# 2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Kevin Stallings, in his sixteenth season at Vanderbilt. The team played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament where they lost to Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Mary's in the first round and South Dakota State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Stanford.

## Previous season

Coach Kevin Stallings completed his fifteenth season by posting a 15–16 record during the 2013-14 season, where the Commodores finished tenth in the SEC. The Commodores lost to Mississippi State in the 1st round of the SEC tournament.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Rod Odom | 0 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Senior | Central Islip, NY | Graduated |
| Eric McClellan | 1 | G | 6'4" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Austin, TX | Suspended |
| Kedren Johnson | 2 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Junior | Lewisburg, TN | Suspended |
| Kyle Fuller | 11 | G | 6'1" | 200 | Senior | Moreno Valley, CA | Graduated |
| Rob Cross | 12 | G | 6'0" | 195 | Senior | Chappaqua, NY | Graduated |
| Dai-Jon Parker | 24 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Baton Rouge, LA | Suspended |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Nolan Cressler | 42 | G | 6'4" | 198 | Junior | Pittsburgh, PA | Transferred from Cornell. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cressler will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### Class of 2014 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Riley LaChance PG | Brookfield, Wisconsin | Brookfield Central | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Wade Baldwin PG | Hillsborough, New Jersey | St. Joseph | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 13, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Shelton Mitchell PG | Waxhaw, North Carolina | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 23, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Matthew Fisher-Davis SG | Charlotte, North Carolina | Charlotte Christian School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 15, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jeff Roberson SF | Houston, Texas | The Kinkaid School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 23 Rivals: 30 ||||||
| 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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014. "2014 Vanderbilt Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2014* 7:00 pm | | Illinois–Springfield | W 82–63 | | Memorial Gymnasium (7,407) Nashville, TN |
| 11/11/2014* 7:00 pm | | Sewanee | W 67–38 | | Memorial Gymnasium (7,871) Nashville, TN |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm | | Trevecca Nazarene | W 83–56 | 1–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (7,581) Nashville, TN |
| 11/20/2014* 8:00 pm, FSN | | Lipscomb | W 72–62 | 2–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,415) Nashville, TN |
| 11/23/2014* 6:00 pm, FSN | | Tennessee State Barclays Center Classic | W 78–46 | 3–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (7,446) Nashville, TN |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm | | Norfolk State Barclays Center Classic | W 63–53 | 4–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (7,504) Nashville, TN |
| 11/28/2014* 6:00 pm, NBCSN | | vs. Rutgers Barclays Center Classic semifinals | L 65–68 | 4–1 | Barclays Center (4,118) Brooklyn, NY |
| 11/29/2014* 6:00 pm, NBCSN | | vs. La Salle Barclays Center Classic 3rd place game | W 68–55 | 5–1 | Barclays Center (4,105) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/04/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Baylor Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 63–66 | 5–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (7,740) Nashville, TN |
| 12/13/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN | | Purdue | W 81–71 | 6–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (9,565) Nashville, TN |
| 12/16/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN | | Western Carolina | W 99–79 | 7–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (7,504) Nashville, TN |
| 12/20/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia Tech | L 60–65 | 7–3 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,081) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | | Penn | W 79–50 | 8–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,084) Nashville, TN |
| 12/31/2014* 1:00 pm, FSMW | | at Saint Louis | W 70–55 | 9–3 | Chaifetz Arena (8,194) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/03/2015* 1:00 pm | | Yale | W 79–74 $^{2OT}$ | 10–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (10,103) Nashville, TN |
| SEC Conference Season ||||||
| 01/06/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Auburn | W 64–52 | 11–3 (1–0) | Memorial Gymnasium (10,502) Nashville, TN |
| 01/10/2015 3:30 pm, SECN | | at No. 23 Arkansas | L 70–82 | 11–4 (1–1) | Bud Walton Arena (17,238) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/14/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | | Georgia | L 67–70 | 11–5 (1–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (9,203) Nashville, TN |
| 01/17/2015 3:00 pm, FSN | | at Mississippi State | L 54–57 | 11–6 (1–3) | Humphrey Coliseum (6,568) Starkville, MS |
| 01/20/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 1 Kentucky | L 57–65 | 11–7 (1–4) | Rupp Arena (24,249) Lexington, KY |
| 01/24/2015 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | LSU | L 75–79 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (1–5) | Memorial Gymnasium (9,392) Nashville, TN |
| 01/27/2015 6:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | L 62–70 | 11–9 (1–6) | Stegeman Coliseum (7,091) Athens, GA |
| 01/31/2015 3:30 pm, SECN | | at Texas A&M | L 58–69 | 11–10 (1–7) | Reed Arena (12,722) College Station, TX |
| 02/03/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN | | Florida | W 67–61 | 12–10 (2–7) | Memorial Gymnasium (9,815) Nashville, TN |
| 02/07/2015 3:00 pm, FSN | | South Carolina | W 65–50 | 13–10 (3–7) | Memorial Gymnasium (9,259) Nashville, TN |
| 02/11/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | | Tennessee | L 73–76 $^{OT}$ | 13–11 (3–8) | Memorial Gymnasium (11,892) Nashville, TN |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Alabama | W 76–68 | 14–11 (4–8) | Coleman Coliseum (11,501) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/18/2015 6:00 pm, SECN | | at Florida | L 47–50 | 14–12 (4–9) | O'Connell Center (9,417) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/21/2015 1:30 pm, SECN | | Missouri | W 76–51 | 15–12 (5–9) | Memorial Gymnasium (10,154) Nashville, TN |
| 02/26/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Tennessee | W 73–65 | 16–12 (6–9) | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,536) Knoxville, TN |
| 02/28/2015 3:30 pm, FSN | | Alabama | W 73–66 | 17–12 (7–9) | Memorial Gymnasium (9,928) Nashville, TN |
| 03/04/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | | Mississippi State | W 66–56 | 18–12 (8–9) | Memorial Gymnasium (8,685) Nashville, TN |
| 03/07/2015 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Ole Miss | W 86–77 | 19–12 (9–9) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,862) Oxford, MS |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 6:00 p.m., SECN | | vs. Tennessee Second round | L 61–67 | 19–13 | Bridgestone Arena (15,032) Nashville, TN |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/18/2015* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. (5) | at (4) Saint Mary's First round | W 75–64 | 20–13 | McKeon Pavilion (1,322) Moraga, CA |
| 03/20/2015* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU | No. (5) | (8) South Dakota State Second round | W 92–77 | 21–13 | Memorial Gymnasium (5,605) Nashville, TN |
| 03/24/2015* 8:00 p.m., ESPN | No. (5) | at (2) Stanford Quarterfinals | L 75–78 | 21–14 | Maples Pavilion (1,546) Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||