2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

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2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record19–16 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Kentucky 16 2   .889 32 6   .842
No. 10 Florida 14 4   .778 27 9   .750
Arkansas 12 6   .667 26 10   .722
No. 6 South Carolina 12 6   .667 26 11   .703
Ole Miss 10 8   .556 22 14   .611
Alabama 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Vanderbilt 10 8   .556 19 16   .543
Georgia 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Texas A&M 8 10   .444 16 15   .516
Tennessee 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Auburn 7 11   .389 18 14   .563
Mississippi State 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
LSU 2 16   .111 10 21   .323
Missouri 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Bryce Drew's first year as the Vanderbilt head coach. The Commodores played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated Texas A&M and Florida in the SEC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Northwestern. Vanderbilt entered the NCAA Tournament with 15 losses, the most ever by any at-large team.[1]

Previous season

The Commodores finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Wichita State.

On March 27, 2017, head coach Kevin Stallings resigned to become the head coach at Pittsburgh.[2] Shortly thereafter, the school hired Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew as head coach.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Wade Baldwin IV 4 G 6'3" 194 Sophomore Belle Meade, NJ Declare for 2016 NBA draft
Nathan Watkins 10 G 6'5" 186 Senior Brentwood, TN Graduated
Carter Josephs 14 G 6'0" 180 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated
Semir Sehic 21 F 6'9" 247 Freshman Atlanta, GA Transferred to Tulane
Damian Jones 30 C 7'0" 245 Junior Baton Rouge, LA Declare for 2016 NBA draft
Josh Henderson 40 C 7'0" 237 RS Senior Roanoke, VA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Larry Austin, Jr. 14 G 6'2" 174 Junior Springfield, IL Transferred from Xavier. Under NCAA transfer rules, Austin, Jr. will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Payton Willis
#42 SG
Fayetteville, AR Fayetteville High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Clevon Brown
PF
San Antonio, TX Churchill High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 23   Rivals: 30
  • 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  • "2016 Vanderbilt Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Saben Lee
PG
Tempe, AZ Corona Del Sol High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 13, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Maxwell Evans
CG
Bellaire, TX Bellaire High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 7, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ejike Obinna
C
Ashburn, VA Virginia Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 25, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 23   Rivals: 30
  • 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

2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Payton Willis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Fayetteville High School Fayetteville, Arkansas
G/F 2 Joe Toye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Chicago, Illinois
F 3 Luke Kornet 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Liberty Christian School Lantana, Texas
G/F 5 Matthew Fisher-Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr David W. Butler High School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 11 Jeff Roberson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr The Kinkaid School Houston, Texas
C 12 Djery Baptiste 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Prestonwood Christian Academy Gonaïves, Haiti
G 13 Riley LaChance 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Brookfield Central High School Brookfield, Wisconsin
G 14 Larry Austin, Jr. (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Xavier Springfield, Illinois
F 15 Clevon Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Winston Churchill High School San Antonio, Texas
G 24 Nolan Cressler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Cornell Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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 Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/11/2016*
5:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Marquette
Veterans Classic
L 71–95  0–1
Alumni Hall (4,116)
Annapolis, MD
11/15/2016*
8:00 pm, SECN
Belmont W 80–66  1–1
Memorial Gymnasium (9,116)
Nashville, TN
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm
Norfolk State
Las Vegas Invitational
W 75–52  2–1
Memorial Gymnasium (8,205)
Nashville, TN
11/21/2016*
8:00 pm, SECN
Bucknell
Las Vegas Invitational
L 72–75  2–2
Memorial Gymnasium (8,243)
Nashville, TN
11/24/2016*
7:00 pm, FS1
vs. Butler
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals
L 66–76  2–3
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm, FS1
vs. Santa Clara
Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game
W 76–66  3–3
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
Tennessee State W 83–59  4–3
Memorial Gymnasium (8,445)
Nashville, TN
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm
vs. Minnesota
Sioux Falls Showcase
L 52–56  4–4
Sanford Pentagon (3,250)
Sioux Falls, SD
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN
High Point W 90–63  5–4
Memorial Gymnasium (8,288)
Nashville, TN
12/08/2016*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
at Middle Tennessee L 48–71  5–5
Murphy Center (9,606)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/17/2016*
7:30 pm, SECN
Chattanooga W 76–74  6–5
Memorial Gymnasium (9,376)
Nashville, TN
12/21/2016*
6:00 pm, TWCSC
at Dayton L 63–68  6–6
University of Dayton Arena (12,828)
Dayton, OH
12/29/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at LSU W 96–89  7–6
(1–0)
Maravich Center (7,853)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/04/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
Auburn W 80–61  8–6
(2–0)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,918)
Nashville, TN
01/07/2017
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Alabama L 56–59  8–7
(2–1)
Coleman Coliseum (11,256)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/10/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 Kentucky L 81–87  8–8
(2–2)
Memorial Gymnasium (12,707)
Nashville, TN
01/14/2017
7:30 pm, SECN
Tennessee L 75–87  8–9
(2–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (12,235)
Nashville, TN
01/17/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia L 78–86  8–10
(2–4)
Stegeman Coliseum (7,480)
Athens, GA
01/21/2017
11:00 am, CBS
at No. 19 Florida W 68–66  9–10
(3–4)
O'Connell Center (10,523)
Gainesville, FL
01/24/2017
7:30 pm, SECN
Arkansas L 70–71  9–11
(3–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,408)
Nashville, TN
01/28/2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
Iowa State
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 84–78  10–11
Memorial Gymnasium (9,851)
Nashville, TN
01/31/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Texas A&M W 68–54  11–11
(4–5)
Reed Arena (7,508)
College Station, TX
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPNU
Ole Miss L 74–81  11–12
(4–6)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,287)
Nashville, TN
02/07/2017
7:30 pm, SECN
at Arkansas W 72–59  12–12
(5–6)
Bud Walton Arena (8,036)
Fayetteville, AR
02/11/2017
2:30 pm, SECN
at Missouri L 52–72  12–13
(5–7)
Mizzou Arena (6,845)
Columbia, MO
02/16/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Texas A&M W 72–67  13–13
(6–7)
Memorial Gymnasium (8,976)
Nashville, TN
02/18/2017
7:30 pm, SECN
No. 21 South Carolina W 71–62  14–13
(7–7)
Memorial Gymnasium (10,471)
Nashville, TN
02/22/2017
5:30 pm, SECN
at Tennessee W 67–56  15–13
(8–7)
Thompson-Boling Arena (12,713)
Knoxville, Tennessee
02/25/2017
3:00 pm, ESPNU
Mississippi State W 77–48  16–13
(9–7)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,212)
Nashville, TN
02/28/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 9 Kentucky L 67–73  16–14
(9–8)
Rupp Arena (24,036)
Lexington, KY
03/04/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 Florida W 73–71  17–14
(10–8)
Memorial Gymnasium (10,431)
Nashville, TN
SEC Tournament
03/09/2017
5:00 pm, SECN
(7) vs. (10) Texas A&M
Second Round
W 66–41  18–14
Bridgestone Arena (13,112)
Nashville, TN
03/10/2017
5:00 pm, SECN
(7) vs. (2) No. 17 Florida
Quarterfinals
W 72–62 OT 19–14
Bridgestone Arena (14,227)
Nashville, TN
03/11/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN
(7) vs. (3) Arkansas
Semifinals
L 62–76  19–15
Bridgestone Arena (19,196)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
03/16/2017*
3:30 pm, TBS
(9 W) vs. (8 W) Northwestern
First Round
L 66–68  19–16
Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,952)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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