The 2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Jerry Stackhouse, and played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,[1] the Commodores finished the season 9–16, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in last place. They defeated Texas A&M in the firs round of the SEC tournament,[2] but lost to Florida in the second round.[3]
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 9–16 (3–13 SEC) |
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Home arena | Memorial Gymnasium |
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No. 5 Alabama† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Arkansas | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn* | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 15 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 SEC tournament winner * Ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed postseason ban. |
Previous season
editThe Commodores finished the 2019–20 season 11–21, 3–15 in SEC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Arkansas.[4]
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Leaving |
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Saben Lee | 0 | G | 6'2" | 183 | Junior | Phoenix, AZ | Declared for 2020 NBA draft; selected 38th overall by the Utah Jazz[5] |
Matthew Moyer | 13 | F | 6'8" | 229 | RS Junior | Gahanna, OH | Transferring to George Washington[6] |
Jon Jossell | 21 | F | 5'9" | 160 | Senior | Arcadia, OK | Graduated |
Aaron Nesmith | 24 | F | 6'6" | 213 | Sophomore | Charleston, SC | Declared for the 2020 NBA draft; selected 14th overall by the Boston Celtics[7] |
Oton Jankovic | 55 | F | 6'10" | 212 | Freshman | Zagreb, Croatia | Transferring to Tulane[8] |
2020 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tyrin Lawrence PG / SG |
Monticello, GA | Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 9, 2020 | |
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Myles Stute SF |
Washington, D.C. | Gonzaga College (DC) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 8, 2019 | |
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Trey Thomas PG |
Durham, ON | Crestwood Preparatory College (ON) | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jul 11, 2020 | |
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Akeem Odusipe C |
Lagos, Nigeria | Knoxville Catholic (TN) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 22, 2020 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 27, 2020* 11:05 a.m., SEC Network+ |
Valparaiso | W 77–71 | 1–0 |
25 – Pippen Jr. | 11 – Disu | 4 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (0) Nashville, TN | ||||
December 1, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. UConn Canceled due to positive COVID-19 test |
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | |||||||||
December 8, 2020* |
SMU Canceled due to positive COVID-19 test |
Moody Coliseum University Park, TX | |||||||||
December 11, 2020* SEC Network+ |
North Carolina Central Canceled due to positive COVID-19 test |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | |||||||||
December 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m., SEC Network |
Mississippi Valley State | W 84–41 | 2–0 |
17 – Disu | 13 – Disu | 6 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (25) Nashville, TN | ||||
December 16, 2020* 12:00 p.m., SEC Network |
No. 19 Richmond | L 67–78 | 2–1 |
25 – Pippen Jr. | 6 – Disu | 3 – Albert | Memorial Gymnasium (68) Nashville, TN | ||||
December 19, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SEC Network |
Radford | W 59–50 | 3–1 |
25 – Pippen Jr. | 8 – Millora-Brown | 7 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (61) Nashville, TN | ||||
December 22, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Davidson | L 65–85 | 3–2 |
24 – Pippen Jr. | 11 – Disu | 3 – Pippen Jr. | John M. Belk Arena (0) Davidson, NC | ||||
December 27, 2020* 3:00 p.m., SEC Network |
Alcorn State | W 87–59 | 4–2 |
30 – Pippen Jr. | 7 – Disu | 4 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (56) Nashville, TN | ||||
December 30, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Florida | L 72–91 | 4–3 (0–1) |
18 – Pippen Jr. | 8 – Disu | 6 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (279) Nashville, TN | ||||
