2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
2016–17 record	3–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bryce Drew (1st year)
Assistant coach	Roger Powell, Jr.
Assistant coach	Jake Diebler
Assistant coach	Casey Shaw
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#19 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
#21 Florida	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
#6 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Auburn	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Georgia	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
LSU	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Alabama	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Missouri	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500

† 2017 SEC Tournament winner As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This is Bryce Drew's first year as the Vanderbilt head coach. The Commodores play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The 2015–16 Commodores finished the 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.

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.

Class of 2016 signees

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
Payton Willis #42 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Clevon Brown #42 SG	San Antonio, TX	Churchill High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 29, 2015
Clevon Brown #42 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/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 2016-07-24. "2016 Vanderbilt Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.

Class of 2017 signees

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Saban Lee PG	Tempe, AZ	Corona Del Sol High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 13, 2016
Saban Lee PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Maxwell Evans CG	Bellaire, TX	Bellaire High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 7, 2016
Maxwell Evans CG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ejike Obinna C	Ashburn, VA	Virginia Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 25, 2016
Ejike Obinna C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24. "2017 Vanderbilt Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.

Roster

2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Justice, CamronCamron Justice	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Hindman, Kentucky
1.5 !G	1	Willis, PaytonPayton Willis	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Fayetteville, Arkansas
2.5 !G/F	2	Toye, JosephJoseph Toye	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	2.0 !So	Chicago, Illinois
5.0 !C	3	Kornet, LukeLuke Kornet	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lantana, Texas
2.5 !G/F	5	Fisher-Davis, MatthewMatthew Fisher-Davis	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
3.5 !F	11	Roberson, JeffJeff Roberson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Houston, Texas
5.0 !C	12	Baptiste, DjeryDjery Baptiste	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Gonaïves, Haiti
1.5 !G	13	LaChance, RileyRiley LaChance	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Brookfield, Wisconsin
1.5 !G	14	Austin, Jr., LarryLarry Austin, Jr. (I)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Springfield, Illinois
3.5 !F	15	Brown, ClevonClevon Brown	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	1.0 !Fr	San Antonio, Texas
1.5 !G	20	McGloin, PhillipPhillip McGloin (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	24	Cressler, NolanNolan Cressler	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Bryce Drew (Valparaiso)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	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 Annapolis, MD
11/15/2016* 8:00 PM, SECN	Belmont	W 80–66	1–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
11/18/2016* 7:00 PM	Norfolk State Las Vegas Invitational	W 75–52	2–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
11/21/2016* 8:00 PM, SECN	Bucknell Las Vegas Invitational	L 72–75	2–2	Memorial Gymnasium 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			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
12/03/2016* 7:00 PM	vs. Minnesota Sioux Falls Showcase			Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
12/06/2016* 7:00 PM, SECN	High Point			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
12/08/2016* 6:30 PM, CBSSN	at Middle Tennessee			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
12/17/2016* 7:30 PM, SECN	Chattanooga			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
12/21/2016* 6:00 PM, TWCSC	at Dayton			University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
12/29/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at LSU			Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
01/04/2017 6:00 PM, SECN	Auburn			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
01/07/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at Alabama			Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
01/10/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN	Kentucky			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
01/14/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	Tennessee			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
01/17/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Georgia			Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
01/21/2017 11:00 AM, CBS	at Florida			O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
01/24/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	Arkansas			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
01/28/2017* 3:00 PM, ESPN2	Iowa State Big 12/SEC Challenge			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
01/31/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Texas A&M			Reed Arena College Station, TX
02/04/2017 2:00 PM, ESPNU	Ole Miss			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/07/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	at Arkansas			Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
02/11/2017 2:30 PM, SECN	at Missouri			Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
02/16/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	Texas A&M			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/18/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	South Carolina			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/22/2017 5:30 PM, SECN	at Tennessee			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/25/2017 3:00 PM, ESPNU	Mississippi State			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/28/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN	at Kentucky			Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
03/04/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	Florida			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
SEC Tournament
03/08–12/2017	vs.			Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

References

Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball

Venues	Old Gym Memorial Gymnasium (1952–present)

Culture & lore	"Dynamite"

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Class of 2016 signees

Class of 2017 signees

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References