2019–20 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

2019–20 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
2019–20 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2-0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Stackhouse (1st season);
Assistant coaches	David Grace (1st season); Adam Mazarei (1st season); Faragi Phillips (1st season);
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	25	–	6	.806
No. 20 Auburn	12	–	6	.667	25	–	6	.806
LSU	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Mississippi State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Florida	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
South Carolina	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
Texas A&M	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Tennessee	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Arkansas	7	–	11	.389	20	–	12	.625
Missouri	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Ole Miss	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Georgia	5	–	13	.278	16	–	16	.500
Vanderbilt	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344

Note: The 2020 SEC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team will represent Vanderbilt University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be coached by Jerry Stackhouse in his first season at Vanderbilt. The Commodores will play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

They finished the season 9–23, 0–18 in SEC play to finish in 14th place. They are the first SEC team to go winless in a season since the 1953-1954 Georgia Tech team, and the first team ever in the 18 game conference schedule.^[1] They followed this winless in conference play season with a loss to Texas A&M in the first round of the SEC tournament, extending their losing streak to 20 games, to finish the season with a combined 0-19 conference record.^[2] As a result of the unprecedented season, third-year head coach Bryce Drew was fired on March 22, 2019.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Darius Garland	10	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Nashville, TN	Declared for the 2019 NBA Draft
Simisola Shittu	11	F/C	6'10"	240	Freshman	Burlington, Ontario	Declared for the 2019 NBA Draft
Joe Toye	2	G/F	6'7"	210	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Matt Ryan	32	F	6'8"	209	RS Senior	Cortlandt Manor, NY	Graduate transferred to Chattanooga
Yanni Wetzell	4	F/C	6'10"	240	RS Senior	Auckland, New Zealand	Graduate transferred to San Diego State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
D.J. Harvey	5	G	6'6"	185	Junior	Hyattsville, MD	Transferred from Notre Dame. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harvey will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Quentin Millora-Brown	42	F	6'9"	205	Sophomore	Lorton, VA	Transferred from Rice. Under NCAA transfer rules, Millora-Brown will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dylan Disu PF	Pflugerville, TX	Hendrickson High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 4, 2018
Dylan Disu PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Scotty Pippen Jr. PG	Chatsworth, CA	Sierra Canyon School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jan 11, 2019
Scotty Pippen Jr. PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jordan Wright SG	Baton Rouge, LA	The Dunham School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 26, 2019
Jordan Wright SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kenyon Martin Jr. PF	Chatsworth, CA	Sierra Canyon School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 5, 2019
Kenyon Martin Jr. PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Oton Jankovic PF	Zagreb, Croatia	Montverde Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 28, 2019
Oton Jankovic PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
1	Kentucky
2	Florida
3	LSU
4	Auburn
5	Tennessee
6	Alabama
7	Mississippi State
8	Ole Miss
9	Georgia
10	South Carolina
11	Arkansas
12	Texas A&M
13	Missouri
14	Vanderbilt

Roster

2019–20 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)	Jr	Corona del Sol High School	Phoenix, Arizona
F	1	Dylan Disu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Hendrickson High School	Pflugerville, Texas
G	2	Scotty Pippen Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Sierra Canyon School	Chatsworth, California
G	3	Maxwell Evans	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Bellaire High School	Houston, Texas
G/F	4	Jordan Wright	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Fr	The Dunham School	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	5	D. J. Harvey (I)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Notre Dame	Hyattsville, Maryland
F	13	Matthew Moyer	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Syracuse	Gahanna, Ohio
G	14	Isaiah Rice	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Park Tudor School	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	15	Clevon Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Winston Churchill High School	San Antonio, Texas
F	24	Aaron Nesmith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	So	Porter-Gaud School	Charleston, South Carolina
F	42	Quentin Millora-Brown (I)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	So	Rice	Lorton, Virginia
F/C	50	Ejike Obinna	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	RS So	Virginia Academy	Enugu, Nigeria
F	55	Oton Jankovic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Zagreb, Croatia

Head coach

Jerry Stackhouse (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

David Grace (Park)
Adam Mazarei (Redlands)
Faragi Phillips (Mississippi Valley State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019* 7:00 pm	Clark Atlanta	W 95–55	0–0	19 – Lee	5 – Moyer	6 – Pippen	Memorial Gymnasium (8,975) Nashville, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Southeast Missouri State	W 83-65	1-0	25 – Nesmith	8 – Brown	6 – Pippen	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 71-66	2-0	21 – Nesmith	8 – Brown	8 – Lee	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
November 14, 2019* 6:00 pm	at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Austin Peay Vanderbilt Invitational						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
November 22, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN+	South Carolina State Vanderbilt Invitational						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Southeastern Louisiana Vanderbilt Invitational						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Tulsa Vanderbilt Invitational						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Buffalo						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
December 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Liberty						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
December 18, 2019* 5:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Loyola–Chicago Jerry Colangelo Classic						Talking Stick Resort Arena Phoenix, AZ
December 22, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	UNC Wilmington						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
December 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Davidson						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 4, 2020* 8:00 pm, SECN	SMU American/SEC Alliance						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
SEC regular season
January 8, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN	at Auburn						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 11, 2020 2:30 pm, SECN	Texas A&M						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 15, 2020 7:30 pm, SECN	at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 18, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN	Tennessee						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 22, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN	Alabama						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN	at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 29, 2020 5:30 pm, SECN	at Kentucky						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 1, 2020 7:30 pm, SECN	Florida						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 5, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN	LSU						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 8, 2020 7:30 pm, SECN	at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/SECN	Kentucky						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 15, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN	at Florida						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2020 5:30 pm, SECN	at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 22, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN	Georgia						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 26, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Missouri						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 29, 2020 12:00 pm, SECN	at Ole Miss						The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
March 3, 2020 7:30 pm, SECN	at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
March 7, 2020 11:30 am, SECN	South Carolina						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 11–14, 2020	vs. TBA						Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ . ESPN.com http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26213289/lsu-fans-deride-ad-sec-title-clinching-rout. Retrieved 10 March 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ . The Tennessean https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2019/03/13/sec-basketball-tournament-2019-vanderbilt-texas-a-m-billy-kennedy-bryce-drew/3125127002/. Retrieved 13 March 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2019/03/22/vanderbilt-basketball-bryce-drew-fired/3196259002/
^ "UK picked to win 2020 SEC Men's Basketball Championship". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

[1] . ESPN.com http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26213289/lsu-fans-deride-ad-sec-title-clinching-rout. Retrieved 10 March 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[2] . The Tennessean https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2019/03/13/sec-basketball-tournament-2019-vanderbilt-texas-a-m-billy-kennedy-bryce-drew/3125127002/. Retrieved 13 March 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] ttps://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2019/03/22/vanderbilt-basketball-bryce-drew-fired/3196259002/

[4] "UK picked to win 2020 SEC Men's Basketball Championship". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2019 recruiting class

Preseason

SEC media poll

Roster

Schedule

See also

References