| Vanderbilt Commodores | ||||
| 2011–12 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team | ||||
| University | Vanderbilt University | |||
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| Conference | SEC | |||
| Location | Nashville, TN | |||
| Head coach | Kevin Stallings (12th year) | |||
| Arena | Memorial Gymnasium (Capacity: 14,316) |
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| Nickname | Commodores | |||
| Colors | Black and Gold
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| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1965 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1965, 1974, 1988,1993, 2004, 2007 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | ||||
| 1965, 1974, 1988, 1993, 2004, 2007 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 1965, 1974, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1927, 1952 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1965, 1974, 1993 | ||||
The Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores have won three SEC regular season titles (1965, 1974 and 1993). They have competed in ten NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Elite Eight once (1965) and the Sweet 16 six times (1965, 1974, 1988, 1993, 2004, and 2007). Vanderbilt has played in nine National Invitation Tournaments, winning it in 1990 and finishing runners-up in 1994.[1]
Kevin Stallings is the current head coach of the Commodores.
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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 those who died is displayed in the Gym's North lobby.
At the time of the Gym's construction, there was a serious discussion within the Vanderbilt community about whether the school should de-emphasize intercollegiate athletics and refocus on its academic program. As a compromise between those who advocated increased athletics competition and those who argued in favor of de-emphasis, the Gymnasium was built to hold only about 9,000 seats, and it would be readily adaptable to other uses—significantly, as a possible concert hall.
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 was 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 SEC coaches who travel to Memorial, along with coaches from other schools who have played at Vanderbilt as a post-season venue, have said that the unusual setup gives Vanderbilt a tremendous home court advantage, since no other facility in which opponents play is arranged in such a way.[2]
| Season | Head coach | Overall win | Overall loss | Conf. win | Conf. loss | Conf. pos. | Postseason |
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | |||||||
| 1900-01 | W.D. Weatherford | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1901-02 | W.D. Weatherford | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 1902-03 | Grinnell Jones | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1903-04 | J. Hamilton | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 1904-05 | No team | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1905-06 | No scores recorded | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1906-07 | J.N. (Stein) Stone | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 1907-08 | W.L. Throop | 6 | 10 | ||||
| 1908-09 | E.J. Hamilton | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 1909-10 | R.B McGehee | 10 | 3 | ||||
| 1910-11 | Carl (Zeke) Martin | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 1911-12 | Carl (Zeke) Martin | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 1912-13 | Oscar G. Nelson | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 1913-14 | G.T. Denton | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 1914-15 | G.T. Denton | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 1915-16 | G.T. Denton | 11 | 3 | ||||
| 1916-17 | G.T. Denton | 3 | 8 | ||||
| 1917-18 | Ralph Palmer | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 1918-19 | Ralph Palmer | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 1919-20 | G.T. Denton | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 1920-21 | G.T. Denton | 8 | 13 | ||||
| 1921-22 | Wallace Wade | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Southern Conference | |||||||
| 1922-23 | Wallace Wade | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1923-24 | Josh Cody | 7 | 15 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1924-25 | Josh Cody | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 1925-26 | Josh Cody | 8 | 18 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1926-27 | Josh Cody | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | Southern Conference Tournament Champions | |
