .667 2 0 1.000
1923–24 Josh Cody 7 15 .318 1 3 .250
1924–25 Josh Cody 12 13 .480 4 3 .571
1925–26 Josh Cody 8 18 .308 2 7 .222
1926–27 Josh Cody 20 4 .833 7 1 .875 Southern Conference Tournament Champions
1927–28 Johnny (Red) Floyd 5 7 .417 2 5 .286
1928–29 Johnny (Red) Floyd 4 12 .250 2 5 .286
1929–30 Garland Morrow 6 16 .273 1 9 .100
1930–31 Garland Morrow 16 8 .667 7 7 .500
1931–32 Josh Cody 8 11 .421 5 7 .417
Southeastern Conference
1932–33 Josh Cody 14 8 .636 11 5 .688 (3rd)
1933–34 Josh Cody 11 6 .647 8 5 .615 (5th)
1934–35 Josh Cody 9 11 .450 9 6 .600 (4th)
1935–36 Josh Cody 9 14 .391 9 4 .692 (2nd)
1936–37 Jim Buford 6 10 .375 3 7 .375 (11th)
1937–38 Jim Buford 9 12 .429 4 8 .333 (10th)
1938–39 Jim Buford 14 7 .667 7 5 .583 (6th)
1939–40 Jim Buford 10 12 .455 5 7 .417 (10th)
1940–41 Jim Buford 8 9 .471 3 9 .250 (11th)
1941–42 Norm Cooper 7 9 .438 3 8 .273 (t-9th)
1942–43 Norm Cooper 10 8 .556 9 7 .563 (6th)
1943–44 Smokey Harper 12 3 .800 0 0 .000 No formal SEC schedule
1944–45 Garland Morrow 6 6 .500 0 0 .000 No formal SEC schedule
1945–46 Garland Morrow 3 10 .231 2 5 .286 (9th)
1946–47 Norm Cooper 7 8 .467 4 7 .364 (8th)
1947–48 Bob Polk 8 14 .364 4 11 .267 (12th)
1948–49 Bob Polk 14 8 .636 9 5 .643 (4th)
1949–50 Bob Polk 17 8 .680 11 3 .786 (2nd)
1950–51 Bob Polk 19 8 .704 10 4 .714 (t-2nd)
1951–52 Bob Polk 18 9 .667 9 5 .643 (t-2nd) SEC Tournament Champions
1952–53 Bob Polk 10 9 .526 5 8 .385 (t-7th)
1953–54 Bob Polk 12 10 .545 5 9 .357 (t-8th)
1954–55 Bob Polk 16 6 .727 9 5 .643 (t-3rd)
1955–56 Bob Polk 19 4 .826 11 3 .786 (3rd)
1956–57 Bob Polk 17 5 .773 10 4 .714 (2nd)
1957–58 Bob Polk 14 11 .560 7 7 .500 (7th)
1958–59 Roy Skinner (acting) 14 10 .583 8 6 .571 (t-5th)
1959–60 Bob Polk 14 9 .609 7 7 .500 (t-6th)
1960–61 Bob Polk 19 5 .792 10 4 .714 (t-2nd)
1961–62 Roy Skinner 12 12 .500 6 8 .429 (t-6th)
1962–63 Roy Skinner 16 7 .696 9 5 .643 (4th)
1963–64 Roy Skinner 19 6 .760 8 6 .571 (t-4th)
1964–65 Roy Skinner 24 4 .857 15 1 .938 (1st) NCAA Elite Eight
1965–66 Roy Skinner 22 4 .846 13 3 .813 (2nd)
1966–67 Roy Skinner 21 5 .808 14 4 .778 (t-2nd)
1967–68 Roy Skinner 20 6 .769 12 6 .667 (3rd)
1968–69 Roy Skinner 15 11 .577 9 9 .500 (t-5th)
1969–70 Roy Skinner 12 14 .462 8 10 .444 (6th)
1970–71 Roy Skinner 13 13 .500 9 9 .500 (t-4th)
1971–72 Roy Skinner 16 10 .615 10 8 .556 (4th)
1972–73 Roy Skinner 20 6 .769 13 5 .722 (t-2nd)
1973–74 Roy Skinner 23 5 .821 15 3 .833 (t-1st) NCAA Sweet 16
1974–75 Roy Skinner 15 11 .577 10 8 .556 (5th)
1975–76 Roy Skinner 16 11 .593 12 6 .667 (3rd)
1976–77 Wayne Dobbs 10 16 .385 6 12 .333 (t-6th)
1977–78 Wayne Dobbs 10 17 .370 6 12 .333 (8th)
1978–79 Wayne Dobbs 18 9 .667 11 7 .611 (t-3rd)
1979–80 Richard Schmidt 13 13 .500 7 11 .389 (t-6th)
1980–81 Richard Schmidt 15 14 .517 7 11 .389 (7th)
1981–82 C. M. Newton 15 13 .536 7 11 .389 (t-7th)
