Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball

Vanderbilt Commodores
2018–19 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
University Vanderbilt University
Head coach Bryce Drew (3rd season)
Conference Southeastern Conference
Location Nashville, Tennessee
Arena Memorial Gymnasium
(Capacity: 14,316)
Nickname Commodores
Colors Black and Gold[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1965
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1965, 1974, 1988,1993, 2004, 2007
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1988, 1993, 2004, 2007, 2012
NCAA Tournament appearances
1965, 1974, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017
Conference tournament champions
1927, 1951, 2012
Conference regular season champions
1965, 1974, 1993

The Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores have won three SEC regular season titles (1965, 1974 and 1993) and two SEC Tournament championships (1951 and 2012). They have competed in thirteen NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Elite Eight once (1965) and the Sweet Sixteen six times (1965, 1974, 1988, 1993, 2004, and 2007). Vanderbilt has played in eleven National Invitation Tournaments, winning it in 1990 and finishing runners-up in 1994.[2]

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 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.

Year-by-year season records

Season Head coach Overall win Overall loss Overall pct. Conf. win Conf. loss Conf. pct. Conf. pos. Postseason
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1900–01W. D. Weatherford22.500
1901–02W. D. Weatherford52.714
1902–03Grinnell Jones601.000
1903–04J. Hamilton61.857
1904–05No team00.000
1905–06No scores recorded00.000
1906–07J. N. (Stein) Stone61.857
1907–08W. L. Throop610.375
1908–09E. J. Hamilton114.733
1909–10R. B McGehee103.769
1910–11Carl (Zeke) Martin82.800
1911–12Carl (Zeke) Martin99.500
1912–13Oscar G. Nelson34.429
1913–14G. T. Denton63.667
1914–15G. T. Denton66.500
1915–16G. T. Denton113.786
1916–17G. T. Denton38.273
1917–18Ralph Palmer63.667
1918–19Ralph Palmer82.800
1919–20G. T. Denton144.778
1920–21G. T. Denton813.381
1921–22Wallace Wade88.500
Southern Conference
1922–23Wallace Wade168.667201.000
1923–24Josh Cody715.31813.250
1924–25Josh Cody1213.48043.571
1925–26Josh Cody818.30827.222
1926–27Josh Cody204.83371.875Southern Conference Tournament Champions
1927–28Johnny (Red) Floyd57.41725.286
1928–29Johnny (Red) Floyd412.25025.286
1929–30Garland Morrow616.27319.100
1930–31Garland Morrow168.66777.500
1931–32Josh Cody811.42157.417
Southeastern Conference
1932–33Josh Cody148.636115.688(3rd)
1933–34Josh Cody116.64785.615(5th)
1934–35Josh Cody911.45096.600(4th)
1935–36Josh Cody914.39194.692(2nd)
1936–37Jim Buford610.37537.375(11th)
1937–38Jim Buford912.42948.333(10th)
1938–39Jim Buford147.66775.583(6th)
1939–40Jim Buford1012.45557.417(10th)
1940–41Jim Buford89.47139.250(11th)
1941–42Norm Cooper79.43838.273(t-9th)
1942–43Norm Cooper108.55697.563(6th)
1943–44Smokey Harper123.80000.000No formal SEC schedule
1944–45Garland Morrow66.50000.000No formal SEC schedule
1945–46Garland Morrow310.23125.286(9th)
1946–47Norm Cooper78.46747.364(8th)
1947–48Bob Polk814.364411.267(12th)
1948–49Bob Polk148.63695.643(4th)
1949–50Bob Polk178.680113.786(2nd)
1950–51Bob Polk198.704104.714(t-2nd)
1951–52Bob Polk189.66795.643(t-2nd)SEC Tournament Champions
1952–53Bob Polk109.52658.385(t-7th)
1953–54Bob Polk1210.54559.357(t-8th)
