Ending Vanderbilt’s NCAA Tournament drought is the top goal for coach Jerry Stackhouse and his Commodores. Even if that means leaving his best players on the court to pile up wins. The bigger the margin the better. Stackhouse says rankings mean needing to maintain 20-point leads rather than give other players court time.
Vanderbilt NCAA college basketball head coach Jerry Stackhouse speaks during Southeastern Conference Media Days, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Birmingham, Ala. Vanderbilt NCAA college basketball head coach Jerry Stackhouse speaks during Southeastern Conference Media Days, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Birmingham, Ala. Vanderbilt NCAA college basketball player Tyrin Lawrence speaks during Southeastern Conference Media Days, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Birmingham, Ala.
“If you’re up with a 20-point lead, you can’t put your guys in at the end of the bench, you have to try to maintain that 20-point lead,” Stackhouse said. “That’s the reality of how it’s weighed with the different rankings and things like that.” The Commodores went 22-15 last season for their best record since 2014-15. They went 11-7 in the Southeastern Conference, good enough for a fourth-place tie, a run that included a rare win at“We’re going to try to adjust accordingly, try to go in and win the games, win ’em with the best that we can, then hopefully have as much success in the SEC,” Stackhouse said.Tyrin Lawrence is back after taking a look at his NBA draft stock and the transfer portal. He averaged 12.
Evan Taylor and Tasos Kamateros are graduate transfers. Taylor is a 6-6 guard/forward who averaged 14.2 points and 6.5 rebounds last season at Lehigh. A 6-8 and 240-pound forward, Kamateros shot 40.1% outside the arc for South Dakota.Stackhouse is in no hurry to rush forward Lee Dort back from a foot injury that limited the 6-10 freshmen to 17 games, though he still tied for third on the Commodores with 12 blocks.
Vandy starts SEC play hosting No. 24 Alabama on Jan. 6, ninth-ranked Tennessee on Jan. 27, No. 16 Kentucky on Feb. 6. The SEC road features a trip to Tennessee on Feb. 17, No. 14 Arkansas on Feb. 27 and then Rupp Arena and Kentucky on March 6.
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