# 2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-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 9–23, 4–14 in SEC play, to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Arkansas.
On March 14, 2024, the school fired head Jerry Stackhouse after five seasons. On March 25, the school named James Madison head coach Mark Byington the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Commodores finished the 2022–23 season 22–15, 11–7 in SEC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth 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 before losing to UAB.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Noah Shelby | 2 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman | McKinney, TX | Transferred to Rice |
| Jordan Wright | 4 | G/F | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Baton Rouge, LA | Graduated; transferred to LSU |
| Myles Stute | 10 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to South Carolina |
| Adrian Samuels | 11 | G | 6'5" | 170 | Freshman | Nashville, TN | Walk-on; transferred to American |
| Trey Thomas | 12 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Junior | Durham, ON | Transferred to Bowling Green |
| Emmanuel Ansong | 20 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Bordentown, NJ | Graduated |
| Liam Robbins | 21 | C | 7'0" | 250 | GS Senior | Davenport, IA | Graduated |
| Malik Dia | 23 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Freshman | Murfreesboro, TN | Transferred to Belmont |
| Quentin Millora-Brown | 42 | F | 6'10" | 245 | RS Senior | Lorton, VA | Graduated; transferred to The Citadel |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Ven-Allen Lubin | 2 | F | 6'8" | 226 | Sophomore | Orlando, FL | Notre Dame |
| Jordan Williams | 10 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Texas A&M |
| Evan Taylor | 12 | G | 6'6" | 205 | GS Senior | Glen Ellyn, IL | Lehigh |
| Tasos Kamateros | 21 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Athens, Greece | South Dakota |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Malik Presley #24 SF | San Marcos, TX | San Marcos High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 21, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Isaiah West #31 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: 82 ||||||
| 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 ||||||
| Jason Rivera-Torres #41 SF | New Rochelle, NY | Iona College Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 14, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| JaQualon Roberts #35 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: 79 ||||||
| 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. ||||||

#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Karris Bilal SG | Atlanta, GA | Riverwood High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 1, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Tyler Tanner PG | Brentwood, TN | Brentwood Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| 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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Preseason polls

SEC Basketball Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team) |
| 1 | Tennessee |
| 2 | Texas A&M |
| 3 | Arkansas |
| 4 | Kentucky |
| 5 | Alabama |
| 6 | Auburn |
| 7 | Mississippi State |
| 8 | Florida |
| 9 | Missouri |
| 10 | Mississippi |
| 11 | Vanderbilt |
| 12 | Georgia |
| 13 | Louisiana State |
| 14 | South Carolina |

