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2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

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2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record21–14 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Cohen
  • Derrick Jones
  • Tom Richardson
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky 18 0   1.000 38 1   .974
No. 21 Arkansas 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
LSU 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Georgia 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Texas A&M 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Ole Miss 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
Vanderbilt 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Alabama 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Florida 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Tennessee 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
South Carolina 6 12   .333 17 16   .515
Mississippi State 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Auburn 4 14   .222 15 20   .429
Missouri 3 15   .167 9 23   .281
2015 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Kevin Stallings, in his sixteenth season at Vanderbilt. The team played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament where they lost to Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Mary's in the first round and South Dakota State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Stanford.

Previous season

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Coach Kevin Stallings completed his fifteenth season by posting a 15–16 record during the 2013-14 season, where the Commodores finished tenth in the SEC. The Commodores lost to Mississippi State in the 1st round of the SEC tournament.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Rod Odom 0 F 6'9" 215 Senior Central Islip, NY Graduated
Eric McClellan 1 G 6'4" 180 RS Sophomore Austin, TX Suspended
Kedren Johnson 2 G 6'4" 215 Junior Lewisburg, TN Suspended
Kyle Fuller 11 G 6'1" 200 Senior Moreno Valley, CA Graduated
Rob Cross 12 G 6'0" 195 Senior Chappaqua, NY Graduated
Dai-Jon Parker 24 G 6'3" 190 Senior Baton Rouge, LA Suspended

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Nolan Cressler 42 G 6'4" 198 Junior Pittsburgh, PA Transferred from Cornell. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cressler will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Class of 2014 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Riley LaChance
PG
Brookfield, Wisconsin Brookfield Central 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 30, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Wade Baldwin
PG
Hillsborough, New Jersey St. Joseph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 13, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Shelton Mitchell
PG
Waxhaw, North Carolina Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 23, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Matthew Fisher-Davis
SG
Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Christian School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 15, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jeff Roberson
SF
Houston, Texas The Kinkaid School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Mar 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 23   Rivals: 30
  • 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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  • "2014 Vanderbilt Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.

Roster

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2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Shelton Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Waxhaw, North Carolina
C 3 Luke Kornet 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Lantana, Texas
G 4 Wade Baldwin IV 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Belle Mead, New Jersey
G/F 5 Matthew Fisher-Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 10 Nathan Watkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Brentwood, Tennessee
F 11 Jeff Roberson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
G 13 Riley LaChance 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Brookfield, Wisconsin
G 14 Carter Josephs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas
C 30 Damian Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 34 Shelby Moats 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Waconia, Minnesota
F 35 James Siakam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Douala, Cameroon
C 40 Josh Henderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Roanoke, Virginia
G 42 Nolan Cressler Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-08-10

