2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg 150px Southeastern Conference SEC 19–14 11–7 Kevin Stallings 17th Adam Cohen Derrick Jones Tom Richardson Memorial Gymnasium NCAA tournament First Four The 2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Kevin Stallings' 17th and final year as the Vanderbilt head coach. The Commodores played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They 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. On March 27, 2016, head coach Kevin Stallings resigned to become the head coach at Pittsburgh. https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2016/03/27/Sources-say-Vanderbilt-s-Kevin-Stallings-offered-Pitt-men-s-basketball-job/stories/201603270181 Vanderbilt's Kevin Stallings hired as Pitt men's basketball coach Pittsburgh Post-Gazette He finished at Vanderbilt with a 17-year record of 332–220. Shortly thereafter, the school hired Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew as head coach.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15140517/vanderbilt-commodores-hire-bryce-drew-valparaiso-crusaders-new-coach Vandy hires coach Bryce Drew from Valparaiso ESPN.com 2017-08-15 Previous season The 2014–15 Commodores finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in SEC play to finish at seventh place in the SEC standings. As the #7 seed, they lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Tennessee. Vanderbilt participated in the National Invitation Tournament as an #5 seed, defeating Saint Mary's and South Dakota State before falling to the eventual NIT champion, the Stanford Cardinal, in the quarterfinals, marking the end of the Commodores' season. Before the season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Shelby Moats 34 Forward 6'8" 225 Senior Waconia, MN Graduated James Siakam 35 Forward 6'7" 225 Senior Douala, Cameroon Graduated Class of 2015 signees no no 2015 Djery Baptiste C Gonaïves, Haiti Prestonwood Christian Academy 6 11 250 2014-09-10 3 3 4 Camron Justice SG Hindman, Kentucky Knott County Central 6 2 175 2010-09-01 3 3 4 Joseph Toye PF Chicago, Illinois Whitney M. Young Magnet High School 6 7 180 2014-04-29 3 3 4 2015 Vanderbilt 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Vanderbilt Basketball Commits ESPN vanderbilt 189 238 23 30 2014-08-10 yes Roster 2015 Vanderbilt Commodores y Camron Justice 0 G 6 3 180 FR Hindman, Kentucky Joseph Toye 2 F 6 7 201 FR Chicago, Illinois Luke Kornet y 3 C 7 2 240 JR Lantana, Texas Wade Baldwin IV y 4 G 6 3 194 SO Belle Mead, New Jersey Matthew Fisher-Davis 5 G/F 6 5 185 SO Charlotte, North Carolina Nathan Watkins 10 G 6 5 186 SR Brentwood, Tennessee Jeff Roberson 11 F 6 6 220 SO Houston, Texas Djery Baptiste y 12 C 6 10 235 FR Gonaïves, Haiti Riley LaChance 13 G 6 2 182 SO Brookfield, Wisconsin Carter Josephs 14 G 6 0 180 SR San Antonio, Texas Semir Sehic 21 F 6 9 247 FR Atlanta, Georgia Nolan Cressler 24 G 6 4 210 JR y Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Damian Jones y basketball 30 C 7 0 245 JR Baton Rouge, Louisiana Josh Henderson 40 C 7 0 237 GS y Roanoke, Virginia Kevin Stallings (Purdue) Adam Cohen (Arizona) Derrick Jones (New Orleans) Tom Richardson (St. Xavier (IL)) http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/vand-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule and results 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#BDAE79;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes 18 Austin Peay Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN Maui Invitational Opening Round 10,116 80–41 1–0 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes 17 Gardner–Webb Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 9,728 98–62 2–0 11/19/2015 7:00 pm yes 17 Stony Brook Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 9,819 79–72 OT 3–0 11/23/2015 1:30 pm yes yes 19 St. John's Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational quarterfinals 2,400 ESPN2 92–55 4–0 11/24/2015 6:30 pm yes yes 19 Wake Forest Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational semifinals 2,400 ESPN 86–64 5–0 11/25/2015 9:00 pm yes yes 19 Kansas 5 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational championship 2,400 ESPN 63–70 5–1 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes 16 Detroit Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 9,958 102–52 6–1 12/06/2015 7:00 pm yes yes 16 Baylor 25 Ferrell Center Waco, TX 7,084 ESPNU 67–69 6–2 12/09/2015 8:00 pm yes 21 Dayton Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 10,469 ESPNU 67–72 6–3 12/19/2015 2:00 pm yes Wofford Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 10,667 SECN 80–56 7–3 12/22/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Purdue 14 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 14,846 BTN 55–68 7–4 12/30/2015 8:00 pm yes Western Michigan Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 10,092 SECN 86–61 8–4 01/02/2016 8:00 pm LSU Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 13,380 ESPN2 82–90 8–5 (0–1) 01/05/2016 8:00 pm yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR 14,179 SECN 85–90 OT 8–6 (0–2) 01/09/2016 2:00 pm yes South Carolina 22 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 15,055 ESPNU 65–69 8–7 (0–3) 01/12/2016 8:00 pm Auburn Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 10,414 ESPNU 75–57 9–7 (1–3) 01/16/2016 5:00 pm Alabama Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 12,565 SECN 71–63 10–7 (2–3) 01/20/2016 8:00 pm yes Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 13,561 SECN 88–74 11–7 (3–3) 01/23/2016 3:00 pm yes Kentucky 23 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 22,975 ESPN 57–76 11–8 (3–4) 01/26/2016 8:00 pm Florida Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 11,351 ESPNU 60–59 12–8 (4–4) 01/30/2016 11:00 am yes yes Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Big 12/SEC Challenge 13,041 ESPN2 59–72 12–9 02/04/2016 6:00 pm Texas A&M 8 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 10,432 ESPN2 77–60 13–9 (5–4) 02/06/2016 7:00 pm yes Ole Miss The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS 9,500 ESPNU 78–85 13–10 (5–5) 02/10/2016 8:00 pm Missouri Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 10,006 SECN 86–71 14–10 (6–5) 02/13/2016 5:00 pm yes Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL 7,954 ESPN2 86–57 15–10 (7–5) 02/16/2016 8:00 pm yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 6,194 SECN 74–75 15–11 (7–6) 02/20/2016 11:00 am Georgia Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 11,745 ESPN2 80–67 16–11 (8–6) 02/23/2016 6:00 pm yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 9,035 SECN 87–74 17–11 (9–6) 02/27/2016 3:00 pm Kentucky 16 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 14,326 CBS 74–62 18–11 (10–6) 03/01/2016 6:00 pm Tennessee Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 13,099 SECN 86–69 19–11 (11–6) 03/06/2016 11:00 am yes Texas A&M 20 Reed Arena College Station, TX 12,007 ESPN2 67–76 19–12 (11–7) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#BDAE79;"| SEC tournament 03/10/2016 2:30 pm yes 5 Tennessee 12 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Second Round 12,270 SECN/ESPN 65–67 19–13 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#BDAE79;"| NCAA tournament |- 03/15/2016 8:10 pm yes yes 11 S Wichita State 11 S UD Arena Dayton, OH First Four truTV 50–70 11,728 19–14 AP Poll Central Time. 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