2013–14 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

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|mode=Basketball

|year=2013–14

|team=Vanderbilt Commodores

|image= Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg

|image_size= 150px

|conference= Southeastern Conference

|short_conf=SEC

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record= 15–16

|conf_record=7–11

|head_coach=Kevin Stallings

|hc_year=15th

|asst_coach1= Yanni Hufnagel

|asst_coach2=Tom Richardson

|asst_coach3=David Cason

|stadium=Memorial Gymnasium

|champion=

|bowl=

|bowl_result=

}}

{{2013–14 SEC men's basketball standings}}

The 2013–14 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Kevin Stallings, in his fifteenth season at Vanderbilt. The team played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, were member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

After a 21–10 record and an SEC tournament championship in 2012, the Commodores were in rebuild mode with 88.1% scoring lost heading into 2013. The Commodores finished 16–17, which was their first losing record since 2002-03 and second under Head Coach Kevin Stallings. The Commodores, however, did advance to the SEC Tournament semifinals for the fourth consecutive year.

=Departures=

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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes

{{sortname|Kevin|Bright|nolink=1}}15G{{sort|77|6'5"}}210{{sort|1|Freshman}}Mannheim, GermanyTurned Pro (Germany)
{{sortname|A.J.|Astroth|nolink=1}}20G/F{{sort|78|6'6"}}200{{sort|1|Freshman}}Tampa, FloridaTransferred
{{sortname|Sheldon|Jeter|nolink=1}}21SF{{sort|79|6'7"}}215{{sort|1|Freshman}}Beaver Falls, PennsylvaniaTransferred

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player |first=Rod |last=Odom |num=0 |pos=F |ft=6 |in=9 |lbs=215 |class=SR |rs= |home=Central Islip, New York|link=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player |first=Eric |last=McClellan |num=1 |pos=G |ft=6 |in=4 |lbs=180 |class=SO |rs=yes |home=Austin, Texas|note=S|link=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player |first=Kedren |last=Johnson |num=2 |pos=G |ft=6 |in=4 |lbs=215 |class=JR |rs= |home=Lewisburg, Tennessee |note=I}}

{{CBB roster/Player |first=Luke |last=Kornet |link=y |num=3 |pos=F |ft=6 |in=10 |lbs=190 |class=FR |rs= |home=Lantana, Texas}}

{{CBB roster/Player |first=Nathan |last=Watkins |num=10 |pos=G |ft=6 |in=5 |lbs=190 |class=SO |rs= |home=Brentwood, Tennessee |note=W }}

{{CBB roster/Player |first=Kyle |last=Fuller |num=11 |pos=G |ft=6 |in=1 |lbs=200 |class=SR |rs= |home=Moreno Valley, California}}

{{CBB roster/Player |first=Rob |last=Cross |num=12 |pos=G |ft=6 |in=0 |lbs=195 |class=SR |rs= |home=Chappaqua, New York |note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player |first=Carter |last=Josephs |num=14 |pos=G |ft=5 |in=10 |lbs=165 |class=SO |rs= |home=San Antonio, Texas |note=W }}

{{CBB roster/Player |first=Dai-Jon |last=Parker |num=24 |pos=G |ft=6 |in=3 |lbs=190 |class=JR |rs= |home=Baton Rouge, Louisiana}}

{{CBB roster/Player |first=Damian |last=Jones |link=y |dab=basketball |num=30 |pos=C |ft=6 |in=10 |lbs=230 |class=FR |rs= |home=Baton Rouge, Louisiana}}

{{CBB roster/Player |first=Shelby |last=Moats |num=34 |pos=F |ft=6 |in=8 |lbs=225 |class=JR |rs= |home=Waconia, Minnesota}}

{{CBB roster/Player |first=James |last=Siakam |num=35 |pos=F |ft=6 |in=6 |lbs=210 |class=JR |rs=y |home=Douala, Cameroon}}

