2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Kevin Stallings, in his sixteenth season at Vanderbilt. The team played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament where they lost to Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Mary's in the first round and South Dakota State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Stanford.

2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	21–14 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin Stallings (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Cohen Derrick Jones Tom Richardson
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kentucky †	18	–	0		1.000			38	–	1		.974
No. 21 Arkansas	13	–	5		.722			27	–	9		.750
LSU	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Georgia	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Texas A&M	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Ole Miss	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
Vanderbilt	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
Alabama	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
Florida	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
Tennessee	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
South Carolina	6	–	12		.333			17	–	16		.515
Mississippi State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
Auburn	4	–	14		.222			15	–	20		.429
Missouri	3	–	15		.167			9	–	23		.281
† 2015 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

Coach Kevin Stallings completed his fifteenth season by posting a 15–16 record during the 2013-14 season, where the Commodores finished tenth in the SEC. The Commodores lost to Mississippi State in the 1st round of the SEC tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Rod Odom	0	F	6'9"	215	Senior	Central Islip, NY	Graduated
Eric McClellan	1	G	6'4"	180	RS Sophomore	Austin, TX	Suspended
Kedren Johnson	2	G	6'4"	215	Junior	Lewisburg, TN	Suspended
Kyle Fuller	11	G	6'1"	200	Senior	Moreno Valley, CA	Graduated
Rob Cross	12	G	6'0"	195	Senior	Chappaqua, NY	Graduated
Dai-Jon Parker	24	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Baton Rouge, LA	Suspended

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Nolan Cressler	42	G	6'4"	198	Junior	Pittsburgh, PA	Transferred from Cornell. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cressler will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Class of 2014 signees

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Riley LaChance PG	Brookfield, Wisconsin	Brookfield Central	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 30, 2013
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Wade Baldwin PG	Hillsborough, New Jersey	St. Joseph	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 13, 2013
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Shelton Mitchell PG	Waxhaw, North Carolina	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 23, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Matthew Fisher-Davis SG	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Christian School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 15, 2013
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Jeff Roberson SF	Houston, Texas	The Kinkaid School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 11, 2014
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 23    Rivals: 30
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved August 10, 2014. "2014 Vanderbilt Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved August 10, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved August 10, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved August 10, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 10, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Shelton Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Waxhaw, North Carolina C 3 Luke Kornet 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Lantana, Texas G 4 Wade Baldwin IV 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Belle Mead, New Jersey G/F 5 Matthew Fisher-Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina G 10 Nathan Watkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Brentwood, Tennessee F 11 Jeff Roberson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Houston, Texas G 13 Riley LaChance 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Brookfield, Wisconsin G 14 Carter Josephs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas C 30 Damian Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana F 34 Shelby Moats 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Waconia, Minnesota F 35 James Siakam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Douala, Cameroon C 40 Josh Henderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Roanoke, Virginia G 42 Nolan Cressler  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	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 Last update: 2014-08-10