1982–83 C. M. Newton 19 14 .576 9 9 .500 (t-4th) NIT Second Round
1983–84 C. M. Newton 14 15 .483 8 10 .444 (t-7th)
1984–85 C. M. Newton 11 17 .393 4 14 .222 (10th)
1985–86 C. M. Newton 13 15 .464 7 11 (.389 7th)
1986–87 C. M. Newton 18 16 .529 7 11 (.389 t-8th) NIT Quarterfinals
1987–88 C. M. Newton 20 11 .645 10 8 .556 (t-4th) NCAA Sweet 16
1988–89 C. M. Newton 19 14 .576 12 6 .667 (t-2nd) NCAA First Round
1989–90 Eddie Fogler 21 14 .600 7 11 .389 (t-7th) NIT Champions
1990–91 Eddie Fogler 17 13 .567 11 7 .611 (4th) NCAA First Round
Southeastern Conference (Eastern Division)
1991–92 Eddie Fogler 15 15 .500 6 10 .375 (5th) NIT First Round
1992–93 Eddie Fogler 28 6 .824 14 2 .875 (1st) NCAA Sweet 16
1993–94 Jan van Breda Kolff 20 12 .625 9 7 .563 (3rd) NIT Runners-up
1994–95 Jan van Breda Kolff 13 15 .464 6 10 .375 (4th)
1995–96 Jan van Breda Kolff 18 14 .563 7 9 .563 (4th) NIT Second Round
1996–97 Jan van Breda Kolff 19 12 .613 9 7 .563 (4th) NCAA First Round
1997–98 Jan van Breda Kolff 20 13 .606 7 9 .438 (t-4th) NIT Quarterfinals
1998–99 Jan van Breda Kolff 14 15 .483 5 11 .313 (5th)
1999–2000 Kevin Stallings 19 11 .633 8 8 .500 (4th) NIT First Round
2000–01 Kevin Stallings 15 15 .500 4 12 .250 (6th)
2001–02 Kevin Stallings 17 15 .531 6 10 .375 (t-5th) NIT Second Round
2002–03 Kevin Stallings 11 18 .379 3 13 .188 (6th)
2003–04 Kevin Stallings 23 10 .697 8 8 .500 (t-3rd) NCAA Sweet 16
2004–05 Kevin Stallings 20 14 .588 8 8 .500 (3rd) NIT Quarterfinals
2005–06 Kevin Stallings 17 13 .567 7 9 .438 (4th) NIT First Round
2006–07 Kevin Stallings 22 12 .647 10 6 .625 (2nd) NCAA Sweet 16
2007–08 Kevin Stallings 26 8 .765 10 6 .625 (3rd) NCAA First Round
2008–09 Kevin Stallings 19 12 .613 8 8 .500 (t-4th)
2009–10 Kevin Stallings 24 9 .727 12 4 .750 (2nd) NCAA First Round
2010–11 Kevin Stallings 23 11 .676 9 7 .563 (3rd) NCAA Second Round
Southeastern Conference
2011–12 Kevin Stallings 25 11 .694 10 6 .625 (t-2nd) SEC Tournament Champions, NCAA Third Round
2012–13 Kevin Stallings 16 17 .485 8 10 .444 (10th)
2013–14 Kevin Stallings 15 15 .500 7 11 .389 (t-10th)
2014–15 Kevin Stallings 21 14 .600 9 9 .500 (7th) NIT Quarterfinals
2015–16 Kevin Stallings 19 14 .576 11 7 .611 (7th) NCAA First Four
2016–17 Bryce Drew 19 16 .543 10 8 .556 (t-5th) NCAA First Round
2017–18 Bryce Drew 12 20 .375 6 12 .333 (13th)
2018–19 Bryce Drew 9 23 .290 0 18 .000 (14th)
2019–20 Jerry Stackhouse 11 20 .355 3 15 .167 (14th)
2020–21 Jerry Stackhouse 9 16 .360 3 13 .188 (14th)
2021–22 Jerry Stackhouse 19 17 .531 7 11 .389 (11th) NIT Quarterfinals
Total overall record 1,631 1,194 .577 711 673 .514 15 NCAA Appearances, 13 NIT Appearances
SEC record 1,336 926 .591 678 626 .520 15 NCAA Appearances, 13 NIT Appearances
SoCon record 102 112 .477 33 47 .413 1 SoCon Tournament Champions
SIAA record 142 88 .617 0 0 .000