{{CBB roster/Player |first=Josh |last=Henderson |num=40 |pos=c |ft=6 |in=11 |lbs=230 |class=JR |rs=y |home=Roanoke, Virginia |alt=Injured}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

|asst_coach=

  • David Cason ({{college|Illinois State}})
  • Yanni Hufnagel ({{college|Cornell}})
  • Tom Richardson (St. Xavier (IL))

|roster_url=http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/vand-m-baskbl-mtt.html

|accessdate=2014-03-09

}}

Schedule and results

{{CBB schedule start

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| attend =yes

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|-

!colspan=12| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 12

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Georgia State

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv =

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 19

| highrebounder= Jones

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Fuller

| assists = 7

| score = [http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2013-2014/131112m.html 86–80]

| overtime =

| attend = 8,241

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 15

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Lipscomb

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv =

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 20

| highrebounder= Siakam

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Fuller

| assists = 6

| score = [http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2013-2014/131115m.html 80–69]

| overtime =

| attend = 8,416

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 19

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Butler

| site_stadium = Hinkle Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, Indiana

| tv = FS1

| highscorer = McClellan

| points = 29

| highrebounder= Tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 3

| score = [http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2013-2014/butler.html 77–85]

| overtime = OT

| attend = 6,617

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 22

| time = 5:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Providence

| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center

| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, VI

| gamename = Paradise Jam tournament

| tv = CBSSN

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 17

| highrebounder= Henderson

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = McClellan

| assists = 6

| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400504473 60–67]

| overtime =

| attend = –

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 23

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Morgan State

| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center

| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, VI

| gamename = Paradise Jam Tournament

| tv = CBSSN

| highscorer = Fuller

| points = 16

| highrebounder= Tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 5

| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400519016 75–66]

| overtime =

| attend = N/A

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 25

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Loyola Marymount

| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center

| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, VI

| gamename = Paradise Jam Tournament

| tv = CBSSN

| highscorer = Fuller

| points = 20

| highrebounder= Odom

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 4

| score = [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400519174 77–68]