1954–55Bob Polk166.72795.643(t-3rd)
1955–56Bob Polk194.826113.786(3rd)
1956–57Bob Polk175.773104.714(2nd)
1957–58Bob Polk1411.56077.500(7th)
1958–59Roy Skinner (acting)1410.58386.571(t-5th)
1959–60Bob Polk149.60977.500(t-6th)
1960–61Bob Polk195.792104.714(t-2nd)
1961–62Roy Skinner1212.50068.429(t-6th)
1962–63Roy Skinner167.69695.643(4th)
1963–64Roy Skinner196.76086.571(t-4th)
1964–65Roy Skinner244.857151.938(1st)NCAA Elite Eight
1965–66Roy Skinner224.846133.813(2nd)
1966–67Roy Skinner215.808144.778(t-2nd)
1967–68Roy Skinner206.769126.667(3rd)
1968–69Roy Skinner1511.57799.500(t-5th)
1969–70Roy Skinner1214.462810.444(6th)
1970–71Roy Skinner1313.50099.500(t-4th)
1971–72Roy Skinner1610.615108.556(4th)
1972–73Roy Skinner206.769135.722(t-2nd)
1973–74Roy Skinner235.821153.833(t-1st)NCAA Sweet 16
1974–75Roy Skinner1511.577108.556(5th)
1975–76Roy Skinner1611.593126.667(3rd)
1976–77Wayne Dobbs1016.385612.333(t-6th)
1977–78Wayne Dobbs1017.370612.333(8th)
1978–79Wayne Dobbs189.667117.611(t-3rd)
1979–80Richard Schmidt1313.500711.389(t-6th)
1980–81Richard Schmidt1514.517711.389(7th)
1981–82C. M. Newton1513.536711.389(t-7th)
1982–83C. M. Newton1914.57699.500(t-4th)NIT Second Round
1983–84C. M. Newton1415.483810.444(t-7th)
1984–85C. M. Newton1117.393414.222(10th)
1985–86C. M. Newton1315.464711(.3897th)
1986–87C. M. Newton1816.529711(.389t-8th)NIT Quarterfinals
1987–88C. M. Newton2011.645108.556(t-4th)NCAA Sweet 16
1988–89C. M. Newton1914.576126.667(t-2nd)NCAA First Round
1989–90Eddie Fogler2114.600711.389(t-7th)NIT Champions
1990–91Eddie Fogler1713.567117.611(4th)NCAA First Round
Southeastern Conference (Eastern Division)
1991–92Eddie Fogler1515.500610.375(5th)NIT First Round
1992–93Eddie Fogler286.824142.875(1st)NCAA Sweet 16
1993–94Jan van Breda Kolff2012.62597.563(3rd)NIT Runners-up
1994–95Jan van Breda Kolff1315.464610.375(4th)
1995–96Jan van Breda Kolff1814.56379.563(4th)NIT Second Round
1996–97Jan van Breda Kolff1912.61397.563(4th)NCAA First Round
1997–98Jan van Breda Kolff2013.60679.438(t-4th)NIT Quarterfinals
1998–99Jan van Breda Kolff1415.483511.313(5th)
1999–2000Kevin Stallings1911.63388.500(4th)NIT First Round
2000–01Kevin Stallings1515.500412.250(6th)
2001–02Kevin Stallings1715.531610.375(t-5th)NIT Second Round
2002–03Kevin Stallings1118.379313.188(6th)
2003–04Kevin Stallings2310.69788.500(t-3rd)NCAA Sweet 16
2004–05Kevin Stallings2014.58888.500(3rd)NIT Quarterfinals
2005–06Kevin Stallings1713.56779.438(4th)NIT First Round
2006–07Kevin Stallings2212.647106.625(2nd)NCAA Sweet 16
2007–08Kevin Stallings268.765106.625(3rd)NCAA First Round
2008–09Kevin Stallings1912.61388.500(t-4th)
2009–10Kevin Stallings249.727124.750(2nd)NCAA First Round
2010–11Kevin Stallings2311.67697.563(3rd)NCAA Second Round
Southeastern Conference
2011–12Kevin Stallings2511.694106.625(t-2nd)SEC Tournament Champions, NCAA Third Round
2012–13Kevin Stallings1617.485810.444(10th)
2013–14Kevin Stallings1515.500711.389(t-10th)
2014–15Kevin Stallings2114.60099.500(7th)NIT Quarterfinals
2015–16Kevin Stallings1914.576117.611(7th)NCAA First Four
2016–17Bryce Drew1916.543108.556(t-5th)NCAA First Round
Total overall record 1,5711,110.586 708660.518 14 NCAA Appearances, 11 NIT Appearances
SEC record 1,327910.593 675613.500 14 NCAA Appearances, 11 NIT Appearances
SoCon record 102112.477 3347.413 1 SoCon Tournament Champions
SIAA record 14288.617 00.000

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[3]

Source: SECSports.com[4]

Source: Fansonly.com[5]

