The 2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Jerry Stackhouse, and played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Commodores finished the season 9–16, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in last place. They defeated Texas A&M in the first round of the SEC tournament, but lost to Florida in the second round.
Previous season The Commodores finished the 2019–20 season 11–21, 3–15 in SEC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Arkansas.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for leaving Saben Lee 0 G 6'2" 183 Junior Phoenix, AZ Declared for 2020 NBA draft; selected 38th overall by the Utah Jazz Matthew Moyer 13 F 6'8" 229 RS Junior Gahanna, OH Transferring to George Washington Jon Jossell 21 F 5'9" 160 Senior Arcadia, OK Graduated Aaron Nesmith 24 F 6'6" 213 Sophomore Charleston, SC Declared for the 2020 NBA draft; selected 14th overall by the Boston Celtics Oton Jankovic 55 F 6'10" 212 Freshman Zagreb, Croatia Transferring to Tulane
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| SEC tournament
References