2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, First Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2015–16 record	19–14 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin Stallings (17th year)
Assistant coach	Adam Cohen
Assistant coach	Derrick Jones
Assistant coach	Tom Richardson
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium

2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#15 Texas A&M	13	–	5	.722	28	–	9	.757
#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
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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 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.

On March 27, 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.

Previous season

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

Departures

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

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
Djery Baptiste C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
Camron Justice SG	Hindman, Kentucky	Knott County Central	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 1, 2010
Camron Justice SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
Joseph Toye PF	Chicago, Illinois	La Lumiere School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 29, 2014
Joseph Toye PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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 2014-08-10. "2015 Vanderbilt Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2014-08-10. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-08-10. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2014-08-10. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-08-10.

Roster

2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Justice, CamronCamron Justice	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hindman, Kentucky
3.5 !F	2	Toye, JosephJoseph Toye	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chicago, Illinois
5.0 !C	3	Kornet, LukeLuke Kornet	86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lantana, Texas
1.5 !G	4	Baldwin IV, WadeWade Baldwin IV	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Belle Mead, New Jersey
2.5 !G/F	5	Fisher-Davis, MatthewMatthew Fisher-Davis	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Charlotte, North Carolina
1.5 !G	10	Watkins, NathanNathan Watkins	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brentwood, Tennessee
3.5 !F	11	Roberson, JeffJeff Roberson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Houston, Texas
5.0 !C	12	Baptiste, DjeryDjery Baptiste	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Gonaïves, Haiti
1.5 !G	13	LaChance, RileyRiley LaChance	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2.0 !So	Brookfield, Wisconsin
1.5 !G	14	Josephs, CarterCarter Josephs	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	San Antonio, Texas
3.5 !F	21	Sehic, SemirSemir Sehic	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
1.5 !G	24	Cressler, NolanNolan Cressler	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
5.0 !C	30	Jones, DamianDamian Jones	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
5.0 !C	40	Henderson, JoshJosh Henderson	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	5.0 !GS	Roanoke, Virginia

Head coach

Kevin Stallings (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Adam Cohen (Arizona)
Derrick Jones (New Orleans)
Tom Richardson (St. Xavier (IL))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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. Johns 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..

References

↑ http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2016/03/27/Sources-say-Vanderbilt-s-Kevin-Stallings-offered-Pitt-men-s-basketball-job/stories/201603270181

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2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Previous season

Before the season

Departures

Class of 2015 signees

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References