Vanderbilt coaching record

Season Head coach Overall win Overall loss Overall pct. Conf. win Conf. loss Conf. pct. Postseason NIT/NCAA
17Kevin Stallings332219.603138142.4935 NIT, 7 NCAA
6Jan van Breda Kolff10481.5624353.4483 NIT, 1 NCAA
4Eddie Fogler8148.6286480.4442 NIT (1 NIT Championship), 2 NCAA
8C. M. Newton129115.5293830.5592 NIT, 2 NCAA
2Richard Schmidt2827.5091422.389
3Wayne Dobbs3842.4752331.426
16Roy Skinner278135.67317197.6382 NCAA
13Bob Polk197106.65010775.588
4Garland Morrow3140.4371021.323
1Smokey Harper123.85700.000
3Norm Cooper2425.4901622.421
5Jim Buford4750.4852236.379
9Josh Cody98100.4955641.577
2Johnny (Red) Floyd919.321410.286
2Wallace Wade2416.321201.000
6G. T. Denton2620.56500.000
1Oscar G. Nelson34.42900.000
2Ralph Palmer145.73700.000
2Carl (Zeke) Martin1711.60700.000
1R. B McGehee103.76900.000
2E. J. Hamilton175.77300.000
1W. L. Throop610.37500.000
1J. N. (Stein) Stone61.85700.000
1Grinnell Jones601.00000.000
2W. D. Weatherford74.63600.000

Retired numbers

Only two male Commodores have had their jerseys retired by the university:

  • Clyde Lee #43 – Lee was perhaps the greatest player in Commodore history. He averaged the most points per game in school history and the balconies on the south end of Memorial Gymnasium are commonly referred to as the "balconies that Clyde built".
  • Perry Wallace #25 – The first African-American basketball player in the Southeastern Conference, and the first African American to compete in the SEC for his entire period of athletic eligibility.[lower-alpha 1]

Clyde Lee
1964–1966
Jersey retired

Perry Wallace
1967–1970
Jersey retired

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. The Commodores have made a 3-point shot in 999 consecutive games as of March 16, 2017.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Commodores have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 15 times. Their combined record is 10–16.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1965Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		DePaul
Michigan		W 83–78 OT
L 85–87
1974Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		Marquette
Notre Dame		L 61–69
L 88–118
1988#7Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#10 Utah State
#2 Pittsburgh
#6 Kansas		W 80–77
W 80–74 OT
L 64–77
1989#8Round of 64#9 Notre DameL 65–81
1991#9Round of 64#8 GeorgetownL 60–70
1993#3Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#14 Boise State
#6 Illinois
#7 Temple		W 92–72
W 85–68
L 59–67
1997#7Round of 64#10 XavierL 68–80
2004#6Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#11 Western Michigan
#3 NC State
#2 Connecticut		W 71–58
W 75–73
L 53–73
2007#6Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#11 George Washington
#3 Washington State
#2 Georgetown		W 77–44
W 78–74 2OT
L 65–66
2008#4Round of 64#13 SienaL 62–83
2010#4Round of 64#13 Murray StateL 65–66
2011#5Round of 64#12 RichmondL 66–69
2012#5Round of 64
Round of 32		#12 Harvard
#4 Wisconsin		W 79–70
L 57–60
2016#11First Four#11 Wichita StateL 50–70
2017#9Round of 64#8 NorthwesternL 66–68

NIT results

The Commodores have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 12 times. Their combined record is 20–11. They were NIT champions in 1990.

Year Round Opponent Result
1983First Round
Second Round		East Tennessee State
Wake Forest		W 79–73
L 68–75
1987First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Jacksonville
Florida State
Southern Miss		W 74–72
W 109–92
L 88–95
1990First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game		Louisiana Tech
Tennessee
New Orleans
Penn State
Saint Louis		W 98–90
W 89–85
W 88–85
W 75–62
W 74–72
1992First RoundRhode IslandL 63–68
1994First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game		Oklahoma
New Orleans
Clemson
Kansas State
Villanova		W 77–67
W 78–59
W 89–74
W 82–76
L 73–80
1996First Round
Second Round		Arkansas–Little Rock
South Carolina		W 86–80
L 70–80
1998First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		St. Bonaventure
Wake Forest
Georgia		W 73–61
W 72–68
L 65–79
2000First RoundWake ForestL 68–83
2002Opening Round
First Round		Houston
Louisiana Tech		W 59–50
L 68–83
2005First RoundIndiana
Wichita State
Memphis		W 67–60
W 65–63
L 68–81
2006First RoundNotre DameL 69–79
2015First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Saint Mary's
South Dakota State
Stanford		W 75–64
W 92–77
L 75–78