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

Season Head coach Overall win Overall loss Overall pct. Conf. win Conf. loss Conf. pct. Postseason NIT/NCAA
3 Bryce Drew 40 59 .404 16 38 .296 1 NCAA
17 Kevin Stallings 332 219 .603 138 142 .493 5 NIT, 7 NCAA
6 Jan van Breda Kolff 104 81 .562 43 53 .448 3 NIT, 1 NCAA
4 Eddie Fogler 81 48 .628 64 80 .444 2 NIT (1 NIT Championship), 2 NCAA
8 C. M. Newton 129 115 .529 38 30 .559 2 NIT, 2 NCAA
2 Richard Schmidt 28 27 .509 14 22 .389
3 Wayne Dobbs 38 42 .475 23 31 .426
16 Roy Skinner 278 135 .673 171 97 .638 2 NCAA
13 Bob Polk 197 106 .650 107 75 .588
4 Garland Morrow 31 40 .437 10 21 .323
1 Smokey Harper 12 3 .857 0 0 .000
3 Norm Cooper 24 25 .490 16 22 .421
5 Jim Buford 47 50 .485 22 36 .379
9 Josh Cody 98 100 .495 56 41 .577
2 Johnny (Red) Floyd 9 19 .321 4 10 .286
2 Wallace Wade 24 16 .321 2 0 1.000
6 G. T. Denton 26 20 .565 0 0 .000
1 Oscar G. Nelson 3 4 .429 0 0 .000
2 Ralph Palmer 14 5 .737 0 0 .000
2 Carl (Zeke) Martin 17 11 .607 0 0 .000
1 R. B McGehee 10 3 .769 0 0 .000
2 E. J. Hamilton 17 5 .773 0 0 .000
1 W. L. Throop 6 10 .375 0 0 .000
1 J. N. (Stein) Stone 6 1 .857 0 0 .000
1 Grinnell Jones 6 0 1.000 0 0 .000
2 W. D. Weatherford 7 4 .636 0 0 .000
3 Jerry Stackhouse 37 52 .416 13 39 .250 1 NIT

Retired numbers

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

 
Shan Foster's #32, retired by Vanderbilt
No. Player Pos. Career Ref.
25
Perry Wallace SF 1967–70 [6]
32
Shan Foster SG, SF 2004–08 [6]
33
Clyde Lee PF, C 1964–66 [6]
  • Clyde Lee was perhaps the greatest player in Commodore history. He averaged the most points per game in school history and the balconies on the south end of Memorial Gymnasium are commonly referred to as the "balconies that Clyde built".
  • Perry Wallace was the first African-American basketball player in the Southeastern Conference, and the first African American to compete in the SEC for his entire period of athletic eligibility.[a]

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

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

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
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 #7 Round 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 #8 Round of 64 #9 Notre Dame L 65–81
1991 #9 Round of 64 #8 Georgetown L 60–70
1993 #3 Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
#14 Boise State
#6 Illinois
#7 Temple
W 92–72
W 85–68
L 59–67
1997 #7 Round of 64 #10 Xavier L 68–80
2004 #6 Round 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 #6 Round 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 #4 Round of 64 #13 Siena L 62–83
2010 #4 Round of 64 #13 Murray State L 65–66
2011 #5 Round of 64 #12 Richmond L 66–69
2012 #5 Round of 64
Round of 32
#12 Harvard
#4 Wisconsin
W 79–70
L 57–60
2016 #11 First Four #11 Wichita State L 50–70
2017 #9 Round of 64 #8 Northwestern L 66–68

NIT results

The Commodores have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 13 times. Their combined record is 22–12. They were NIT champions in 1990.