January 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., SEC Network |
at Kentucky | L 74–77 | 4–4 (0–2) |
18 – Tied | 10 – Disu | 8 – Pippen Jr. | Rupp Arena (3,475) Lexington, KY | ||||
January 9, 2021 Noon, SEC Network |
Mississippi State | L 81–84 | 4–5 (0–3) |
18 – Pippen Jr. | 8 – Millora-Brown | 12 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (101) Nashville, TN | ||||
January 16, 2021 5:00 p.m., SEC Network |
at No. 10 Tennessee | L 61–81 | 4–6 (0–4) |
19 – Disu | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191) Knoxville, TN | ||||
January 20, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Texas A&M | Postponed | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||||
January 23, 2021 12:00 p.m., SEC Network |
Arkansas | L 71–92 | 4–7 (0–5) |
16 – Harvey | 7 – Obinna | 5 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (83) Nashville, TN | ||||
January 27, 2021 5:30 p.m., SEC Network |
at Florida | L 71–78 | 4–8 (0–6) |
32 – Pippen Jr. | 9 – Disu | 6 – Pippen Jr. | O'Connell Center (2,404) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 30, 2021 7:30 p.m., SEC Network |
South Carolina | W 93–81 | 5–8 (1–6) |
29 – Evans | 7 – Disu | 7 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (78) Nashville, TN | ||||
February 3, 2021 7:30 p.m., SEC Network |
at Texas A&M | Postponed | Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||||
February 6, 2021 5:00 p.m., SEC Network |
at Georgia | L 70–73 | 5–9 (1–7) |
15 – Disu | 6 – Disu | 5 – Pippen Jr. | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA | ||||
February 9, 2021 7:30 p.m., SEC Network |
Auburn | L 67–73 | 5–10 (1–8) |
18 – Disu | 10 – Disu | 4 – Evans | Memorial Gymnasium (95) Nashville, TN | ||||
February 13, 2021 12:00 p.m., SEC Network |
at Mississippi State | W 72–51 | 6–10 (2–8) |
20 – Evans | 10 – Disu | 9 – Pippen Jr. | Humphrey Coliseum (0) Starkville, MS | ||||
February 17, 2021 6:00 p.m., SEC Network |
Kentucky | L 78–82 | 6–11 (2–9) |
29 – Disu | 16 – Disu | 3 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (164) Nashville, TN | ||||
February 20, 2021 12:00 p.m., SEC Network |
at No. 8 Alabama | L 78–82 | 6–12 (2–10) |
24 – Pippen Jr. | 15 – Disu | 5 – Wright | Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
February 24, 2021 8:00 p.m., SECN |
No. 25 Tennessee | L 58–70 | 6–13 (2–11) |
13 – Evans | 5 – Wright | 4 – Wright | Memorial Gymnasium (144) Nashville, TN | ||||
February 27, 2021 2:30 p.m., SEC Network |
Ole Miss | W 75–70 | 7–13 (3–11) |
14 – Thomas | 6 – Evans | 5 – Wright | Memorial Gymnasium (253) Nashville, TN | ||||
March 2, 2021 7:30 p.m., SEC Network |
at LSU | L 68–83 | 7–14 (3–12) |
20 – Evans | 6 – Wright | 3 – Evans | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,426) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
March 4, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cincinnati | W 78–64 | 8–14 |
36 – Pippen Jr. | 11 – Wright | 3 – Pippen Jr. | Fifth Third Arena (2,000) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
March 6, 2021 6:00 p.m., SEC Network |
Ole Miss | L 46–56 | 8-15 (3–13) |
16 – McBride | 6 – Evans | 5 – Evans | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (2,017) Oxford, MS | ||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2021 6:00 p.m., SECN |
(12) | vs. (13) Texas A&M First round |
W 79–68 | 9–15 |
22 – Pippen Jr. | 5 – Tied | 6 – Pippen Jr. | Bridgestone Arena (1,149) Nashville, TN | |||
March 11, 2021 1:30 p.m., SECN |
(12) | vs. (5) Florida Second round |
L 63–69 | 9–16 |
23 – Pippen Jr. | 7 – Brown | 4 – Pippen Jr. | Bridgestone Arena (1,733) Nashville, TN | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
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- ^ "Texas A&M vs. Vanderbilt - Game Recap - March 10, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Vanderbilt vs. Florida - Game Recap - March 11, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas - Game Recap - March 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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- ^ Waters, Mike (March 25, 2020). "Former Syracuse basketball player Matthew Moyer transfers from Vanderbilt to George Washington". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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