2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Auburn 15 3   .833 27 4   .871
No. 5 Florida 14 4   .778 27 4   .871
No. 7 Alabama 13 5   .722 24 7   .774
No. 4 Tennessee 12 6   .667 25 6   .806
No. 22 Texas A&M 11 7   .611 22 9   .710
No. 19 Kentucky 10 8   .556 21 10   .677
No. 15 Missouri 10 8   .556 21 10   .677
Ole Miss 10 8   .556 21 10   .677
Arkansas 8 10   .444 19 12   .613
No. 25 Mississippi State 8 10   .444 20 11   .645
Georgia 8 10   .444 20 11   .645
Vanderbilt 8 10   .444 20 11   .645
Texas 6 12   .333 17 14   .548
Oklahoma 6 12   .333 19 12   .613
LSU 3 15   .167 14 17   .452
South Carolina 2 16   .111 12 19   .387
2025 SEC tournament winner
As of March 8, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

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.[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 Redshirt 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 Redshirt 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:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/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:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/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:

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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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
      Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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See also

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Vanderbilt Commodores Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024–25 Vanderbilt men's basketball schedule". vucommodores.com. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
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