# 2021–22 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-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 19–17, 7–11 in SEC Play to finish in eleventh 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 to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Xavier.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Commodores finished the 2020–21 season 9–16, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in last place. They defeated Texas A&M in the first round of the SEC tournament, but lost to Florida in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Leaving |
| Dylan Disu | 1 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Pflugerville, TX | Transferred to Texas |
| Maxwell Evans | 3 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Houston, TX | Transferred to TCU |
| D. J. Harvey | 5 | G | 6'6" | 235 | RS Junior | Bowie, MD | Transferred to Detroit Mercy |
| Braelee Albert | 11 | G/F | 6'5" | 220 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Walk-on; transferred to Tulane |
| Issac McBride | 13 | G | 6'1" | 190 | RS Freshman | Little Rock, AR | Transferred to Oral Roberts |
| Isaiah Rice | 14 | G | 5'11" | 189 | Senior | Indianapolis, IN | Walk-on; graduated |
| Clevon Brown | 15 | F | 6'8" | 232 | RS Senior | San Antonio, TX | Graduate transferred to FIU |
| Akeem Odusipe | 34 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Freshman | Lagos, Nigeria | Transferred to Kent State |
| Ejike Obinna | 50 | F/C | 6'10" | 243 | RS Junior | Enugu, Nigeria | Transferred to Saint Joseph's |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Rodney Chatman | 3 | G | 6'1" | 215 | Graduate Student | Lithonia, GA | Dayton |
| Terren Frank | 15 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | TCU |
| Liam Robbins | 21 | C | 7'0" | 250 | Graduate Student | Davenport, IA | Minnesota |
| Jamaine Mann | 23 | G | 6'6" | 230 | Sophomore | Hampton, Georgia | Gardner–Webb |

### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Shane Dezonie #26 SG | Tobyhanna, PA | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 5, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Peyton Daniels #23 PG | East Point, GA | Tri Cities High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 24, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Gabe Dorsey #49 SF | Pottstown, PA | The Hill School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 2, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| 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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2022) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lee Dort #24 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 #23 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 #37 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 #34 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 |||||||
| 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. |||||||

## 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 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Alabama State | W 91–72 | 1–0 | 16 – Wright | 10 – Mann | 5 – Millora–Brown | Memorial Gymnasium (5,459) Nashville, TN |
| November 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Texas State | W 79–60 | 2–0 | 30 – Pippen Jr. | 6 – Millora–Brown | 3 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (5,642) Nashville, TN |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | VCU | L 37–48 | 2–1 | 15 – Wright | 7 – Tied | 2 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (5,768) Nashville, TN |
| November 20, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Winthrop | W 77–63 | 3–1 | 28 – Wright | 6 – Tied | 3 – Thomas | Memorial Gymnasium (5,179) Nashville, TN |
| November 24, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Pittsburgh | W 68–52 | 4–1 | 14 – Thomas | 7 – Wright | 5 – Pippen Jr. | Petersen Events Center (7,460) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Mississippi Valley State | W 75–36 | 5–1 | 20 – Stute | 6 – Dezonie | 5 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (5,181) Nashville, TN |
| December 4, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SMU American/SEC Alliance | L 72–84 | 5–2 | 29 – Pippen Jr. | 12 – Wright | 4 – Millora-Brown | Moody Coliseum (3,835) Dallas, TX |
| December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Temple | L 68–72 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | 16 – Wright | 11 – Wright | 3 – Wright | Memorial Gymnasium (5,239) Nashville, TN |
| December 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Loyola–Chicago | L 58–69 | 5–4 | 23 – Pippen Jr. | 6 – Stute | 1 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| December 18, 2021* 1:30 p.m., SECN | | Austin Peay | W 77–51 | 6–4 | 16 – Pippen Jr. | 14 – Millora-Brown | 2 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (6,186) Nashville, TN |
| December 22, 2021* 11:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | W 68–54 | 7–4 | 21 – Pippen Jr. | 9 – Millora-Brown | 2 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (4,463) Honolulu, HI |