Year Round Opponent Result
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 Round Rhode Island L 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 Round Wake Forest L 68–83
2002 Opening Round
First Round
Houston
Louisiana Tech
W 59–50
L 68–83
2005 First Round Indiana
Wichita State
Memphis
W 67–60
W 65–63
L 68–81
2006 First Round Notre Dame L 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

All-Americans

Player Years
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[9]

SEC Players of the Year

Player Years
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[9]

Academic All-Americans

Player Years
Jeff Fosnes 1975, 1976
Bruce Elder 1993

Olympians

Other notable players

Vanderbilt Alums Coaching in College Basketball

Coaching awards

  • Kevin Stallings – SEC Coach of the Year 2007 and 2010[11]
  • Eddie Fogler – 1993 National Coach of the Year by AP, UPI, CBS, USBWA, Scripps-Howard, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly[12]
  • C. M. Newton – SEC Coach of the Year, 1988 and 1989
  • Wayne Dobbs – SEC Coach of the Year, 1979
  • Roy Skinner – SEC Coach of the Year, 1965, 1967, 1974, and 1976

All-time leaders

Totals current as of March 15, 2012.

Points

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

Points per game (min 50 games)

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

Rebounds

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

Assists

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

Steals

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

Blocks

Rank Player Career 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
5 A.J. Ogilvy (2008–10) 145

Source: 2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores Media Guide [13]

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.[7] 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).[8]

References

  1. ^ "Athletics". Vanderbilt University Brand Style Guide. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Vanderbilt Commodores History and Records" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Southern Conference Records" (PDF).
  4. ^ "SEC Annual Standings" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Vanderbilt Year-by-Year Results" (PDF).
  6. ^ a b c Vanderbilt to Retire Foster's No. 32 at VUCommodores.com, 16 Dec 2021
  7. ^ "Tulane Mourns the Passing of Integration Pioneer Stephen Martin Sr" (Press release). Tulane Green Wave. May 16, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  8. ^ Story, Mark (September 22, 2016). "UK reveals sculpture honoring first black football players". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  9. ^ a b "VU All Americans" (PDF).
  10. ^ . usabasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  11. ^ "Southeastern Conference". secsports.com.
  12. ^ "VU Coaching Awards" (PDF).
  13. ^ "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". vucommodores.com.