| overtime =

| attend = 1,222

| record = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 2

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Texas

| site_stadium = Frank Erwin Center

| site_cityst = Austin, Texas

| gamename = Big 12/SEC Challenge

| tv = ESPN2

| highscorer = McClellan

| points = 22

| highrebounder= Tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Parker

| assists = 5

| score = 64–70

| overtime =

| attend = 7,431

| record = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 5

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv =

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 15

| highrebounder= McClellan

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Parker

| assists = 5

| score = 69–67

| overtime =

| attend = 8,240

| record = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 17

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Austin Peay

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv = CSS

| highscorer = Jones

| points = 12

| highrebounder= Odom

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Parker

| assists = 3

| score = 58–56

| overtime =

| attend = 8,422

| record = 6–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 21

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv = FSN

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 18

| highrebounder= Tied

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Parker

| assists = 4

| score = 76–63

| overtime =

| attend = 9,022

| record = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 30

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Saint Louis

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Jones

| points = 12

| highrebounder= Siakam

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Fuller

| assists = 8

| score = 49–57

| overtime =

| attend = 9,305

| record = 7–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 4

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Northeastern

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv =

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 21

| highrebounder= Tied

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Parker

| assists = 7

| score = 79–49

| overtime =

| attend = 8,438

| record = 8–4

}}

|-

!colspan=12| SEC regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 7

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Alabama

| site_stadium = Coleman Coliseum

| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 20

| highrebounder= Odom

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Parker

| assists = 4

| score = 63–68

| overtime =

| attend = 10,304

| record = 8–5 (0–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 11

| time = 12:00 pm

| rank =

| opponent = Kentucky

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv = CBS

| highscorer = Jones

| points = 18

| highrebounder= Jones

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Fuller

| assists = 10

| score = 62–71

| overtime =

| attend = 14,316

| record = 8–6 (0–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 16

| time = 6:00 pm

| rank =

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv = ESPN/ESPN2

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 24

| highrebounder= Odom

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Parker

| assists = 6

| score = 78–75

| overtime =

| attend = 8,478

| record = 9–6 (1–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 18

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| rank =

| opponent = LSU

| site_stadium = Maravich Center

| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 20

| highrebounder= Odom

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Slakam

| assists = 4

| score = 58–81

| overtime =

| attend = 9,716

| record = 9–7 (1–3)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 22

| time = 8:00 pm

| rank =

| opponent = Ole Miss

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv = CSS

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 18

| highrebounder= Jones

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Fuller

| assists = 5

| score = 52–63

| overtime =

| attend = 8,952

| record = 9–8 (1–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 25

| time = 12:00 pm

| away = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Texas A&M

| site_stadium = Reed Arena

| site_cityst = College Station, Texas

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Slakam

| points = 22

| highrebounder= Slakam

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Parker

| assists = 5

| score = 66–55

| overtime =

| attend = 6,520

| record = 10–8 (2–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 29

| time = 6:00 pm

| away = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Georgia

| site_stadium = Stegeman Coliseum

| site_cityst = Athens, Georgia

| tv = CSS

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 16

| highrebounder= Odom

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Fuller, Parker

| assists = 4

| score = 59–54

| overtime =

| attend = 6,234

| record = 11–8 (3–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 1

| time = 4:00 pm

| rank =

| opponent = Mississippi State

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv = FSN

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 18

| highrebounder= Siakam

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Fuller

| assists = 5

| score = 55–49

| overtime =

| attend = 9,170

| record = 12–8 (4–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 5

| time = 7:00 pm

| rank =

| opponent = Tennessee

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv = SECN

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 26

| highrebounder= Parker

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Fuller

| assists = 10

| score = 64–60

| overtime =

| attend = 10,733

| record = 13–8 (5–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 8

| time = 3:00 pm

| rank =

| opponent = Arkansas

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv = SECN

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 22

| highrebounder= Jones

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Fuller

| assists = 5

| score = 75–77

| overtime =

| attend = 10,647

| record = 13–9 (5–5)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 13

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| rank =

| opponent = South Carolina

| site_stadium = Colonial Life Arena

| site_cityst = Columbia, South Carolina

| tv = SECN

| highscorer = Fuller

| points = 20

| highrebounder= Jones

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 3

| score = 59–65

| overtime =

| attend = 9,829

| record = 13–10 (5–6)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 15

| time = 12:30 pm

| rank =

| opponent = Texas A&M

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv = SECN

| highscorer = Siakam

| points = 16

| highrebounder= Jones

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Fuller

| assists = 4

| score = 57–54

| overtime = yes

| attend = 9,059

| record = 14–10 (6–6)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 19

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Mizzou Arena

| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri

| tv = SECN

| highscorer = Jones

| points = 19

| highrebounder= Jones

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Fuller

| assists = 9

| score = 64–67

| overtime =

| attend = 9,635

| record = 14–11 (6–7)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 22

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Auburn

| site_stadium = Auburn Arena

| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama

| tv = SECN

| highscorer = Parker

| points = 21

| highrebounder= Siakam

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Josephs

| assists = 9

| score = 67–59

| overtime =

| attend = 6,814

| record = 15–11 (7–7)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 25

| time = 6:00 pm

| rank =

| opponent = #1 Florida

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv = ESPN

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 12

| highrebounder= Parker

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Parker

| assists = 3

| score = 54–57

| overtime =

| attend = 11,132

| record = 15–12 (7–8)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 1

| time = 11:00 am

| away = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Tennessee

| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena

| site_cityst = Knoxville, Tennessee

| tv = ESPN/ESPN2

| highscorer = Fuller

| points = 9

| highrebounder= Parker

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Fuller

| assists = 2

| score = 38–76

| overtime =

| attend = 17,208

| record = 15–13 (7–9)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 6

| time = 6:00 pm

| rank =

| opponent = LSU

| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv = ESPN

| highscorer = Odom

| points = 15

| highrebounder= Tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Parker

| assists = 4

| score = 51–57

| overtime =

| attend = 9,968

| record = 15–14 (7–10)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 8

| time = 12:30 pm

| away = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Ole Miss

| site_stadium = Tad Smith Coliseum

| site_cityst = Oxford, Mississippi

| tv = SECN

| highscorer = Parker

| points = 25

| highrebounder= Jones

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Josephs

| assists = 5

| score = 62–65

| overtime =

| attend = 7,479

| record = 15–15 (7–11)

}}

|-

!colspan=12| 2014 SEC tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 12

| time = 8:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| opponent = Mississippi State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Georgia Dome

| site_cityst = Atlanta

| gamename = First round

| tv = ABC/SECN

| highscorer = Jones

| points = 16

| highrebounder= Siakam

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 3

| score = 68–82

| overtime =

| attend = 7,132

| record = 15–16

}}

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| colspan="12" | *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time.

|}

See also

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