# 2022–23 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Stackhouse, and played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in SEC Play, in a three-way tie for 4th place. They defeated LSU and Kentucky to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament, where they were defeated by Texas A&M. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Yale and Michigan to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to UAB.

## Previous season

The Commodores finished the 2021–22 season 19–16, 7–11 in SEC Play to finish in 11th place. They defeated Georgia and Alabama to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Belmont and Dayton before losing to Xavier in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Leaving |
| Peyton Daniels | 1 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Freshman | Ellenwood, GA | Transferred to Jacksonville State |
| Scotty Pippen Jr. | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Declare for 2022 NBA draft |
| Rodney Chatman | 3 | G | 6'1" | 215 | GS Senior | Lithonia, GA | Graduated |
| Shane Dezonie | 5 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Freshman | Tobyhanna, PA | Transferred to Temple |
| Gabe Dorsey | 11 | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Freshman | Westminster, MD | Transferred to William & Mary |
| Terren Frank | 15 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Idaho |
| Max Adelman | 20 | G/F | 6'5" | 205 | Sophomore | Memphis, TN | Walk-on; transferred |
| Jamaine Mann | 23 | G | 6'6" | 230 | Sophomore | Hampton, GA | Transferred to Georgia State |
| Drew Weikert | 33 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Nashville, TN | Walk-on; left the team to attend law school |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Ezra Manjon | 5 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Junior | Antioch, CA | UC Davis |
| Emmanuel Ansong | 20 | F | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Bordentown, NJ | Green Bay |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lee Dort #19 C | Addison, TX | Greenhill High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Apr 7, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Noah Shelby #19 PG | Dallas, TX | Greenhill High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 7, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Colin Smith #22 PF | Dallas, TX | Saint Mark's School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 10, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Malik Dia #55 PF | Nashville, TN | The Ensworth School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 5, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Paul Lewis #69 PG | Arlington, VA | Bishop O'Connell High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 18, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

#### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah West #18 PG | Nashville, TN | Goodpasture Christian High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| JaQualon Roberts #22 PF | Bloomington, IN | Bloomington North High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Carter Lang #38 C | Charlottesville, VA | St. Anne's-Belfield School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| 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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Memphis | L 67–76 | 0–1 | 14 – Lawrence | 5 – Ansong | 5 – Wright | Memorial Gymnasium (10,380) Nashville, TN |
| November 11, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Southern Miss | L 48–60 | 0–2 | 12 – Wright | 11 – Stute | 2 – Ansong | Memorial Gymnasium (6,175) Nashville, TN |
| November 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Temple | W 89–87 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | 21 – Stute | 6 – Tied | 9 – Manjon | Liacouras Center (4,491) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Morehead State | W 76–43 | 2–2 | 17 – Lawrence | 7 – Robbins | 2 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (5,732) Nashville, TN |
| November 23, 2022* 11:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Saint Mary's Wooden Legacy semifinals | L 65–75 | 2–3 | 22 – Wright | 8 – Stute | 3 – Wright | Anaheim Convention Center (2,483) Anaheim, CA |
| November 24, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Fresno State Wooden Legacy 3rd place game | W 67–59 | 3–3 | 20 – Robbins | 7 – Robbins | 6 – Manjon | Anaheim Convention Center (621) Anaheim, CA |
| November 30, 2022* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at VCU | L 65–70 | 3–4 | 20 – Stute | 7 – Millora-Brown | 4 – Manjon | Siegel Center (7,117) Richmond, VA |
| December 3, 2022* 4:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Wofford | W 65–62 | 4–4 | 14 – Robbins | 9 – Robbins | 3 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (5,822) Nashville, TN |
| December 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., SECN | | Pittsburgh | W 75–74 | 5–4 | 14 – Tied | 9 – Robbins | 6 – Wright | Memorial Gymnasium (5,616) Nashville, TN |
| December 9, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN | | Grambling State | L 62–64 | 5–5 | 15 – Lawrence | 8 – Smith | 4 – Thomas | Memorial Gymnasium (5,236) Nashville, TN |
| December 17, 2022* 9:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. NC State Legends of Basketball Showcase | L 66–70 | 5–6 | 16 – Stute | 4 – Tied | 3 – Lawrence | United Center (5,578) Chicago, IL |
| December 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Alabama A&M | W 70–62 | 6–6 | 14 – Robbins | 9 – Robbins | 4 – Wright | Memorial Gymnasium (5,010) Nashville, TN |
| December 30, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 93–55 | 7–6 | 12 – Shelby | 11 – Robbins | 3 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (5,384) Nashville, TN |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN | | South Carolina | W 84–79 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (1–0) | 24 – Manjon | 8 – Stute | 4 – Robbins | Memorial Gymnasium (6,344) Nashville, TN |
| January 7, 2023 11:00 a.m., CBS | | at No. 20 Missouri | L 82–85 | 8–7 (1–1) | 16 – Robbins | 7 – Tied | 7 – Manjon | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| January 10, 2023 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 5 Tennessee | L 68–77 | 8–8 (1–2) | 18 – Robbins | 7 – Stute | 2 – Smith | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,255) Knoxville, TN |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | No. 15 Arkansas | W 97–84 | 9–8 (2–2) | 22 – Lawrence | 7 – Stute | 3 – Stute | Memorial Gymnasium (9,362) Nashville, TN |
| January 17, 2023 7:30 p.m., SECN | | No. 4 Alabama | L 66–78 | 9–9 (2–3) | 20 – Lawrence | 6 – Wright | 3 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (10,517) Nashville, TN |
| January 21, 2023 12:00 p.m., SECN | | at Georgia | W 85–82 | 10–9 (3–3) | 19 – Manjon | 11 – Millora-Brown | 3 – Thomas | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| January 24, 2023 8:00 p.m., SECN | | Kentucky | L 53–69 | 10–10 (3–4) | 14 – Dia | 4 – Tied | 3 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (10,238) Nashville, TN |
| January 28, 2023 7:30 p.m., SECN | | at Texas A&M | L 66–72 | 10–11 (3–5) | 22 – Stute | 6 – Millora-Brown | 8 – Manjon | Reed Arena (12,646) College Station, TX |
| January 31, 2023 7:30 p.m., SECN | | at No. 4 Alabama | L 44–101 | 10–12 (3–6) | 10 – Lewis | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (9,513) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 4, 2023 12:00 p.m., SECN | | Ole Miss | W 74–71 | 11–12 (4–6) | 19 – Robbins | 12 – Robbins | 7 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (7,237) Nashville, TN |
| February 8, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 6 Tennessee | W 66–65 | 12–12 (5–6) | 19 – Lawrence | 9 – Robbins | 5 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (10,483) Nashville, TN |
| February 11, 2023 2:30 p.m., SECN | | at Florida | W 88–80 | 13–12 (6–6) | 32 – Robbins | 10 – Tied | 8 – Manjon | O'Connell Center (10,024) Gainesville, FL |
| February 14, 2023 5:30 p.m., SECN | | at South Carolina | W 75–64 | 14–12 (7–6) | 24 – Robbins | 8 – Tied | 6 – Manjon | Colonial Life Arena (8,906) Columbia, SC |
| February 18, 2023 7:30 p.m., SECN | | Auburn | W 67–65 | 15–12 (8–6) | 24 – Robbins | 12 – Robbins | 5 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (14,030) Nashville, TN |
| February 22, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at LSU | L 77–84 | 15–13 (8–7) | 23 – Robbins | 11 – Robbins | 7 – Manjon | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,827) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Florida | W 88–72 | 16–13 (9–7) | 18 – Robbins | 9 – Robbins | 4 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (10,133) Nashville, TN |
| March 1, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 23 Kentucky | W 68–66 | 17–13 (10–7) | 23 – Wright | 7 – Lawrence | 3 – Manjon | Rupp Arena (20,337) Lexington, KY |
| March 4, 2023 7:30 p.m., SECN | | Mississippi State | W 77–72 | 18–13 (11–7) | 19 – Wright | 6 – Wright | 7 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (10,544) Nashville, TN |
| SEC tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., SECN | (6) | vs. (14) LSU Second round | W 77–68 | 19–13 | 22 – Lawrence | 15 – Wright | 3 – Manjon | Bridgestone Arena (14,583) Nashville, TN |
| March 10, 2023 8:00 p.m., SECN | (6) | vs. (3) No. 23 Kentucky Quarterfinals | W 80–73 | 20–13 | 25 – Manjon | 6 – Wright | 3 – Tied | Bridgestone Arena (17,989) Nashville, TN |
| March 11, 2023 2:30 p.m., ESPN | (6) | vs. (2) No. 18 Texas A&M Semifinals | L 75–87 | 20–14 | 18 – Lawrence | 7 – Wright | 7 – Manjon | Bridgestone Arena (17,528) Nashville, TN |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 14, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | (2) | Yale First Round – Clemson Bracket | W 71–62 | 21–14 | 25 – Lawrence | 13 – Millora-Brown | 4 – Wright | Memorial Gymnasium (5,290) Nashville, TN |
| March 18, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN | (2) | (3) Michigan Second Round – Clemson Bracket | W 66–65 | 22–14 | 24 – Lawrence | 9 – Lawrence | 4 – Wright | Memorial Gymnasium (8,337) Nashville, TN |
| March 22, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | (4) UAB Quarterfinals – Clemson Bracket | L 59–67 | 22–15 | 15 – Tied | 9 – Tied | 4 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (10,258) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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