2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	9–16 (3–13 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Stackhouse (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Damany Hendrix; Adam Mazarei; Faragi Phillips;
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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]

2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
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

The 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

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Leaving
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyrin Lawrence PG / SG	Monticello, GA	Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 9, 2020
Tyrin Lawrence PG / SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Myles Stute SF	Washington, D.C.	Gonzaga College (DC)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 8, 2019
Myles Stute SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Trey Thomas PG	Durham, ON	Crestwood Preparatory College (ON)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jul 11, 2020
Trey Thomas PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Akeem Odusipe C	Lagos, Nigeria	Knoxville Catholic (TN)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 22, 2020
Akeem Odusipe C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
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:

Roster

2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tyrin Lawrence	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Morgan County HS	Monticello, GA
F	1	Dylan Disu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Hendrickson HS	Pflugerville, TX
G	2	Scotty Pippen Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Sierra Canyon School	Los Angeles, CA
G	3	Maxwell Evans	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Bellaire HS	Houston, TX
G/F	4	Jordan Wright	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	So	The Dunham School	Baton Rouge, LA
G	5	D. J. Harvey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Notre Dame	Bowie, MD
F	10	Myles Stute	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Gonzaga College HS	Washington, D.C.
G/F	11	Braelee Albert (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Brentwood School	Los Angeles, CA
G	12	Trey Thomas	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Crestwood Prep	Durham, ON
G	13	Issac McBride	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Baptist Prep	Little Rock, AR
G	14	Isaiah Rice	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Park Tudor School	Indianapolis, IN
F	15	Clevon Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	RS Sr	Winston Churchill HS	San Antonio, TX
G/F	20	Max Adelman (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	The Hun School	Memphis, TN
G	33	Drew Weikert (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Montgomery Bell Academy	Nashville, TN
F	34	Akeem Odusipe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Knoxville Catholic HS	Lagos, Nigeria
F	42	Quentin Millora-Brown	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Rice	Lorton, VA
F/C	50	Ejike Obinna	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	RS Jr	Virginia Academy	Enugu, Nigeria

Head coach

Jerry Stackhouse (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Damany Hendrix (Lamar)
Adam Mazarei (Redlands)
Faragi Phillips (Mississippi Valley State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 2, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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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^ Gray, Nick (March 27, 2020). "Vanderbilt guard Saben Lee declares for NBA Draft". Nashville Tennessean. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ Waters, Mike (March 25, 2020). "Former Syracuse basketball player Matthew Moyer transfers from Vanderbilt to George Washington". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ Boone, Kyle (March 26, 2020). "2020 NBA Draft: Vanderbilt star Aaron Nesmith, a projected first-rounder, declares and intends to hire agent". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "Men's Basketball Adds Vanderbilt Transfer Oton Jankovic". Tulane Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[1] "NCAA: Men's, women's hoops can start Nov. 25". ESPN.com. September 16, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[2] "Texas A&M vs. Vanderbilt - Game Recap - March 10, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[3] "Vanderbilt vs. Florida - Game Recap - March 11, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[4] "Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas - Game Recap - March 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[5] Gray, Nick (March 27, 2020). "Vanderbilt guard Saben Lee declares for NBA Draft". Nashville Tennessean. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[6] Waters, Mike (March 25, 2020). "Former Syracuse basketball player Matthew Moyer transfers from Vanderbilt to George Washington". Syracuse Post-Standard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[7] Boone, Kyle (March 26, 2020). "2020 NBA Draft: Vanderbilt star Aaron Nesmith, a projected first-rounder, declares and intends to hire agent". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[8] "Men's Basketball Adds Vanderbilt Transfer Oton Jankovic". Tulane Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

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