# 2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by first-year head coach Mark Byington and plays their home games at Memorial Gymnasium located in Nashville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

## Previous season

The Commodores finished the 2023–24 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Tyrin Lawrence | 0 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Monticello, GA | Graduate transferred to Georgia |
| Colin Smith | 1 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Sophomore | Dallas, TX | Transferred to UC Santa Barbara |
| Ven-Allen Lubin | 2 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Orlando, FL | Transferred to North Carolina |
| Paul Lewis | 3 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Sophomore | Woodbridge, VA | Transferred to UTSA |
| Isaiah West | 4 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Freshman | Springfield, TN | Transferred to Samford |
| Ezra Manjon | 5 | G | 6'0" | 170 | GS Senior | Antioch, CA | Graduated |
| Evan Taylor | 12 | G | 6'6" | 205 | GS Senior | Glen Ellyn, IL | Graduated |
| Malik Presley | 13 | G/F | 6'6" | 185 | Freshman | San Marcos, TX | Transferred to Texas |
| Tasos Kamateros | 21 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Athens, Greece | Graduated/signed to play professionally in Greece with AEK B.C. |
| Jason Rivera-Torres | 23 | G/F | 6'7" | 190 | Freshman | Bronx, NY | Transferred to San Francisco |
| Lee Dort | 34 | F | 6'10" | 255 | Sophomore | McKinney, TX | Transferred to California |
| Carter Lang | 35 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Freshman | Charlottesville, VA | Transferred to Virginia |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Jason Edwards | 1 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Atlanta, GA | North Texas |
| MJ Collins | 2 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Junior | Clover, SC | Virginia Tech |
| Grant Huffman | 4 | G | 6'4" | 190 | GS Senior | Aurora, OH | Davidson |
| Tyler Nickel | 5 | G/F | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Harrisonburg, VA | Virginia Tech |
| A. J. Hoggard | 11 | G | 6'4" | 210 | GS Senior | Coatesville, PA | Michigan State |
| Alex Hemenway | 12 | G | 6'4' | 192 | GS Senior | Newburgh, IN | Clemson |
| Hollman Smith | 21 | G | 6'0" | 185 | GS Senior | Falls Church, VA | James Madison |
| Jaylen Carey | 22 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Sophomore | Davie, FL | James Madison |
| Chris Manon | 30 | G | 6'5" | 209 | GS Senior | New Milford, NJ | Cornell |
| Kijani Wright | 33 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | USC |
| Devin McGlockton | 99 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Cumming, GA | Boston College |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| 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. ||||||

