2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Byington (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Rick Ray; Jon Cremins; Xavier Joyner; Matt Bucklin; Kenneth Mangrum;
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team will represent 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 will play 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.^[1]^[2]

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Karris Bilal SG	Recruiting 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
Tyler Tanner PG	Recruiting 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.

Roster

2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Karris Bilal	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Riverwood International Charter	Bloomington, IN
G	1	Jason Edwards	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	North Texas	Atlanta, GA
G	2	MJ Collins Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Virginia Tech	Clover, SC
G	3	Tyler Tanner	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Brentwood Academy	Brentwood, TN
G	4	Grant Huffman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Davidson	Aurora, OH
G/F	5	Tyler Nickel	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Virginia Tech	Harrisonburg, VA
G	7	Graham Calton (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Charlotte Latin School	Charlotte, NC
G	10	Jordan Williams (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Texas A&M	Houston, TX
G	11	A. J. Hoggard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Michigan State	Coatesville, PA
G	12	Alex Hemenway	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Clemson	Newburgh, IN
G	15	Coleson Messer (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Highland Park HS	Dallas, TX
G	21	Hollman Smith (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	James Madison	Falls Church, VA
F	22	Jaylen Carey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	James Madison	Davie, FL
F	24	JaQualon Roberts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Bloomington HS	Bloomington, IN
G	25	Miles Keeffe (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Southern California Academy	Novato, CA
G	30	Chris Mañon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Cornell	New Milford, NJ
F	33	Kijani Wright	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	USC	Los Angeles, CA
F	99	Devin McGlockton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Boston College	Cumming, GA

Head coach

Mark Byington (UNC Wilmington)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Ray (Grand View College)
Jon Cremins (Valdosta State)
Xavier Joyner (Husson)
Matt Bucklin (Georgia)
Kenneth Mangrum (North Texas)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 21, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Nevada Charleston Classic quarterfinals	TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m./7:30 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN+	vs. Seton Hall/VCU Charleston Classic	TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 24, 2024* TBA, ESPN2/ESPN+	vs. Florida Atlantic/Oklahoma State/Miami (FL)/Drake Charleston Classic	TD Arena Charleston, SC
December 8, 2024* TBA	at Virginia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 4, 2024* TBA	vs. TCU Coast-to-Coast Challenge	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 TBA	at LSU	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 7/8, 2025 TBA	Mississippi State	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 11, 2025 TBA	at Missouri	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 14/15, 2025 TBA	South Carolina	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 18, 2025 TBA	Tennessee Rivalry	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 21/22, 2025 TBA	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 25, 2025 TBA	Kentucky	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 1, 2025 TBA	at Oklahoma	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 4/5, 2025 TBA	at Florida	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 8, 2025 TBA	Texas	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 11/12, 2025 TBA	Auburn	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 15, 2025 TBA	at Tennessee	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 18/19, 2025 TBA	at Kentucky	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 22, 2025 TBA	at Ole Miss	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 25/26, 2025 TBA	at Texas A&M	Reed Arena College Station, TX
March 1, 2025 TBA	Missouri	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 4/5, 2025 TBA	Arkansas	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 8, 2025 TBA	at Georgia	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
SEC tournament
March 6–11, 2025 TBA	vs.	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]

References

^ "2023-24 Vanderbilt Commodores Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "2023-24 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule". CBS Sports. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "2024–25 Vanderbilt men's basketball schedule". vucommodores.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.

[1] "2023-24 Vanderbilt Commodores Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[2] "2023-24 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule". CBS Sports. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[3] "2024–25 Vanderbilt men's basketball schedule". vucommodores.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References