2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Mark Byington and played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium located in Nashville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–13 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Byington (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Rick Ray Jon Cremins Xavier Joyner Matt Bucklin Kenneth Mangrum
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Auburn	15	–	3		.833			32	–	6		.842
No. 1 Florida †	14	–	4		.778			36	–	4		.900
No. 6 Alabama	13	–	5		.722			28	–	9		.757
No. 5 Tennessee	12	–	6		.667			30	–	8		.789
No. 19 Texas A&M	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
No. 12 Kentucky	10	–	8		.556			24	–	12		.667
Missouri	10	–	8		.556			22	–	12		.647
No. 18 Ole Miss	10	–	8		.556			24	–	12		.667
No. 20 Arkansas	8	–	10		.444			22	–	14		.611
Mississippi State	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Georgia	8	–	10		.444			20	–	13		.606
Vanderbilt	8	–	10		.444			20	–	13		.606
Texas	6	–	12		.333			19	–	16		.543
Oklahoma	6	–	12		.333			20	–	14		.588
LSU	3	–	15		.167			14	–	18		.438
South Carolina	2	–	16		.111			12	–	20		.375
† 2025 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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	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	Junior	Cumming, GA	Boston College

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Tyler Tanner PG	Brentwood, TN	Brentwood Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jul 14, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. "ESPN". ESPN. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.

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 Mark Byington (UNC Wilmington) Assistant coach(es) Rick Ray (Grand View College) Jon Cremins (Valdosta State) Xavier Joyner (Husson) Matt Bucklin (Georgia) Kenneth Mangrum (North Texas) 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	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	L 72–79	20–12	20 – Edwards	10 – McGlockton	4 – Manon	Bridgestone Arena (13,840) Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2025* 2:15 p.m., TruTV	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) No. 20 Saint Mary's First Round	L 56–59	20–13	18 – Edward	7 – Tied	4 – Hoggard	Rocket Arena (15,985) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	24	RV	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	—

See also

• 2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team