## 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 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 102–63 | 1–0 | 24 – McGlockton | 13 – McGlockton | 5 – Edwards | Memorial Gymnasium (5,011) Nashville, TN |
| November 10, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 85–76 | 2–0 | 17 – Edwards | 19 – McGlockton | 4 – Hoggard | Memorial Gymnasium (5,700) Nashville, TN |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | California | W 85–69 | 3–0 | 18 – McGlockton | 5 – Tied | 6 – Huffman | Memorial Gymnasium (5,945) Nashville, TN |
| November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | Jackson State | W 94–81 | 4–0 | 16 – Edwards | 9 – Carey | 4 – Edwards | Memorial Gymnasium (5,249) Nashville, TN |
| November 21, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Nevada Charleston Classic quarterfinals | W 73–71 | 5–0 | 18 – Hoggard | 8 – Tied | 7 – Hoggard | TD Arena (2,291) Charleston, SC |
| November 22, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Seton Hall Charleston Classic semifinals | W 76–60 | 6–0 | 24 – Nickel | 8 – Carey | 6 – Hoggard | TD Arena Charleston, SC |
| November 24, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN | | vs. Drake Charleston Classic championship | L 70–89 | 6–1 | 26 – Edwards | 4 – Huffman | 3 – Huffman | TD Arena (2,119) Charleston, SC |
| November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 87–56 | 7–1 | 23 – Edwards | 14 – McGlockton | 4 – Hoggard | Memorial Gymnasium (6,068) Nashville, TN |
| December 4, 2024* 8:15 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge | W 80–64 | 8–1 | 15 – Collins | 4 – McGlockton | 3 – Tied | Cassell Coliseum (4,973) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 8, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPNU | | vs. TCU Coast-to-Coast Challenge | W 83–74 | 9–1 | 30 – Edwards | 7 – McGlockton | 5 – Huffman | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN | | The Citadel | W 105–53 | 10–1 | 19 – Tied | 8 – McGlockton | 8 – Hoggard | Memorial Gymnasium (6,317) Nashville, TN |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 85–55 | 11–1 | 16 – Edwards | 9 – McGlockton | 5 – Tanner | Memorial Gymnasium (7,230) Nashville, TN |
| December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 100–56 | 12–1 | 19 – Nickel | 10 – McGlockton | 8 – Hoggard | Memorial Gymnasium (7,302) Nashville, TN |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | at LSU | W 80–72 | 13–1 (1–0) | 17 – Hoggard | 10 – McGlockton | 4 – Hoggard | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,479) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | No. 14 Mississippi State | L 64–76 | 13–2 (1–1) | 18 – Hoggard | 6 – Tied | 3 – Hoggard | Memorial Gymnasium (8,688) Nashville, TN |
| January 11, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN | | at Missouri | L 66–75 | 13–3 (1–2) | 20 – Edwards | 10 – McGlockton | 6 – Hoggard | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| January 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN | | South Carolina | W 66–63 | 14–3 (2–2) | 14 – Hoggard | 7 – McGlockton | 4 – Hoggard | Memorial Gymnasium (6,443) Nashville, TN |
| January 18, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN | | No. 6 Tennessee Rivalry | W 76–75 | 15–3 (3–2) | 18 – Edwards | 10 – Carey | 6 – Hogard | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| January 21, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 4 Alabama | L 87–103 | 15–4 (3–3) | 21 – Edwards | 14 – McGlockton | 4 – Hoggard | Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 25, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN | | No. 9 Kentucky | W 74–69 | 16–4 (4–3) | 18 – Edwards | 6 – Tied | 6 – Hoggard | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| February 1, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN | No. 24 | at Oklahoma | L 67–97 | 16–5 (4–4) | 22 – McGlockton | 9 – Collins Jr. | 5 – Hoggard | Lloyd Noble Center (8,336) Norman, OK |
| February 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 6 Florida | L 75–86 | 16–6 (4–5) | 20 – Edwards | 8 – McGlockton | 6 – Hoggard | O'Connell Center (9,745) Gainesville, FL |
| February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN | | Texas | W 86–78 | 17–6 (5–5) | 18 – Carey | 14 – Carey | 6 – Hoggard | Memorial Gymnasium (9,215) Nashville, TN |
| February 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 1 Auburn | L 68–80 | 17–7 (5–6) | 13 – Edwards | 13 – McGlockton | 4 – Hoggard | Memorial Gymnasium (13,032) Nashville, TN |
| February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 5 Tennessee Rivalry | L 76–81 | 17–8 (5–7) | 24 – Edwards | 7 – Carey | 5 – Hoggard | Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, TN |
| February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 17 Kentucky | L 61–82 | 17–9 (5–8) | 14 – McGlockton | 10 – McGlockton | 4 – Hoggard | Rupp Arena (20,164) Lexington, KY |
| February 22, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN | | No. 24 Ole Miss | W 77–72 | 18–9 (6–8) | 16 – Mañon | 8 – McGlockton | 5 – Hoggard | Memorial Gymnasium (10,494) Nashville, TN |
| February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 12 Texas A&M | W 86–84 | 19–9 (7–8) | 21 – Nickel | 10 – McGlockton | 4 – Tanner | Reed Arena (9,287) College Station, TX |
| March 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 14 Missouri | W 97–93 $^{OT}$ | 20–9 (8–8) | 23 – Mañon | 11 – Mañon | 6 – Hoggard | Memorial Gymnasium (10,311) Nashville, TN |
| March 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN | | Arkansas | L 77–90 | 20–10 (8–9) | 16 – Nickel | 6 – Carey | 7 – Hoggard | Memorial Gymnasium (8,829) Nashville, TN |
| March 8, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | | at Georgia | L 68–79 | 20–11 (8–10) | 24 – Edwards | 9 – Carey | 5 – Hoggard | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| SEC tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 2:30 p.m., SECN | (12) | vs. (13) Texas First round | L 72–79 | 20–12 | 20 – Edwards | 10 – McGlockton | 4 – Manon | Bridgestone Arena (13,840) Nashville, TN |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025* 2:15 p.m., TruTV | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) No. 20 Saint Mary's First Round | | | | | | Rocket Arena Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

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