| December 23, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. BYU Diamond Head Classic semifinals | W 69–67 | 8–4 | 23 – Pippen Jr. | 10 – Millora-Brown | 3 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 25, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Stanford Diamond Head Classic championship | Canceled due to COVID issues | Canceled due to COVID issues | Canceled due to COVID issues | Canceled due to COVID issues | Canceled due to COVID issues | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN | | at Arkansas | W 75–74 | 9–4 (1–0) | 22 – Pippen Jr. | 6 – Wright | 4 – Wright | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 8, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | | South Carolina | L 70–72 | 9–5 (1–1) | 19 – Stute | 6 – Mann | 6 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (5,581) Nashville, TN |
| January 11, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 18 Kentucky | L 66–78 | 9–6 (1–2) | 32 – Pippen Jr. | 7 – Millora-Brown | 4 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (8,343) Nashville, TN |
| January 15, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Georgia | W 73–66 | 10–6 (2–2) | 20 – Wright | 12 – Wright | 7 – Pippen Jr. | Stegeman Coliseum (6,980) Athens, GA |
| January 18, 2022 8:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 24 Tennessee | L 60–68 | 10–7 (2–3) | 18 – Pippen Jr. | 6 – Millora-Brown | 3 – Wright | Memorial Gymnasium (7,588) Nashville, TN |
| January 22, 2022 12:30 p.m., SECN | | at Florida | L 42–61 | 10–8 (2–4) | 7 – Wright | 8 – Millora-Brown | 3 – Wright | O'Connell Center (10,345) Gainesville, FL |
| January 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at South Carolina | L 61–70 | 10–9 (2–5) | 24 – Pippen Jr. | 8 – Pippen Jr. | 5 – Pippen Jr. | Colonial Life Arena (8,768) Columbia, SC |
| January 29, 2022 5:00 p.m., SECN | | Georgia | W 85–77 | 11–9 (3–5) | 23 – Pippen Jr. | 6 – Stute | 9 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (6,887) Nashville, TN |
| February 2, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 5 Kentucky | L 70–77 | 11–10 (3–6) | 33 – Pippen Jr. | 10 – Wright | 5 – Pippen Jr. | Rupp Arena (19,418) Lexington, KY |
| February 5, 2022 5:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 25 LSU | W 75–66 | 12–10 (4–6) | 24 – Chatman | 7 – Wright | 9 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (7,381) Nashville, TN |
| February 8, 2022 8:00 p.m., SECN | | Missouri | W 70–62 | 13–10 (5–6) | 19 – Pippen Jr. | 11 – Tied | 3 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (6,406) Nashville, TN |
| February 12, 2022 5:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 19 Tennessee | L 64–73 | 13–11 (5–7) | 23 – Pippen Jr. | 6 – Wright | 6 – Pippen Jr. | Thompson-Boling Arena (20,019) Knoxville, TN |
| February 16, 2022 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 2 Auburn | L 80–94 | 13–12 (5–8) | 29 – Pippen Jr. | 6 – Wright | 6 – Pippen Jr. | Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| February 19, 2022 5:00 p.m., SECN | | Texas A&M | W 72–67 | 14–12 (6–8) | 24 – Pippen Jr. | 8 – Tied | 3 – Wright | Memorial Gymnasium (6,702) Nashville, TN |
| February 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 24 Alabama | L 72–74 | 14–13 (6–9) | 26 – Pippen Jr. | 7 – Tied | 6 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (7,041) Nashville, TN |
| February 26, 2022 12:00 p.m., SECN | | at Mississippi State | L 69–74 | 14–14 (6–10) | 32 – Pippen Jr. | 7 – Robbins | 4 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum (6,829) Starkville, MS |
| March 1, 2022 7:30 p.m., SECN | | Florida | L 78–82 | 14–15 (6–11) | 29 – Pippen Jr. | 9 – Wright | 5 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (6,568) Nashville, TN |
| March 5, 2022 5:00 p.m., SECN | | at Ole Miss | W 63–61 | 15–15 (7–11) | 22 – Pippen Jr. | 11 – Wright | 6 – Pippen Jr. | SJB Pavilion (6,173) Oxford, MS |
| SEC tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (14) Georgia First Round | W 86–51 | 16–15 | 14 – Pippen Jr. | 7 – Wright | 3 – Thomas | Amalie Arena (7,121) Tampa, FL |
| March 10, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (6) Alabama Second Round | W 82–76 | 17–15 | 26 – Pippen Jr. | 11 – Wright | 7 – Pippen Jr. | Amalie Arena (12,121) Tampa, FL |
| March 11, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (3) No. 5 Kentucky Quarterfinals | L 71–77 | 17–16 | 27 – Wright | 6 – Tied | 7 – Pippen Jr. | Amalie Arena (17,132) Tampa, FL |
| NIT tournament |||||||||
| March 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (4) | Belmont First Round – Dayton Bracket | W 82–71 | 18–16 | 24 – Wright | 13 – Millora-Brown | 6 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (7,773) Nashville, TN |
| March 19, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (4) | (1) Dayton Second Round – Dayton Bracket | W 70–68 $^{OT}$ | 19–16 | 32 – Pippen Jr. | 6 – Millora-Brown | 7 – Pippen Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (8,323) Nashville, TN |
| March 22, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN | (4) | at (2) Xavier Quarterfinals – Dayton Bracket | L 73–75 | 19–17 | 28 – Pippen Jr. | 9 – Pippen Jr. | 7 – Pippen Jr. | Cintas Center (3,240) Cincinnati, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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