External links

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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 13 National Invitation Tournaments winning it in 1990 and finishing runners up in 1994 2 Vanderbilt Commodores2022 23 Vanderbilt Commodores men s basketball teamUniversityVanderbilt UniversityHead coachJerry Stackhouse 3rd season ConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceLocationNashville TennesseeArenaMemorial Gymnasium Capacity 14 316 NicknameCommodoresStudent sectionMemorial ManiacsColorsBlack and gold 1 UniformsHome Away AlternateNCAA tournament Elite Eight1965NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen1965 1974 1988 1993 2004 2007NCAA tournament round of 321988 1993 2004 2007 2012NCAA tournament appearances1965 1974 1988 1989 1991 1993 1997 2004 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2016 2017Conference tournament champions1927 1951 2012Conference regular season champions1920 1965 1974 1993 Contents 1 Memorial Gymnasium 2 Year by year season records 2 1 Vanderbilt coaching record 3 Retired numbers 4 Postseason 4 1 NCAA tournament results 4 2 NIT results 5 All Americans 6 SEC Players of the Year 7 Academic All Americans 8 Olympians 9 Other notable players 10 Vanderbilt Alums Coaching in College Basketball 11 Coaching awards 12 All time leaders 12 1 Points 12 2 Points per game min 50 games 12 3 Rebounds 12 4 Assists 12 5 Steals 12 6 Blocks 13 Footnotes 14 References 15 External linksMemorial Gymnasium EditMain article Memorial Gymnasium Vanderbilt University 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 EditSeason Head coach Overall win Overall loss Overall pct Conf win Conf loss Conf pct Conf pos PostseasonSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association1900 01 W D Weatherford 2 2 5001901 02 W D Weatherford 5 2 7141902 03 Grinnell Jones 6 0 1 0001903 04 J Hamilton 6 1 8571904 05 No team 0 0 0001905 06 No scores recorded 0 0 0001906 07 J N Stein Stone 6 1 8571907 08 W L Throop 6 10 3751908 09 E J Hamilton 11 4 7331909 10 R B McGehee 10 3 7691910 11 Carl Zeke Martin 8 2 8001911 12 Carl Zeke Martin 9 9 5001912 13 Oscar G Nelson 3 4 4291913 14 G T Denton 6 3 6671914 15 G T Denton 6 6 5001915 16 G T Denton 11 3 7861916 17 G T Denton 3 8 2731917 18 Ralph Palmer 6 3 6671918 19 Ralph Palmer 8 2 8001919 20 G T Denton 14 4 7781920 21 G T Denton 8 13 3811921 22 Wallace Wade 8 8 500Southern Conference1922 23 Wallace Wade 16 8 667 2 0 1 0001923 24 Josh Cody 7 15 318 1 3 2501924 25 Josh Cody 12 13 480 4 3 5711925 26 Josh Cody 8 18 308 2 7 2221926 27 Josh Cody 20 4 833 7 1 875 Southern Conference Tournament Champions1927 28 Johnny Red Floyd 5 7 417 2 5 2861928 29 Johnny Red Floyd 4 12 250 2 5 2861929 30 Garland Morrow 6 16 273 1 9 1001930 31 Garland Morrow 16 8 667 7 7 5001931 32 Josh Cody 8 11 421 5 7 417Southeastern Conference1932 33 Josh Cody 14 8 636 11 5 688 3rd 1933 34 Josh Cody 11 6 647 8 5 615 5th 1934 35 Josh Cody 9 11 450 9 6 600 4th 1935 36 Josh Cody 9 14 391 9 4 692 2nd 1936 37 Jim Buford 6 10 375 3 7 375 11th 1937 38 Jim Buford 9 12 429 4 8 333 10th 1938 39 Jim Buford 14 7 667 7 5 583 6th 1939 40 Jim Buford 10 12 455 5 7 417 10th 1940 41 Jim Buford 8 9 471 3 9 250 11th 1941 42 Norm Cooper 7 9 438 3 8 273 t 9th 1942 43 Norm Cooper 10 8 556 9 7 563 6th 1943 44 Smokey Harper 12 3 800 0 0 000 No formal SEC schedule1944 45 Garland Morrow 6 6 500 0 0 000 No formal SEC schedule1945 46 Garland Morrow 3 10 231 2 5 286 9th 1946 47 Norm Cooper 7 8 467 4 7 364 8th 1947 48 Bob Polk 8 14 364 4 11 267 12th 1948 49 Bob Polk 14 8 636 9 5 643 4th 1949 50 Bob Polk 17 8 680 11 3 786 2nd 1950 51 Bob Polk 19 8 704 10 4 714 t 2nd 1951 52 Bob Polk 18 9 667 9 5 643 t 2nd SEC Tournament Champions1952 53 Bob Polk 10 9 526 5 8 385 t 7th 1953 54 Bob Polk 12 10 545 5 9 357 t 8th 1954 55 Bob Polk 16 6 727 9 5 643 t 3rd 1955 56 Bob Polk 19 4 826 11 3 786 3rd 1956 57 Bob Polk 17 5 773 10 4 714 2nd 1957 58 Bob Polk 14 11 560 7 7 500 7th 1958 59 Roy Skinner