All-Americans

Player Years
John Jenkins 2012
Shan Foster 2008
Dan Langhi 2000
Billy McCaffrey 1993, 1994
Will Perdue 1988
Tom Hagan 1969
Clyde Lee 1966
Billy Joe Adcock 1950

Source: VUCommodores.com[8]

SEC Players of the Year

Player Years
Shan Foster 2008 (consensus)
Derrick Byars 2007 (SEC coaches)
Dan Langhi 2000 (consensus, but shared AP award)
Billy McCaffrey 1993 (shared AP award)
Will Perdue 1988 (consensus)
Jan van Breda Kolff 1974 (consensus)
Clyde Lee 1965 (consensus), 1966 (UPI)

Source: VUCommodores.com[8]

Academic All-Americans

Player Years
Jeff Fosnes 1975, 1976
Bruce Elder 1993

Olympians

Vanderbilt Alums Coaching in College Basketball

Coaching awards

  • Kevin Stallings – SEC Coach of the Year 2007 and 2010[10]
  • Eddie Fogler – 1993 National Coach of the Year by AP, UPI, CBS, USBWA, Scripps-Howard, Sports lllustrated, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly[11]
  • C. M. Newton – SEC Coach of the Year, 1988 and 1989
  • Wayne Dobbs – SEC Coach of the Year, 1979
  • Roy Skinner – SEC Coach of the Year, 1965, 1967, 1974, and 1976

All-time leaders

Totals current as of March 15, 2012.

Points

Rank Player Career Points
1 Shan Foster (2005–2008) 2,011
2 Jeffery Taylor (2009–2012) 1,897
3 Matt Freije (2001–2004) 1,891
4 Phil Cox (1982–85) 1,724
5 Ronnie McMahan (1992–95) 1,719

Points per game (min 50 games)

RankPlayer 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 John Jenkins (2009–12) 16.9

Rebounds

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 6

Assists

Rank Player Career Assists
1 Atiba Prater (1996-00) 517
2 Brad Tinsley (2008–12) 482
3 Frank Seckar (1993–96) 455
4 Kevin Anglin (1990–93) 435
5 Jan van Breda Kolff (1972–74) 430

Steals

Rank Player Career Steals
1 Drew Maddux (1994–98) 214
1 Frank Seckar (1993–96) 214
3 Atiba Prater (1996-00) 211
4 James Strong (1996-00) 209
5 Kevin Anglin (1990–93) 192

Blocks

Rank Player Career Blocks
1 Luke Kornet (2013–17) 210
2 Festus Ezeli (2008–12) 204
3 Damian Jones (2013–16) 167
4 Will Perdue (1984, 1986–88) 157
5 A.J. Ogilvy (2008–10) 145

Source: 2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores Media Guide [12]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Contrary to often-stated belief, Wallace was not the first African American to play an SEC sport. The first African American to play in the SEC was Stephen Martin, who walked on to the Tulane baseball team in the 1966 season, the school year before Wallace enrolled at Vanderbilt. Martin is often ignored as an SEC integration pioneer because Tulane left the SEC immediately after the 1966 baseball season.[6] Wallace was also not the first black scholarship athlete to play in the SEC, although this was only because the football season precedes the basketball season within the school year. At the same time that Wallace enrolled at Vanderbilt, Kentucky enrolled two African Americans on football scholarships, Nate Northington and Greg Page. Page suffered a spinal cord injury before playing in a varsity game and died from the complications on September 29, 1967; the following day, Northington played his first and ultimately only game for Kentucky (he would transfer to Western Kentucky after that season).[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics Colors | Athletics | Vanderbilt University". Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Vanderbilt Commodores History and Records" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Southern Conference Records" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "SEC Annual Standings" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Vanderbilt Year-by-Year Results" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Tulane Mourns the Passing of Integration Pioneer Stephen Martin Sr" (Press release). Tulane Green Wave. May 16, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ Story, Mark (September 22, 2016). "UK reveals sculpture honoring first black football players". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "VU All Americans" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "USA Basketball – Oops, 404 Error!". usabasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  10. ↑ "Southeastern Conference". secsports.com.
  11. ↑ "VU Coaching Awards" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". vucommodores.com.
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