## 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, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | L 62–68 | 0–1 | 19 – Manjon | 11 – Lang | 3 – Lewis | Memorial Gymnasium (5,506) Nashville, TN |
| November 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 74–67 | 1–1 | 21 – Kamateros | 9 – Smith | 7 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (5,346) Nashville, TN |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | W 74–70 | 2–1 | 24 – Manjon | 11 – Smith | 4 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (5,175) Nashville, TN |
| November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 75–71 | 3–1 | 16 – Manjon | 11 – Smith | 4 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (5,247) Nashville, TN |
| November 23, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. NC State Vegas Showdown semifinals | L 78–84 | 3–2 | 21 – Lawrence | 8 – Lubin | 3 – Lewis | Michelob Ultra Arena (–) Paradise, NV |
| November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Arizona State Vegas Showdown 3rd-place game | L 67–82 | 3–3 | 25 – Taylor | 6 – tied | 5 – Lawrence | Michelob Ultra Arena (–) Paradise, NV |
| November 29, 2023* 8:15 p.m., SECN | | Boston College ACC–SEC Challenge | L 62–80 | 3–4 | 16 – Manjon | 6 – Lubin | 3 – West | Memorial Gymnasium (5,516) Nashville, TN |
| December 2, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | Alabama A&M | W 78–59 | 4–4 | 19 – Lawrence | 10 – Lubin | 7 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (5,468) Nashville, TN |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | San Francisco | L 60–73 | 4–5 | 15 – Lubin | 4 – Taylor | 3 – Lawrence | Memorial Gymnasium (5,210) Nashville, TN |
| December 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Texas Tech USLBM Coast to Coast Challenge | L 54–76 | 4–6 | 15 – Lubin | 5 – Presley | 5 – Manjon | Dickies Arena (7,219) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN | | Western Carolina | L 62–63 | 4–7 | 18 – Manjon | 8 – tied | 2 – tied | Memorial Gymnasium (5,146) Nashville, TN |
| December 23, 2023* 3:00 p.m., CBS | | at No. 23 Memphis | L 75–77 | 4–8 | 22 – Manjon | 6 – tied | 4 – tied | FedExForum (13,260) Memphis, TN |
| December 30, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 69–53 | 5–8 | 23 – Manjon | 8 – Lawrence | 5 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (5,773) Nashville, TN |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN | | Alabama | L 75–78 | 5–9 (0–1) | 20 – tied | 6 – tied | 2 – tied | Memorial Gymnasium (8,703) Nashville, TN |
| January 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at LSU | L 69–77 | 5–10 (0–2) | 19 – Manjon | 6 – tied | 3 – Manjon | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,218) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 56–69 | 5–11 (0–3) | 14 – Lawrence | 6 – Lawrence | 2 – tied | SJB Pavilion (8,404) Oxford, MS |
| January 17, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 13 Auburn | L 65–80 | 5–12 (0–4) | 15 – Lawrence | 6 – Lubin | 2 – Lawrence | Memorial Gymnasium (7,099) Nashville, TN |
| January 20, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN | | at Mississippi State | L 55–68 | 5–13 (0–5) | 16 – Lawrence | 8 – Lubin | 5 – Manjon | Humphrey Coliseum (9,172) Starkville, MS |
| January 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 5 Tennessee Rivalry | L 62–75 | 5–14 (0–6) | 21 – Lawrence | 8 – Lawrence | 3 – tied | Memorial Gymnasium (13,852) Nashville, TN |
| January 31, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 16 Auburn | L 54–81 | 5–15 (0–7) | 17 – Lubin | 12 – Lubin | 4 – Manjon | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| February 3, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN | | Missouri | W 68–61 | 6–15 (1–7) | 17 – Manjon | 11 – Taylor | 4 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (6,905) Nashville, TN |
| February 6, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN | | No. 17 Kentucky | L 77–109 | 6–16 (1–8) | 20 – Taylor | 5 – tied | 9 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (11,678) Nashville, TN |
| February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 15 South Carolina | L 60–75 | 6–17 (1–9) | 15 – Lawrence | 4 – tied | 3 – Manjon | Colonial Life Arena (14,310) Columbia, SC |
| February 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Texas A&M | W 74–73 | 7–17 (2–9) | 25 – Lubin | 5 – Lubin | 4 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (6,564) Nashville, TN |
| February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 8 Tennessee Rivalry | L 53–88 | 7–18 (2–10) | 10 – Lubin | 9 – Lang | 3 – Manjon | Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, TN |
| February 21, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN | | Georgia | L 64–76 | 7–19 (2–11) | 18 – Lewis | 8 – Lubin | 6 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (5,821) Nashville, TN |
| February 24, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 24 Florida | L 64–77 | 7–20 (2–12) | 15 – Lubin | 7 – Lubin | 3 – Manjon | O'Connell Center (10,358) Gainesville, FL |
| February 27, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at Arkansas | W 85–82 | 8–20 (3–12) | 22 – Manjon | 12 – Lubin | 3 – Manjon | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| March 2, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN | | LSU | L 61–75 | 8–21 (3–13) | 21 – Lawrence | 4 – tied | 2 – tied | Memorial Gymnasium (6,696) Nashville, TN |
| March 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 15 Kentucky | L 77–93 | 8–22 (3–14) | 23 – Lawrence | 9 – Lawrence | 7 – Manjon | Rupp Arena (20,322) Lexington, KY |
| March 9, 2024 3:30 p.m., SECN | | Florida | W 79–78 | 9–22 (4–14) | 25 – Lubin | 11 – Lubin | 5 – Manjon | Memorial Gymnasium (6,442) Nashville, TN |
| SEC tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN | (13) | vs. (12) Arkansas First round | L 85–90 $^{OT}$ | 9–23 | 29 – Manjon | 10 – Lubin | 6 – Manjon | Bridgestone Arena (16,539) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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