| 1927-28 | Johnny (Red) Floyd | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1928-29 | Johnny (Red) Floyd | 4 | 12 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1929-30 | Garland Morrow | 6 | 16 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1930-31 | Garland Morrow | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1931-32 | Josh Cody | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | ||
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| 1932-33 | Josh Cody | 14 | 8 | 11 | 5 | (3rd) | |
| 1933-34 | Josh Cody | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | (5th) | |
| 1934-35 | Josh Cody | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | (4th) | |
| 1935-36 | Josh Cody | 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | (2nd) | |
| 1936-37 | Jim Buford | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | (11th) | |
| 1937-38 | Jim Buford | 9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | (10th) | |
| 1938-39 | Jim Buford | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | (6th) | |
| 1939-40 | Jim Buford | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | (10th) | |
| 1940-41 | Jim Buford | 8 | 9 | 3 | 9 | (11th) | |
| 1941-42 | Norm Cooper | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | (t-9th) | |
| 1942-43 | Norm Cooper | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | (6th) | |
| 1943-44 | Smokey Harper | 12 | 3 | No formal SEC schedule | |||
| 1944-45 | Gus Morrow | 6 | 6 | No formal SEC schedule | |||
| 1945-46 | Gus Morrow | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | (9th) | |
| 1946-47 | Norm Cooper | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | (8th) | |
| 1947-48 | Bob Polk | 8 | 14 | 4 | 11 | (12th) | |
| 1948-49 | Bob Polk | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | (4th) | |
| 1949-50 | Bob Polk | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 | (2nd) | |
| 1950-51 | Bob Polk | 19 | 8 | 10 | 4 | (t-2nd) | |
| 1951-52 | Bob Polk | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | (t-2nd) | SEC Tournament Champions |
| 1952-53 | Bob Polk | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | (t-7th) | |
| 1953-54 | Bob Polk | 12 | 10 | 5 | 9 | (t-8th) | |
| 1954-55 | Bob Polk | 16 | 6 | 9 | 5 | (t-3rd) | |
| 1955-56 | Bob Polk | 19 | 4 | 11 | 3 | (3rd) | |
| 1956-57 | Bob Polk | 17 | 5 | 10 | 4 | (2nd) | |
| 1957-58 | Bob Polk | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | (7th) | |
| 1958-59 | Roy Skinner (acting) | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | (t-5th) | |
| 1959-60 | Bob Polk | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | (t-6th) | |
| 1960-61 | Bob Polk | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | (t-2nd) | |
| 1961-62 | Roy Skinner | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | (t-6th) | |
| 1962-63 | Roy Skinner | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | (4th) | |
| 1963-64 | Roy Skinner | 19 | 6 | 8 | 6 | (t-4th) | |
| 1964-65 | Roy Skinner | 24 | 4 | 15 | 1 | (1st) | NCAA Elite Eight |
| 1965-66 | Roy Skinner | 22 | 4 | 13 | 3 | (2nd) | |
| 1966-67 | Roy Skinner | 21 | 5 | 14 | 4 | (t-2nd) | |
| 1967-68 | Roy Skinner | 20 | 6 | 12 | 6 | (3rd) | |
| 1968-69 | Roy Skinner | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | (t-5th) | |
| 1969-70 | Roy Skinner | 12 | 14 | 8 | 10 | (6th) | |
| 1970-71 | Roy Skinner | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | (t-4th) | |
| 1971-72 | Roy Skinner | 16 | 10 | 10 | 8 | (4th) | |
| 1972-73 | Roy Skinner | 20 | 6 | 13 | 5 | (t-2nd) | |
| 1973-74 | Roy Skinner | 23 | 5 | 15 | 3 | (t-1st) | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1974-75 | Roy Skinner | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | (5th) | |
| 1975-76 | Roy Skinner | 16 | 11 | 12 | 6 | (3rd) | |
| 1976-77 | Wayne Dobbs | 10 | 16 | 6 | 12 | (t-6th) | |
| 1977-78 | Wayne Dobbs | 10 | 17 | 6 | 12 | (8th) | |
| 1978-79 | Wayne Dobbs | 18 | 9 | 11 | 7 | (t-3rd) | |
| 1979-80 | Richard Schmidt | 13 | 13 | 7 | 11 | (t-6th) | |
| 1980-81 | Richard Schmidt | 15 | 14 | 7 | 11 | (7th) | |
| 1981-82 | C. M. Newton | 15 | 13 | 7 | 11 | (t-7th) | |
| 1982-83 | C. M. Newton | 19 | 14 | 9 | 9 | (t-4th) | NIT Second Round |
| 1983-84 | C. M. Newton | 14 | 15 | 8 | 10 | (t-7th) | |
| 1984-85 | C. M. Newton | 11 | 17 | 4 | 14 | (10th) | |
