The 2018–19 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Bryce Drew in his third season at Vanderbilt. The Commodores played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 0–18 to finish in last place in SEC play. They were the first SEC team to go winless in a season since the 1954 Georgia Tech team, and the first team ever in the 18-game conference schedule. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Texas A&M.
On March 22, 2019, the school fired Drew as head coach after three years in Nashville. On April 5, the school hired former NBA player and NBA assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse as head coach.
Previous season They finished the season 12–20, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Georgia.
Offseason
Departures NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departureLarry Austin Jr.3G6'2"182RS JuniorSpringfield, ILTransferred to Central MichiganDjery Baptiste12C6'10"235RS SophomoreGonaïves, HaitiTransferred to MassachusettsMatthew Fisher-Davis5G/F6'5"186SeniorCharlotte, NCGraduatedRiley LaChance13G6'2"185SeniorBrookfield, WIGraduatedJeff Roberson11F6'6"220SeniorHouston, TXGraduatedPayton Willis1G6'4"182SophomoreFayetteville, ARTransferred to University of Minnesota
Incoming transfers NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious SchoolMatthew Moyer13F6'8"220JuniorGahanna, OHSyracuse University
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| SEC tournament
See also 2018–19 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team
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