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2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record13–2 (1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rick Ray
  • Jon Cremins
  • Xavier Joyner
  • Matt Bucklin
  • Kenneth Mangrum
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Auburn 2 – 0   1.000 14 – 1   .933
No. 14 Mississippi State 2 – 0   1.000 14 – 1   .933
No. 5 Alabama 1 – 0   1.000 12 – 2   .857
No. 23 Ole Miss 1 – 0   1.000 12 – 2   .857
No. 10 Texas A&M 1 – 0   1.000 12 – 2   .857
No. 8 Florida 1 – 1   .500 14 – 1   .933
No. 1 Tennessee 1 – 1   .500 14 – 1   .933
Georgia 1 – 1   .500 13 – 2   .867
Vanderbilt 1 – 1   .500 13 – 2   .867
No. 6 Kentucky 1 – 1   .500 12 – 3   .800
Missouri 1 – 1   .500 12 – 3   .800
No. 17 Oklahoma 0 – 1   .000 13 – 1   .929
Arkansas 0 – 1   .000 11 – 3   .786
South Carolina 0 – 1   .000 10 – 4   .714
LSU 0 – 2   .000 11 – 4   .733
Texas 0 – 2   .000 11 – 4   .733
† 2025 SEC tournament winner
As of January 7, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

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.

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.[1][2]

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 Redshirt 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 Redshirt Junior Cumming, GA Boston College

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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 – McGlockton   5 – Tied   6 – Huffman  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 		W 73–71  5–0
  18 – Hoggard   8 – Tied   7 – Hoggard  TD Arena (2,291)
Charleston, SC
November 22, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Seton Hall
Charleston Classic semifinals 		W 76–60  6–0
  24 – Nickel   8 – Carey   6 – Hoggard  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 24, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ESPN 		vs. Drake
Charleston Classic championship 		L 70–89  6–1
  26 – Edwards   4 – Huffman   3 – Huffman  TD Arena (2,119)
Charleston, SC
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Tennessee Tech W 87–56  7–1
  23 – Edwards   14 – McGlockton   4 – Hoggard  Memorial Gymnasium (6,068)
Nashville, TN
December 4, 2024*
8:15 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia Tech
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 80–64  8–1
  15 – Collins   4 – McGlockton   3 – Tied  Cassell Coliseum (4,973)
Blacksburg, VA
December 8, 2024*
11:30 a.m., ESPNU 		vs. TCU
Coast-to-Coast Challenge 		W 83–74  9–1
  30 – Edwards   7 – McGlockton   5 – Huffman  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
December 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN 		The Citadel W 105–53  10–1
  19 – Tied   8 – McGlockton   8 – Hoggard  Memorial Gymnasium (6,317)
Nashville, TN
December 21, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Austin Peay W 85–55  11–1
  16 – Edwards   9 – McGlockton   5 – Tanner  Memorial Gymnasium (7,230)
Nashville, TN
December 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		New Orleans W 100–56  12–1
  19 – Nickel   10 – McGlockton   8 – Hoggard  Memorial Gymnasium (7,302)
Nashville, TN
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN2 		at LSU W 80–72  13–1
(1–0) 		 17 – Hoggard   10 – McGlockton   4 – Hoggard  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,479)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 7, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 14 Mississippi State L 64–76  13–2
(1–1) 		 18 – Hoggard   6 – Tied   3 – Hoggard  Memorial Gymnasium (8,688)
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[3]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP———RV—————RV
Coaches—————————RV

See also

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Vanderbilt Commodores Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule". CBS Sports. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ "2024–25 Vanderbilt men's basketball schedule". vucommodores.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
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