Vanderbilt Commodores basketball
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| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
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| University | Vanderbilt University |
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| Conference | SEC |
| Location | Nashville, TN |
| Head Coach | Kevin Stallings (8th year) |
| Arena | Memorial Gymnasium (Capacity: 14,168) |
| Nickname | Commodores |
| Colors | Black and Gold
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| Conference Tournament Champions | |
| 1951 | |
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |
| 1965, 1974, 1993 | |
The Vanderbilt Commodores basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
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[edit] History
[edit] Memorial Gymnasium
The Commodores play their home games in Memorial Gymnasium. Memorial Gymnasium was built in the early 1950s. It was dedicated as the campus memorial to students and alumni killed in World War II; a plaque commemorating these people is displayed in the lobby. At the time of its construction, there was a serious discussion within the Vanderbilt community about whether the school should de-emphasize intercollegiate athletics. As a compromise, the gymnasium was built to hold only about 9,000 seats, and it would be readily adaptable to other uses. Consequently, the gymnasium floor was built up above its surroundings, more in the nature of a stage. The areas out of bounds along the sidelines were very wide, in contrast with the small facility which it replaced, where the walls were right along the sidelines and players could scrape their shoulders bringing the ball up the court. This necessitated the placement of the benches at the end of the court, which was not highly unusual at the time. In addition, each goal is anchored by two far-reaching beams attached to support columns, with extra support coming from cables stretching all the way to the gym's ceiling. In the case of a backboard shatter or beam fracture, replacing these goals would be highly difficult, compared to the usual goal setup at most venues.
Memorial Gym is well-known for its unusual design. The end-of-the-floor bench location is now unique in major college basketball, and said to give Vanderbilt a tremendous home court advantage, since no other facility in which opponents play is arranged in such a way.[1]
[edit] Retired Numbers
Only two male Commodore basketball players have had their jerseys retired:
- Clyde Lee (#43)
- Perry Wallace (#25) - the first African-American scholarship athlete in the Southeastern Conference
[edit] Consecutive Games with a 3 Point Field Goal
Vanderbilt is one of only three teams to make a 3 point field goal in every game since the rule was implemented in the 1986-87 season. The other two teams to do so are Princeton and UNLV.
At Vanderbilt home games, after the first 3 pointer of the game is made, the PA announcer says "And the streak continues" and the cheerleaders throw t-shirts commemorating the streak into the crowd.
[edit] Awards & Honors
[edit] All Time Leaders
[edit] Points
Career: 1891, Matt Freije (2000-04)
Season: 699, Billy McCaffrey (1992-93)
Single Game: 44, Tom Hagan, March 8, 1969 vs. Mississippi State
Per Game, Career: 21.4, Clyde Lee (1964-66)
Per Game, Season: 23.4, Tom Hagan (1968-69)
[edit] Rebounds
Career: 1223, Clyde Lee (1964-66)
Season: 420, Clyde Lee (1964-65)
Single Game: 28, Clyde Lee, January 10, 1966 vs. Ole Miss
Per Game, Career: 15.5, Clyde Lee (1964-66)
Per Game, Season: 15.8, Clyde Lee (1965-66)
[edit] Assists
Career: 517, Atiba Prater (1996-2000)
Season: 180, Atiba Prater (1999-2000)
Single Game: 14, Billy McCaffrey, January 13, 1993 vs. Kentucky
Per Game, Career: 5.38, Jan van Breda Kolff (1972-74)
Per Game, Season: 6.0, Atiba Prater (1999-2000)
[edit] Blocks
Career: 157, Will Perdue (1984-88)
Season: 74, Will Perdue (1987-88)
Single Game: 7, Will Perdue, December 28, 1987 vs. East Carolina
Per Game, Career: 1.51, Will Perdue (1984-88)
Per Game, Season: 2.39, Will Perdue (1987-88)
[edit] Coaches
[edit] Bob Polk Era (1947-1961)
[edit] Bio
[edit] Season Records
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Season |
Record |
SEC Record |
Postseason Result |
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1947-48 |
8-14 |
4-11 |
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1948-50 |
14-8 |
9-5 |
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1949-50 |
17-8 |
11-3 |
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1950-51 |
19-8 |
10-4 |
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1951-52 |
18-9 |
9-5 |
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1952-53 |
10-9 |
5-8 |
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1953-54 |
12-10 |
5-9 |
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1954-55 |
16-6 |
9-5 |
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1955-56 |
19-4 |
11-3 |
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1956-57 |
17-5 |
10-4 |
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1957-58 |
14-11 |
7-7 |
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1958-59 |
14-10 |
8-6 |
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1959-60 |
14-9 |
7-7 |
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1960-61 |
19-5 |
10-4 |