acting 14 10 583 8 6 571 t 5th 1959 60 Bob Polk 14 9 609 7 7 500 t 6th 1960 61 Bob Polk 19 5 792 10 4 714 t 2nd 1961 62 Roy Skinner 12 12 500 6 8 429 t 6th 1962 63 Roy Skinner 16 7 696 9 5 643 4th 1963 64 Roy Skinner 19 6 760 8 6 571 t 4th 1964 65 Roy Skinner 24 4 857 15 1 938 1st NCAA Elite Eight1965 66 Roy Skinner 22 4 846 13 3 813 2nd 1966 67 Roy Skinner 21 5 808 14 4 778 t 2nd 1967 68 Roy Skinner 20 6 769 12 6 667 3rd 1968 69 Roy Skinner 15 11 577 9 9 500 t 5th 1969 70 Roy Skinner 12 14 462 8 10 444 6th 1970 71 Roy Skinner 13 13 500 9 9 500 t 4th 1971 72 Roy Skinner 16 10 615 10 8 556 4th 1972 73 Roy Skinner 20 6 769 13 5 722 t 2nd 1973 74 Roy Skinner 23 5 821 15 3 833 t 1st NCAA Sweet 161974 75 Roy Skinner 15 11 577 10 8 556 5th 1975 76 Roy Skinner 16 11 593 12 6 667 3rd 1976 77 Wayne Dobbs 10 16 385 6 12 333 t 6th 1977 78 Wayne Dobbs 10 17 370 6 12 333 8th 1978 79 Wayne Dobbs 18 9 667 11 7 611 t 3rd 1979 80 Richard Schmidt 13 13 500 7 11 389 t 6th 1980 81 Richard Schmidt 15 14 517 7 11 389 7th 1981 82 C M Newton 15 13 536 7 11 389 t 7th 1982 83 C M Newton 19 14 576 9 9 500 t 4th NIT Second Round1983 84 C M Newton 14 15 483 8 10 444 t 7th 1984 85 C M Newton 11 17 393 4 14 222 10th 1985 86 C M Newton 13 15 464 7 11 389 7th 1986 87 C M Newton 18 16 529 7 11 389 t 8th NIT Quarterfinals1987 88 C M Newton 20 11 645 10 8 556 t 4th NCAA Sweet 161988 89 C M Newton 19 14 576 12 6 667 t 2nd NCAA First Round1989 90 Eddie Fogler 21 14 600 7 11 389 t 7th NIT Champions1990 91 Eddie Fogler 17 13 567 11 7 611 4th NCAA First RoundSoutheastern Conference Eastern Division 1991 92 Eddie Fogler 15 15 500 6 10 375 5th NIT First Round1992 93 Eddie Fogler 28 6 824 14 2 875 1st NCAA Sweet 161993 94 Jan van Breda Kolff 20 12 625 9 7 563 3rd NIT Runners up1994 95 Jan van Breda Kolff 13 15 464 6 10 375 4th 1995 96 Jan van Breda Kolff 18 14 563 7 9 563 4th NIT Second Round1996 97 Jan van Breda Kolff 19 12 613 9 7 563 4th NCAA First Round1997 98 Jan van Breda Kolff 20 13 606 7 9 438 t 4th NIT Quarterfinals1998 99 Jan van Breda Kolff 14 15 483 5 11 313 5th 1999 2000 Kevin Stallings 19 11 633 8 8 500 4th NIT First Round2000 01 Kevin Stallings 15 15 500 4 12 250 6th 2001 02 Kevin Stallings 17 15 531 6 10 375 t 5th NIT Second Round2002 03 Kevin Stallings 11 18 379 3 13 188 6th 2003 04 Kevin Stallings 23 10 697 8 8 500 t 3rd NCAA Sweet 162004 05 Kevin Stallings 20 14 588 8 8 500 3rd NIT Quarterfinals2005 06 Kevin Stallings 17 13 567 7 9 438 4th NIT First Round2006 07 Kevin Stallings 22 12 647 10 6 625 2nd NCAA Sweet 162007 08 Kevin Stallings 26 8 765 10 6 625 3rd NCAA First Round2008 09 Kevin Stallings 19 12 613 8 8 500 t 4th 2009 10 Kevin Stallings 24 9 727 12 4 750 2nd NCAA First Round2010 11 Kevin Stallings 23 11 676 9 7 563 3rd NCAA Second RoundSoutheastern Conference2011 12 Kevin Stallings 25 11 694 10 6 625 t 2nd SEC Tournament Champions NCAA Third Round2012 13 Kevin Stallings 16 17 485 8 10 444 10th 2013 14 Kevin Stallings 15 15 500 7 11 389 t 10th 2014 15 Kevin Stallings 21 14 600 9 9 500 7th NIT Quarterfinals2015 16 Kevin Stallings 19 14 576 11 7 611 7th NCAA First Four2016 17 Bryce Drew 19 16 543 10 8 556 t 5th NCAA First Round2017 18 Bryce Drew 12 20 375 6 12 333 13th 2018 19 Bryce Drew 9 23 290 0 18 000 14th 2019 20 Jerry Stackhouse 11 20 355 3 15 167 14th 2020 21 Jerry Stackhouse 9 16 360 3 13 188 14th 2021 22 Jerry Stackhouse 19 17 531 7 11 389 11th NIT QuarterfinalsTotal overall record 1 631 1 194 577 711 673 514 15 NCAA Appearances 13 NIT AppearancesSEC record 1 336 926 591 678 626 520 15 NCAA Appearances 13 NIT AppearancesSoCon record 102 112 477 33 47 413 1 SoCon Tournament ChampionsSIAA record 142 88 617 0 0 000Note 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 Edit Season Head coach Overall win Overall loss Overall pct Conf win Conf loss Conf pct Postseason NIT NCAA3 Bryce Drew 40 59 404 16 38 296 1 NCAA17 Kevin Stallings 332 219 603 138 142 493 5 NIT 7 NCAA6 Jan van Breda Kolff 104 81 562 43 53 448 3 NIT 1 