2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by first-year head coach Mark Byington and plays their home games at Memorial Gymnasium located in Nashville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Byington (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Rick Ray Jon Cremins Xavier Joyner Matt Bucklin Kenneth Mangrum
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Auburn	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
No. 21 Florida	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
Georgia	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
Ole Miss	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
No. 11 Tennessee	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
No. 9 Kentucky	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
LSU	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
Oklahoma	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
No. 8 Alabama	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
No. 20 Arkansas	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Missouri	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Texas	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
No. 23 Texas A&M	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
South Carolina	0	–	0		–			2	–	2		.500
† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 18, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Commodores finished the 2023–24 season 9–23, 4–14 in SEC play, to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Arkansas.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tyrin Lawrence	0	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Monticello, GA	Graduate transferred to Georgia
Colin Smith	1	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Transferred to UC Santa Barbara
Ven-Allen Lubin	2	F	6'8"	225	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Transferred to North Carolina
Paul Lewis	3	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Woodbridge, VA	Transferred to UTSA
Isaiah West	4	G	6'2"	190	Freshman	Springfield, TN	Transferred to Samford
Ezra Manjon	5	G	6'0"	170	GS Senior	Antioch, CA	Graduated
Evan Taylor	12	G	6'6"	205	GS Senior	Glen Ellyn, IL	Graduated
Malik Presley	13	G/F	6'6"	185	Freshman	San Marcos, TX	Transferred to Texas
Tasos Kamateros	21	F	6'8"	240	Senior	Athens, Greece	Graduated/signed to play professionally in Greece with AEK B.C.
Jason Rivera-Torres	23	G/F	6'7"	190	Freshman	Bronx, NY	Transferred to San Francisco
Lee Dort	34	F	6'10"	255	Sophomore	McKinney, TX	Transferred to California
Carter Lang	35	F	6'9"	245	Freshman	Charlottesville, VA	Transferred to Virginia

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jason Edwards	1	G	6'1"	180	Junior	Atlanta, GA	North Texas
MJ Collins	2	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Clover, SC	Virginia Tech
Grant Huffman	4	G	6'4"	190	GS Senior	Aurora, OH	Davidson
Tyler Nickel	5	G/F	6'7"	220	Junior	Harrisonburg, VA	Virginia Tech
A. J. Hoggard	11	G	6'4"	210	GS Senior	Coatesville, PA	Michigan State
Alex Hemenway	12	G	6'4'	192	GS Senior	Newburgh, IN	Clemson
Hollman Smith	21	G	6'0"	185	GS Senior	Falls Church, VA	James Madison
Jaylen Carey	22	F	6'8"	245	Sophomore	Davie, FL	James Madison
Chris Manon	30	G	6'5"	209	GS Senior	New Milford, NJ	Cornell
Kijani Wright	33	F	6'9"	235	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	USC
Devin McGlockton	99	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Cumming, GA	Boston College

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Karris Bilal SG	Atlanta, GA	Riverwood High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 1, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Tyler Tanner PG	Brentwood, TN	Brentwood Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jul 14, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Karris Bilal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Riverwood International Charter Bloomington, IN G 1 Jason Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr North Texas Atlanta, GA G 2 MJ Collins Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Virginia Tech Clover, SC G 3 Tyler Tanner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Brentwood Academy Brentwood, TN G 4 Grant Huffman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Davidson Aurora, OH G/F 5 Tyler Nickel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Virginia Tech Harrisonburg, VA G 7 Graham Calton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Charlotte Latin School Charlotte, NC G 10 Jordan Williams (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Texas A&M Houston, TX G 11 A. J. Hoggard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Michigan State Coatesville, PA G 12 Alex Hemenway 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Clemson Newburgh, IN G 15 Coleson Messer (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Highland Park HS Dallas, TX G 21 Hollman Smith (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS James Madison Falls Church, VA F 22 Jaylen Carey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So James Madison Davie, FL F 24 JaQualon Roberts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Bloomington HS Bloomington, IN G 25 Miles Keeffe (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Southern California Academy Novato, CA G 30 Chris Mañon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Cornell New Milford, NJ F 33 Kijani Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr USC Los Angeles, CA F 99 Devin McGlockton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Boston College Cumming, GA	Head coach Mark Byington (UNC Wilmington) Assistant coach(es) Rick Ray (Grand View College) Jon Cremins (Valdosta State) Xavier Joyner (Husson) Matt Bucklin (Georgia) Kenneth Mangrum (North Texas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 102–63	1–0	24 – McGlockton	13 – McGlockton	5 – Edwards	Memorial Gymnasium (5,011) Nashville, TN
November 10, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 85–76	2–0	17 – Edwards	19 – McGlockton	4 – Hoggard	Memorial Gymnasium (5,700) Nashville, TN
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		California	W 85–69	3–0	18 – Edwards	5 – tied	6 – tied	Memorial Gymnasium (5,945) Nashville, TN
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Jackson State	W 94–81	4–0	16 – Edwards	9 – Carey	4 – Edwards	Memorial Gymnasium (5,249) Nashville, TN
November 21, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Nevada Charleston Classic quarterfinals						TD Arena  Charleston, SC
November 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m./7:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN+		vs. Seton Hall/VCU Charleston Classic						TD Arena  Charleston, SC
November 24, 2024* TBA		vs. Florida Atlantic/Oklahoma State/Miami (FL)/Drake Charleston Classic						TD Arena  Charleston, SC
November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Tennessee Tech						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
December 4, 2024* 8:15 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge						Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
December 8, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPNU		vs. TCU Coast-to-Coast Challenge						Dickies Arena  Fort Worth, TX
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN		The Citadel						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Austin Peay						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		New Orleans						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN2		at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Mississippi State						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
January 11, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN		at Missouri						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
January 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN		South Carolina						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
January 18, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN		Tennessee Rivalry						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
January 21, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
January 25, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Kentucky						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
February 1, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN		at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
February 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Florida						O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN		Texas						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
February 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN		Auburn						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN		at Tennessee Rivalry						Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Kentucky						Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 22, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion  Oxford, MS
February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M						Reed Arena  College Station, TX
March 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN		Missouri						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
March 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN		Arkansas						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
March 8, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
SEC tournament
March 6–11, 2025 TBA		vs.						Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source

See also

• 2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team