2018–19 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 LSU	16	–	2	.889	28	–	7	.800
No. 10 Tennessee	15	–	3	.833	31	–	6	.838
No. 7 Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	30	–	7	.811
No. 5 Auburn†	11	–	7	.611	30	–	10	.750
South Carolina	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Mississippi State	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	16	.556
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Arkansas	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Texas A&M	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Missouri	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Georgia	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344
Vanderbilt	0	–	18	.000	9	–	23	.281

† 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team will represent Vanderbilt University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be coached by Bryce Drew in his third 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 12–20, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC Tournament to Georgia.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Larry Austin, Jr.	3	G	6'2"	182	RS Junior	Springfield, IL	Graduated
Djery Baptiste	12	C	6'10"	235	RS Sophomore	Gonaïves, Haiti	Left the team
Matthew Fisher-Davis	5	G/F	6'5"	186	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
Riley LaChance	13	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Brookfield, WI	Graduated
Jeff Roberson	11	F	6'6"	220	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Payton Willis	1	G	6'4"	182	Sophomore	Fayetteville, AR	Transferred to University of Minnesota

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Matthew Moyer	13	F	6'8"	220	Junior	Gahanna, OH	Transferred from Syracuse University. Under NCAA transfer rules, Moyer will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Nesmith SF	Charleston, SC	Porter-Gaud School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 19, 2017
Aaron Nesmith SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Darius Garland PG	Nashville, TN	Brentwood Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 13, 2017
Darius Garland PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Simisola Shittu PF	Burlington, ON	Vermont Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 22, 2017
Simisola Shittu PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12 Rivals: 12
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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 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)	So	Corona del Sol High School	Phoenix, Arizona
G/F	2	Joe Toye	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Whitney M. Young Magnet High School	Chicago, Illinois
G	3	Maxwell Evans	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	Bellaire High School	Houston, Texas
F/C	4	Yanni Wetzell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	St. Mary's (TX)	Auckland, New Zealand
G	10	Darius Garland	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Brentwood Academy	Nashville, Tennessee
F/C	11	Simisola Shittu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Vermont Academy	Burlington, Ontario
F	13	Matthew Moyer (I)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Syracuse	Gahanna, Ohio
G	14	Isaiah Rice	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Park Tudor School	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	15	Clevon Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Winston Churchill High School	San Antonio, Texas
SF	24	Aaron Nesmith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Fr	Porter-Gaud School	Charleston, South Carolina
F	32	Matt Ryan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Notre Dame	Cortlandt Manor, New York
G	42	Mac Hunt (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	McCallie School	Chattanooga, Tennessee
F/C	50	Ejike Obinna	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	So	Virginia Academy (VA)	Enugu, Nigeria

Head coach

Bryce Drew (Valparaiso)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 8:30 pm, SECN+	Winthrop	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Nov 11, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N	at USC	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Alcorn State	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Liberty	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Nov 23, 2018* 4:00 pm, SECN+	Kent State	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Savannah State	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Dec 1, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. NC State Hoophall Miami Invitational	American Airlines Arena Miami, FL
Dec 5, 2018* 6:30 pm, SECN	Middle Tennessee	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Dec 17, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN	Arizona State	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Dec 22, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Kansas State Wildcat Showcase	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
Dec 29, 2018* 12:30 pm, SECN+	Tennessee State	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Dec 31, 2018* 1:00 pm, SECN+	UNC Asheville	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Jan 5, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	Ole Miss	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Jan 9, 2018 5:30 pm, SECN	at Georgia	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Jan 12, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	at Kentucky	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Jan 16, 2019 6:30 pm, SECN	South Carolina	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Jan 19, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	Mississippi State	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Jan 23, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Tennessee	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Jan 26, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Challenge	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Jan 29, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Kentucky	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Feb 2, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	at Missouri	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
Feb 5, 2019 8:00 pm, SECN	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 9, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	Alabama	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Feb 13, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Florida	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Feb 16, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Auburn	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Feb 19, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Tennessee	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 27, 2019 8:00 pm, SECN	Florida	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm, SECN	at Texas A&M	Reed Arena College Station, TX
Mar 6, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	Arkansas	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Mar 9, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN	at LSU	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
Mar 13–17, 2019 TBD	vs.	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References