NCAA4 Eddie Fogler 81 48 628 64 80 444 2 NIT 1 NIT Championship 2 NCAA8 C M Newton 129 115 529 38 30 559 2 NIT 2 NCAA2 Richard Schmidt 28 27 509 14 22 3893 Wayne Dobbs 38 42 475 23 31 42616 Roy Skinner 278 135 673 171 97 638 2 NCAA13 Bob Polk 197 106 650 107 75 5884 Garland Morrow 31 40 437 10 21 3231 Smokey Harper 12 3 857 0 0 0003 Norm Cooper 24 25 490 16 22 4215 Jim Buford 47 50 485 22 36 3799 Josh Cody 98 100 495 56 41 5772 Johnny Red Floyd 9 19 321 4 10 2862 Wallace Wade 24 16 321 2 0 1 0006 G T Denton 26 20 565 0 0 0001 Oscar G Nelson 3 4 429 0 0 0002 Ralph Palmer 14 5 737 0 0 0002 Carl Zeke Martin 17 11 607 0 0 0001 R B McGehee 10 3 769 0 0 0002 E J Hamilton 17 5 773 0 0 0001 W L Throop 6 10 375 0 0 0001 J N Stein Stone 6 1 857 0 0 0001 Grinnell Jones 6 0 1 000 0 0 0002 W D Weatherford 7 4 636 0 0 0003 Jerry Stackhouse 37 52 416 13 39 250 1 NITRetired numbers EditMain article List of NCAA men s basketball retired numbers Only three male Commodores have had their jerseys retired by the university Shan Foster s 32 retired by Vanderbilt No Player Pos Career Ref 25 Perry Wallace SF 1967 70 6 32 Shan Foster SG SF 2004 08 6 33 Clyde Lee PF C 1964 66 6 Clyde Lee was perhaps the greatest player in Commodore history He averaged the most points per game in school history and the balconies on the south end of Memorial Gymnasium are commonly referred to as the balconies that Clyde built Perry Wallace was the first African American basketball player in the Southeastern Conference and the first African American to compete in the SEC for his entire period of athletic eligibility a Postseason EditNCAA tournament results Edit The Commodores have appeared in the NCAA tournament 15 times Their combined record is 10 16 Year Seed Round Opponent Result1965 Sweet SixteenElite Eight DePaulMichigan W 83 78 OTL 85 871974 Sweet SixteenRegional 3rd Place Game MarquetteNotre Dame L 61 69L 88 1181988 7 Round of 64Round of 32Sweet Sixteen 10 Utah State 2 Pittsburgh 6 Kansas W 80 77W 80 74 OTL 64 771989 8 Round of 64 9 Notre Dame L 65 811991 9 Round of 64 8 Georgetown L 60 701993 3 Round of 64Round of 32Sweet Sixteen 14 Boise State 6 Illinois 7 Temple W 92 72W 85 68L 59 671997 7 Round of 64 10 Xavier L 68 802004 6 Round of 64Round of 32Sweet Sixteen 11 Western Michigan 3 NC State 2 Connecticut W 71 58W 75 73L 53 732007 6 Round of 64Round of 32Sweet Sixteen 11 George Washington 3 Washington State 2 Georgetown W 77 44W 78 74 2OTL 65 662008 4 Round of 64 13 Siena L 62 832010 4 Round of 64 13 Murray State L 65 662011 5 Round of 64 12 Richmond L 66 692012 5 Round of 64Round of 32 12 Harvard 4 Wisconsin W 79 70L 57 602016 11 First Four 11 Wichita State L 50 702017 9 Round of 64 8 Northwestern L 66 68NIT results Edit The Commodores have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament NIT 13 times Their combined record is 22 12 They were NIT champions in 1990 Year Round Opponent Result1983 First RoundSecond Round East Tennessee StateWake Forest W 79 73L 68 751987 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals JacksonvilleFlorida StateSouthern Miss W 74 72W 109 92L 88 951990 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship Game Louisiana TechTennesseeNew OrleansPenn StateSaint Louis W 98 90W 89 85W 88 85W 75 62W 74 721992 First Round Rhode Island L 63 681994 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship Game OklahomaNew OrleansClemsonKansas StateVillanova W 77 67W 78 59W 89 74W 82 76L 73 801996 First RoundSecond Round Arkansas Little RockSouth Carolina W 86 80L 70 801998 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals St BonaventureWake ForestGeorgia W 73 61W 72 68L 65 792000 First Round Wake Forest L 68 832002 Opening RoundFirst Round HoustonLouisiana Tech W 59 50L 68 832005 First Round IndianaWichita StateMemphis W 67 60W 65 63L 68 812006 First Round Notre Dame L 69 792015 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Saint Mary sSouth Dakota StateStanford W 75 64W 92 77L 75 782022 