| 1985-86 | C. M. Newton | 13 | 15 | 7 | 11 | (7th) | |
| 1986-87 | C. M. Newton | 18 | 16 | 7 | 11 | (t-8th) | NIT Quarterfinals |
| 1987-88 | C. M. Newton | 20 | 11 | 10 | 8 | (t-4th) | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1988-89 | C. M. Newton | 19 | 14 | 12 | 6 | (t-2nd) | NCAA First Round |
| 1989-90 | Eddie Fogler | 21 | 14 | 7 | 11 | (t-7th) | NIT Champions |
| 1990-91 | Eddie Fogler | 17 | 13 | 11 | 7 | (4th) | NCAA First Round |
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| 1991-92 | Eddie Fogler | 15 | 15 | 6 | 10 | (5th) | NIT First Round |
| 1992-93 | Eddie Fogler | 28 | 6 | 14 | 2 | (1st) | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 1993-94 | Jan van Breda Kolff | 20 | 12 | 9 | 7 | (3rd) | NIT Runners-up |
| 1994-95 | Jan van Breda Kolff | 13 | 15 | 6 | 10 | (4th) | |
| 1995-96 | Jan van Breda Kolff | 18 | 14 | 7 | 9 | (4th) | NIT Second Round |
| 1996-97 | Jan van Breda Kolff | 19 | 12 | 9 | 7 | (4th) | NCAA First Round |
| 1997-98 | Jan van Breda Kolff | 20 | 13 | 7 | 9 | (t-4th) | NIT Quarterfinals |
| 1998-99 | Jan van Breda Kolff | 14 | 15 | 5 | 11 | (5th) | |
| 1999–2000 | Kevin Stallings | 19 | 11 | 8 | 8 | (4th) | NIT First Round |
| 2000-01 | Kevin Stallings | 15 | 15 | 4 | 12 | (6th) | |
| 2001-02 | Kevin Stallings | 17 | 15 | 6 | 10 | (t-5th) | NIT Second Round |
| 2002-03 | Kevin Stallings | 11 | 18 | 3 | 13 | (6th) | |
| 2003-04 | Kevin Stallings | 23 | 10 | 8 | 8 | (t-3rd) | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2004-05 | Kevin Stallings | 20 | 14 | 8 | 8 | (3rd) | NIT Second Round |
| 2005-06 | Kevin Stallings | 17 | 13 | 7 | 9 | (4th) | NIT First Round |
| 2006-07 | Kevin Stallings | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | (2nd) | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2007-08 | Kevin Stallings | 26 | 8 | 10 | 6 | (3rd) | NCAA First Round |
| 2008-09 | Kevin Stallings | 19 | 12 | 8 | 8 | (t-4th) | |
| 2009-10 | Kevin Stallings | 24 | 9 | 12 | 4 | (2nd) | NCAA First Round |
| 2010-11 | Kevin Stallings | 23 | 11 | 9 | 7 | (3rd) | NCAA First Round [3] |
| Southeastern Conference | |||||||
| 2011-12 | Kevin Stallings | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Total overall record | 1,480 | 1,039 | 663 | 617 | 13 NCAA Appearance, 11 NIT Appearance | ||
Note: Fansonly.com reports Vanderbilt's overall record in 1937-38 as 9-12, while SECSports.com reports it as 10-11.
Source: Soconsports.com[4]
Source: SECSports.com[5]
Source: Fansonly.com[6]
Only two male Commodores have had their jerseys retired by the university:
Clyde Lee 1964-1966 Jersey Retired |
Perry Wallace 1967-1970 Jersey Retired |
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. As of halfway through the 2010-11 season, the Commodores have made a 3-point shot in 792 consecutive games.
Source: VUCommodores.com[7]
Source: VUCommodores.com[7]
Totals current as of January 2, 2012.
| Rank | Player | Career Points |
| 1 | Shan Foster (2004–2008) | 2,011 |
| 2 | Matt Freije (2000–2004) | 1,891 |
| 3 | Phil Cox (1981–85) | 1,724 |
| 4 | Ronnie McMahan (1991–95) | 1,719 |
| 5 | Mike Rhodes (1977–81) | 1,699 |
| Rank | Player | Career PPG |
| 1 | Clyde Lee (1964–66) | 21.4 |
| 2 | Billy McCaffrey (1993–94) | 20.6 |
| 3 | Tom Hagan (1967–69) | 19.9 |
| 4 | Jim Henry (1957–59) | 17.6 |
| 5 | Terry Compton (1972–74) | 16.6 |
| Rank | Player | Career Rebounds |
| 1 | Clyde Lee (1964–66) | 1,223 |
| 2 | Perry Wallace (1968–70) | 894 |
| 3 | Bobby Thym (1954–57) | 872 |
| 4 | Bob "Snake" Grace (1963–65) | 837 |
| 5 | Charley Harrison (1953–56) | 802 |
| Rank | Player | Career Assists |
| 1 | Atiba Prater (1996-00) | 517 |
| 2 | Frank Seckar (1993–96) | 455 |
| 3 | Kevin Anglin (1990–93) | 435 |
| 4 | Jan van Breda Kolff (1972–74) | 430 |
| 5 | Derrick Wilcox (1987–90) | 423 |
| Rank | Player | Career Steals |
| 1 | Drew Maddux (1994–98) | 214 |
| 1 | Frank Seckar (1993–96) | 214 |
| 3 | Atiba Prater (1996-00) | 212 |
| 4 | James Strong (1996-00) | 209 |
| 5 | Kevin Anglin (1990–93) | 192 |
| Rank | Player | Career Blocks |
| 1 | Festus Ezeli (2008–present) | 159 |
| 2 | Will Perdue (1984, 86–88) | 157 |
| 3 | A.J. Ogilvy (2008–10) | 129 |
| 4 | Juilan Terrell (2003-06) | 116 |
| 5 | Chris Woods (1992–95) | 108 |
Source: 2007-08 Vanderbilt Commodores Media Guide "Records". http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/vand/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mediarecords0708mbbmedia.pdf.
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