The 2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Bryce Drew's first year as the Vanderbilt head coach. The Commodores played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated Texas A&M and Florida in the SEC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Northwestern. Vanderbilt entered the NCAA Tournament with 15 losses, the most ever by any at-large team.The Washington Post

Previous season The Commodores finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Wichita State.

On March 27, 2016, head coach Kevin Stallings resigned to become the head coach at Pittsburgh. Shortly thereafter, the school hired Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew as head coach.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Wade Baldwin IV 4 G 6'3" 194 Sophomore Belle Meade, NJ Declare for 2016 NBA draft Nathan Watkins 10 G 6'5" 186 Senior Brentwood, TN Graduated Carter Josephs 14 G 6'0" 180 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated Semir Sehic 21 F 6'9" 247 Freshman Atlanta, GA Transferred to Tulane Damian Jones 30 C 7'0" 245 Junior Baton Rouge, LA Declare for 2016 NBA draft Josh Henderson 40 C 7'0" 237 RS Senior Roanoke, VA Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Larry Austin, Jr. 14 G 6'2" 174 Junior Springfield, IL Transferred from Xavier. Under NCAA transfer rules, Austin, Jr. will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2016 recruiting class

2017 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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See also 2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

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