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals BelmontDaytonXavier W 82 71W 70 68OTL 73 75All Americans EditPlayer YearsJohn Jenkins 2012Shan Foster 2008Dan Langhi 2000Billy McCaffrey 1993 1994Will Perdue 1988Tom Hagan 1969Clyde Lee 1965 1966Billy Joe Adcock 1950Source VUCommodores com 9 SEC Players of the Year EditPlayer YearsShan 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 9 Academic All Americans EditPlayer YearsJeff Fosnes 1975 1976Bruce Elder 1993Olympians EditJeff Turner won the gold medal in men s basketball as a member of Team USA at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles 10 Other notable players EditWade Baldwin IV born 1996 basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Simisola Shittu born 1999 British born Canadian basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Darius Garland born 2000 basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers All star 2022 Vanderbilt Alums Coaching in College Basketball EditJames Strong Class of 2000 currently at Vanderbilt University Martin Bahar Class of 2006 currently at The University of San Diego Darshawn McClellan Class of 2011 currently at University of Texas at El Paso Sam Ferry Class of 2010 currently at College of the Holy CrossCoaching awards EditKevin Stallings SEC Coach of the Year 2007 and 2010 11 Eddie Fogler 1993 National Coach of the Year by AP UPI CBS USBWA Scripps Howard Sports Illustrated Sporting News Basketball Weekly 12 C M Newton SEC Coach of the Year 1988 and 1989 Wayne Dobbs SEC Coach of the Year 1979 Roy Skinner SEC Coach of the Year 1965 1967 1974 and 1976All time leaders EditTotals current as of March 15 2012 Points Edit Rank Player Career Points1 Shan Foster 2005 2008 2 0112 Jeffery Taylor 2009 2012 1 8973 Matt Freije 2001 2004 1 8914 Phil Cox 1982 85 1 7245 Ronnie McMahan 1992 95 1 719Points per game min 50 games Edit Rank Player Career PPG1 Clyde Lee 1964 66 21 42 Billy McCaffrey 1993 94 20 63 Tom Hagan 1967 69 19 94 Jim Henry 1957 59 17 65 John Jenkins 2009 12 16 9Rebounds Edit Rank Player Career Rebounds1 Clyde Lee 1964 66 1 2232 Perry Wallace 1968 70 8943 Bobby Thym 1954 57 8724 Bob Snake Grace 1963 65 8375 Charley Harrison 1953 56 802Assists Edit Rank Player Career Assists1 Atiba Prater 1996 00 5172 Brad Tinsley 2008 12 4823 Frank Seckar 1993 96 4554 Kevin Anglin 1990 93 4355 Jan van Breda Kolff 1972 74 430Steals Edit Rank Player Career Steals1 Drew Maddux 1994 98 2141 Frank Seckar 1993 96 2143 Atiba Prater 1996 00 2114 James Strong 1996 00 2095 Kevin Anglin 1990 93 192Blocks Edit Rank Player Career Blocks1 Luke Kornet 2013 17 2102 Festus Ezeli 2008 12 2043 Damian Jones 2013 16 1674 Will Perdue 1984 1986 88 1575 A J Ogilvy 2008 10 145Source 2015 16 Vanderbilt Commodores Media Guide 13 Footnotes Edit 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 7 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 8 References Edit Athletics Vanderbilt University Brand Style Guide Retrieved March 23 2022 Vanderbilt Commodores History and Records PDF Southern Conference Records PDF SEC Annual Standings PDF Vanderbilt Year by Year Results PDF a b c Vanderbilt to Retire Foster s No 32 at VUCommodores com 16 Dec 2021 Tulane Mourns the Passing of Integration Pioneer Stephen Martin Sr Press release Tulane Green Wave May 16 2013 Retrieved January 30 2018 Story Mark September 22 2016 UK reveals sculpture honoring first black football players Lexington Herald Leader Retrieved January 30 2018 a b VU All Americans PDF USA Basketball Oops 404 Error usabasketball com Archived from the original on 2011 11 15 Retrieved 2009 02 16 Southeastern Conference secsports com VU Coaching Awards PDF Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site Men s Basketball vucommodores com External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vanderbilt Commodores men 27s basketball amp oldid 1123225593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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