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Illinois–Springfield W 82–63 
Memorial Gymnasium (7,407)
Nashville, TN
11/11/2014*
7:00 pm
Sewanee W 67–38 
Memorial Gymnasium (7,871)
Nashville, TN
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
Trevecca Nazarene W 83–56  1–0
Memorial Gymnasium (7,581)
Nashville, TN
11/20/2014*
8:00 pm, FSN
Lipscomb W 72–62  2–0
Memorial Gymnasium (8,415)
Nashville, TN
11/23/2014*
6:00 pm, FSN
Tennessee State
Barclays Center Classic
W 78–46  3–0
Memorial Gymnasium (7,446)
Nashville, TN
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm
Norfolk State
Barclays Center Classic
W 63–53  4–0
Memorial Gymnasium (7,504)
Nashville, TN
11/28/2014*
6:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. Rutgers
Barclays Center Classic semifinals
L 65–68  4–1
Barclays Center (4,118)
Brooklyn, NY
11/29/2014*
6:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. La Salle
Barclays Center Classic 3rd place game
W 68–55  5–1
Barclays Center (4,105)
Brooklyn, NY
12/04/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Baylor
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 63–66  5–2
Memorial Gymnasium (7,740)
Nashville, TN
12/13/2014*
8:00 pm, SECN
Purdue W 81–71  6–2
Memorial Gymnasium (9,565)
Nashville, TN
12/16/2014*
8:00 pm, SECN
Western Carolina W 99–79  7–2
Memorial Gymnasium (7,504)
Nashville, TN
12/20/2014*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia Tech L 60–65  7–3
Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,081)
Atlanta, GA
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Penn W 79–50  8–3
Memorial Gymnasium (8,084)
Nashville, TN
12/31/2014*
1:00 pm, FSMW
at Saint Louis W 70–55  9–3
Chaifetz Arena (8,194)
St. Louis, MO
01/03/2015*
1:00 pm
Yale W 79–74 2OT 10–3
Memorial Gymnasium (10,103)
Nashville, TN
SEC Conference Season
01/06/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Auburn W 64–52  11–3 (1–0)
Memorial Gymnasium (10,502)
Nashville, TN
01/10/2015
3:30 pm, SECN
at No. 23 Arkansas L 70–82  11–4 (1–1)
Bud Walton Arena (17,238)
Fayetteville, AR
01/14/2015
8:00 pm, SECN
Georgia L 67–70  11–5 (1–2)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,203)
Nashville, TN
01/17/2015
3:00 pm, FSN
at Mississippi State L 54–57  11–6 (1–3)
Humphrey Coliseum (6,568)
Starkville, MS
01/20/2015
8:00 pm, SECN
at No. 1 Kentucky L 57–65  11–7 (1–4)
Rupp Arena (24,249)
Lexington, KY
01/24/2015
5:00 pm, ESPNU
LSU L 75–79 OT 11–8 (1–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,392)
Nashville, TN
01/27/2015
6:00 pm, SECN
at Georgia L 62–70  11–9 (1–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (7,091)
Athens, GA
01/31/2015
3:30 pm, SECN
at Texas A&M L 58–69  11–10 (1–7)
Reed Arena (12,722)
College Station, TX
02/03/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN
Florida W 67–61  12–10 (2–7)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,815)
Nashville, TN
02/07/2015
3:00 pm, FSN
South Carolina W 65–50  13–10 (3–7)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,259)
Nashville, TN
02/11/2015
8:00 pm, SECN
Tennessee L 73–76 OT 13–11 (3–8)
Memorial Gymnasium (11,892)
Nashville, TN
02/14/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Alabama W 76–68  14–11 (4–8)
Coleman Coliseum (11,501)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/18/2015
6:00 pm, SECN
at Florida L 47–50  14–12 (4–9)
O'Connell Center (9,417)
Gainesville, FL
02/21/2015
1:30 pm, SECN
Missouri W 76–51  15–12 (5–9)
Memorial Gymnasium (10,154)
Nashville, TN
02/26/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Tennessee W 73–65  16–12 (6–9)
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,536)
Knoxville, TN
02/28/2015
3:30 pm, FSN
Alabama W 73–66  17–12 (7–9)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,928)
Nashville, TN
03/04/2015
8:00 pm, SECN
Mississippi State W 66–56  18–12 (8–9)
Memorial Gymnasium (8,685)
Nashville, TN
03/07/2015
8:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss W 86–77  19–12 (9–9)
Tad Smith Coliseum (8,862)
Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
03/12/2015
6:00 p.m., SECN
vs. Tennessee
Second round
L 61–67  19–13
Bridgestone Arena (15,032)
Nashville, TN
NIT
03/18/2015*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. (5) at (4) Saint Mary's
First round
W 75–64  20–13
McKeon Pavilion (1,322)
Moraga, CA
03/20/2015*
8:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. (5) (8) South Dakota State
Second round
W 92–77  21–13
Memorial Gymnasium (5,605)
Nashville, TN
03/24/2015*
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. (5) at (2) Stanford
Quarterfinals
L 75–78  21–14
Maples Pavilion (1,546)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

See also

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2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

References

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