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014* 7:00 pm		Illinois–Springfield	W 82–63		Memorial Gymnasium (7,407) Nashville, TN
11/11/2014* 7:00 pm		Sewanee	W 67–38		Memorial Gymnasium (7,871) Nashville, TN
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/16/2014* 2:00 pm		Trevecca Nazarene	W 83–56	1–0	Memorial Gymnasium (7,581) Nashville, TN
11/20/2014* 8:00 pm, FSN		Lipscomb	W 72–62	2–0	Memorial Gymnasium (8,415) Nashville, TN
11/23/2014* 6:00 pm, FSN		Tennessee State Barclays Center Classic	W 78–46	3–0	Memorial Gymnasium (7,446) Nashville, TN
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm		Norfolk State Barclays Center Classic	W 63–53	4–0	Memorial Gymnasium (7,504) Nashville, TN
11/28/2014* 6:00 pm, NBCSN		vs. Rutgers Barclays Center Classic semifinals	L 65–68	4–1	Barclays Center (4,118) Brooklyn, NY
11/29/2014* 6:00 pm, NBCSN		vs. La Salle Barclays Center Classic 3rd place game	W 68–55	5–1	Barclays Center (4,105) Brooklyn, NY
12/04/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Baylor Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 63–66	5–2	Memorial Gymnasium (7,740) Nashville, TN
12/13/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN		Purdue	W 81–71	6–2	Memorial Gymnasium (9,565) Nashville, TN
12/16/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN		Western Carolina	W 99–79	7–2	Memorial Gymnasium (7,504) Nashville, TN
12/20/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia Tech	L 60–65	7–3	Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,081) Atlanta, GA
12/22/2014* 7:00 pm		Penn	W 79–50	8–3	Memorial Gymnasium (8,084) Nashville, TN
12/31/2014* 1:00 pm, FSMW		at Saint Louis	W 70–55	9–3	Chaifetz Arena (8,194) St. Louis, MO
01/03/2015* 1:00 pm		Yale	W 79–74 2OT	10–3	Memorial Gymnasium (10,103) Nashville, TN
SEC Conference Season
01/06/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Auburn	W 64–52	11–3 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium (10,502) Nashville, TN
01/10/2015 3:30 pm, SECN		at No. 23 Arkansas	L 70–82	11–4 (1–1)	Bud Walton Arena (17,238) Fayetteville, AR
01/14/2015 8:00 pm, SECN		Georgia	L 67–70	11–5 (1–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (9,203) Nashville, TN
01/17/2015 3:00 pm, FSN		at Mississippi State	L 54–57	11–6 (1–3)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,568) Starkville, MS
01/20/2015 8:00 pm, SECN		at No. 1 Kentucky	L 57–65	11–7 (1–4)	Rupp Arena (24,249) Lexington, KY
01/24/2015 5:00 pm, ESPNU		LSU	L 75–79 OT	11–8 (1–5)	Memorial Gymnasium (9,392) Nashville, TN
01/27/2015 6:00 pm, SECN		at Georgia	L 62–70	11–9 (1–6)	Stegeman Coliseum (7,091) Athens, GA
01/31/2015 3:30 pm, SECN		at Texas A&M	L 58–69	11–10 (1–7)	Reed Arena (12,722) College Station, TX
02/03/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN		Florida	W 67–61	12–10 (2–7)	Memorial Gymnasium (9,815) Nashville, TN
02/07/2015 3:00 pm, FSN		South Carolina	W 65–50	13–10 (3–7)	Memorial Gymnasium (9,259) Nashville, TN
02/11/2015 8:00 pm, SECN		Tennessee	L 73–76 OT	13–11 (3–8)	Memorial Gymnasium (11,892) Nashville, TN
02/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Alabama	W 76–68	14–11 (4–8)	Coleman Coliseum (11,501) Tuscaloosa, AL
02/18/2015 6:00 pm, SECN		at Florida	L 47–50	14–12 (4–9)	O'Connell Center (9,417) Gainesville, FL
02/21/2015 1:30 pm, SECN		Missouri	W 76–51	15–12 (5–9)	Memorial Gymnasium (10,154) Nashville, TN
02/26/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Tennessee	W 73–65	16–12 (6–9)	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,536) Knoxville, TN
02/28/2015 3:30 pm, FSN		Alabama	W 73–66	17–12 (7–9)	Memorial Gymnasium (9,928) Nashville, TN
03/04/2015 8:00 pm, SECN		Mississippi State	W 66–56	18–12 (8–9)	Memorial Gymnasium (8,685) Nashville, TN
03/07/2015 8:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	W 86–77	19–12 (9–9)	Tad Smith Coliseum (8,862) Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
03/12/2015 6:00 p.m., SECN		vs. Tennessee Second round	L 61–67	19–13	Bridgestone Arena (15,032) Nashville, TN
NIT
03/18/2015* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. (5)	at (4) Saint Mary's First round	W 75–64	20–13	McKeon Pavilion (1,322) Moraga, CA
03/20/2015* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU	No. (5)	(8) South Dakota State Second round	W 92–77	21–13	Memorial Gymnasium (5,605) Nashville, TN
03/24/2015* 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. (5)	at (2) Stanford Quarterfinals	L 75–78	21–14	Maples Pavilion (1,546) Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

See also

2014–15 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team