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[edit] Roy Skinner Era (1961-1976)
[edit] Bio
[edit] Season Records
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Season |
Record |
SEC Record |
Postseason Result |
| 1961-62 |
12-12 |
6-8 |
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1962-63 |
16-7 |
9-5 |
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1963-64 |
19-6 |
8-6 |
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1964-65 |
24-4 |
15-1 SEC Champions |
NCAA Regional Finals |
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1965-66 |
22-4 |
13-3 |
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1966-67 |
21-5 |
14-4 |
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1967-68 |
20-8 |
12-6 |
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1968-69 |
15-11 |
9-9 |
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1969-70 |
12-14 |
8-10 |
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1970-71 |
13-13 |
9-9 |
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1971-72 |
16-10 |
10-8 |
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1972-73 |
20-6 |
13-5 |
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1973-74 |
23-5 |
15-3 SEC Champions |
NCAA Regional |
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1974-75 |
15-11 |
10-8 |
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1975-76 |
16-11 |
12-6 |
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[edit] Wayne Dobbs Era (1976-1979)
[edit] Bio
[edit] Season Records
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Season |
Record |
SEC Record |
Postseason Result |
| 1976-77 |
10-16 |
6-12 |
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1977-78 |
10-17 |
6-12 |
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1978-79 |
18-9 |
11-7 |
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[edit] Richard Schmidt Era (1979-1981)
[edit] Bio
[edit] Season Records
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Season |
Record |
SEC Record |
Postseason Result |
| 1979-80 |
13-13 |
7-11 |
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1980-81 |
15-14 |
7-11 |
[edit] C.M. Newton Era (1981-1989)
[edit] Bio
[edit] Season Records
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Season |
Record |
SEC Record |
Postseason Result |
| 1981-82 |
15-13 |
7-11 |
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| 1982-83 |
19-14 |
9-9 |
NIT Second Round |
| 1983-84 |
14-15 |
8-10 |
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| 1984-85 |
11-17 |
4-14 |
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| 1985-86 |
13-15 |
7-11 |
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| 1986-87 |
18-16 |
7-11 |
NIT Third Round |
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1987-88 |
20-11 |
10-8 |
NCAA Regional Semifinals |
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1988-89 |
19-14 |
11-7 |
NCAA First Round |
[edit] Eddie Fogler Era (1989-1993)
[edit] Bio
[edit] Season Records
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Season |
Record |
SEC Record |
Postseason Result |
| 1989-90 |
21-14 |
7-11 |
NIT Champion |
| 1990-91 |
17-13 |
11-7 |
NCAA First Round |
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1991-92 |
15-15 |
6-10 |
NIT First Round |
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1992-93 |
28-6 |
14-2 SEC Champions |
NCAA Regional Semifinal |
[edit] Jan van Breda Kolff Era (1993-1999)
[edit] Bio
[edit] Season Records
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Season |
Record |
SEC Record |
Postseason Result |
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1993-94 |
20-12 |
9-7 |
NIT Runner Up |
| 1994-95 |
13-15 |
6-10 |
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| 1995-96 |
18-14 |
7-9 |
NIT Second Round |
| 1996-97 |
19-12 |
9-7 |
NCAA First Round |
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1997-98 |
20-13 |
7-9 |
NIT Third Round |
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1998-99 |
14-15 |
5-11 |
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Source: VUCommodores.com[2]
[edit] Kevin Stallings Era (1999-present)
[edit] Bio
Head Coach Kevin Stallings is in his eighth season at the helm of the Commodores. He became coach of the Commodores after being Head Coach at Illinois State University for six seasons.
The highlights of Stallings' tenure as coach have been reaching the Sweet 16 in both the 2004 and 2007 NCAA tournaments and back-to-back 20 win seasons in 2003-04 and 2004-05.
[edit] Season Records
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Season |
Record |
SEC Record |
Postseason Result |
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1999-00 |
19-11 |
8-8 |
NIT First Round |
| 2000-01 |
15-15 |
4-12 |
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| 2001-02 |
17-15 |
6-10 |
NIT First Round |
| 2002-03 |
11-18 |
3-13 |
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2003-04 |
23-10 |
8-8 |
NCAA Regional Semifinals |
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2004-05 |
20-14 |
8-8 |
NIT Quarterfinals |
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2005-06 |
17-13 |
7-9 |
NIT First Round |
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2006-07 |
22-12 |
10-6 |
NCAA Regional Semifinals |
Source: VUCommodores.com[3]
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