2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Kevin Stallings' 17th and final year as the Vanderbilt head coach. The Commodores played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Wichita State.

2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record19–14 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Cohen
  • Derrick Jones
  • Tom Richardson
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Texas A&M 13 5   .722 28 9   .757
No. 10 Kentucky 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
South Carolina 11 7   .611 25 9   .735
Vanderbilt 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
LSU 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
Ole Miss 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Georgia 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Florida 9 9   .500 21 15   .583
Arkansas 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Alabama 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Mississippi State 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Tennessee 6 12   .333 15 19   .441
Auburn 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Missouri* 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
2016 SEC tournament winner
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
Rankings from AP poll

On March 27, 2016, head coach Kevin Stallings resigned to become the head coach at Pittsburgh.[1] He finished at Vanderbilt with a 17-year record of 332–220. Shortly thereafter, the school hired Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew as head coach.[2]

Previous season

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The 2014–15 Commodores finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in SEC play to finish at seventh place in the SEC standings. As the #7 seed, they lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Tennessee. Vanderbilt participated in the National Invitation Tournament as an #5 seed, defeating Saint Mary's and South Dakota State before falling to the eventual NIT champion, the Stanford Cardinal, in the quarterfinals, marking the end of the Commodores' season.

Before the season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Shelby Moats 34 Forward 6'8" 225 Senior Waconia, MN Graduated
James Siakam 35 Forward 6'7" 225 Senior Douala, Cameroon Graduated

Class of 2015 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Djery Baptiste
C
Gonaïves, Haiti Prestonwood Christian Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Sep 10, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN: 
Camron Justice
SG
Hindman, Kentucky Knott County Central 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 1, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN: 
Joseph Toye
PF
Chicago, Illinois Whitney M. Young Magnet High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  • "2015 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.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.

Roster

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2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Camron Justice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Hindman, Kentucky
F 2 Joseph Toye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
C 3 Luke Kornet 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Lantana, Texas
G 4 Wade Baldwin IV 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Belle Mead, New Jersey
G/F 5 Matthew Fisher-Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
G 10 Nathan Watkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Brentwood, Tennessee
F 11 Jeff Roberson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Houston, Texas
C 12 Djery Baptiste 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Gonaïves, Haiti
G 13 Riley LaChance 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Brookfield, Wisconsin
G 14 Carter Josephs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
F 21 Semir Sehic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 24 Nolan Cressler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C 30 Damian Jones 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C 40 Josh Henderson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 237 lb (108 kg) GS Roanoke, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 18 Austin Peay
Maui Invitational Opening Round
W 80–41  1–0
Memorial Gymnasium (10,116)
Nashville, TN
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Gardner–Webb W 98–62  2–0
Memorial Gymnasium (9,728)
Nashville, TN
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Stony Brook W 79–72 OT 3–0
Memorial Gymnasium (9,819)
Nashville, TN
11/23/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 vs. St. John's
Maui Invitational quarterfinals
W 92–55  4–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/24/2015*
6:30 pm, ESPN
No. 19 vs. Wake Forest
Maui Invitational semifinals
W 86–64  5–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/25/2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 19 vs. No. 5 Kansas
Maui Invitational championship
L 63–70  5–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 16 Detroit W 102–52  6–1
Memorial Gymnasium (9,958)
Nashville, TN
12/06/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 16 at No. 25 Baylor L 67–69  6–2
Ferrell Center (7,084)
Waco, TX
12/09/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 Dayton L 67–72  6–3
Memorial Gymnasium (10,469)
Nashville, TN
12/19/2015*
2:00 pm, SECN
Wofford W 80–56  7–3
Memorial Gymnasium (10,667)
Nashville, TN
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 14 Purdue L 55–68  7–4
Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN
12/30/2015*
8:00 pm, SECN
Western Michigan W 86–61  8–4
Memorial Gymnasium (10,092)
Nashville, TN
01/02/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2
LSU L 82–90  8–5 (0–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (13,380)
Nashville, TN
01/05/2016
8:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas L 85–90 OT 8–6 (0–2)
Bud Walton Arena (14,179)
Fayetteville, AR
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 22 South Carolina L 65–69  8–7 (0–3)
Colonial Life Arena (15,055)
Columbia, SC
01/12/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Auburn W 75–57  9–7 (1–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (10,414)
Nashville, TN
01/16/2016
5:00 pm, SECN
Alabama W 71–63  10–7 (2–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (12,565)
Nashville, TN
01/20/2016
8:00 pm, SECN
at Tennessee W 88–74  11–7 (3–3)
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,561)
Knoxville, TN
01/23/2016
3:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 23 Kentucky L 57–76  11–8 (3–4)
Rupp Arena (22,975)
Lexington, KY
01/26/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Florida W 60–59  12–8 (4–4)
Memorial Gymnasium (11,351)
Nashville, TN
01/30/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN2
at Texas
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 59–72  12–9
Frank Erwin Center (13,041)
Austin, TX
02/04/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 Texas A&M W 77–60  13–9 (5–4)
Memorial Gymnasium (10,432)
Nashville, TN
02/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Ole Miss L 78–85  13–10 (5–5)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS
02/10/2016
8:00 pm, SECN
Missouri W 86–71  14–10 (6–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (10,006)
Nashville, TN
02/13/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at Auburn W 86–57  15–10 (7–5)
Auburn Arena (7,954)
Auburn, AL
02/16/2016
8:00 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State L 74–75  15–11 (7–6)
Humphrey Coliseum (6,194)
Starkville, MS
02/20/2016
11:00 am, ESPN2
Georgia W 80–67  16–11 (8–6)
Memorial Gymnasium (11,745)
Nashville, TN
02/23/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
at Florida W 87–74  17–11 (9–6)
O'Connell Center (9,035)
Gainesville, FL
02/27/2016
3:00 pm, CBS
No. 16 Kentucky W 74–62  18–11 (10–6)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,326)
Nashville, TN
03/01/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
Tennessee W 86–69  19–11 (11–6)
Memorial Gymnasium (13,099)
Nashville, TN
03/06/2016
11:00 am, ESPN2
at No. 20 Texas A&M L 67–76  19–12 (11–7)
Reed Arena (12,007)
College Station, TX
SEC tournament
03/10/2016
2:30 pm, SECN/ESPN
(5) vs. (12) Tennessee
Second Round
L 65–67  19–13
Bridgestone Arena (12,270)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
03/15/2016*
8:10 pm, truTV
(11 S) vs. (11 S) Wichita State
First Four
L 50–70  19–14
UD Arena (11,728)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South Region.
All times are in Central Time..

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