The 2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. This was Bryce Drew's first year as the Vanderbilt head coach. The Commodores played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 19–16, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated

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and

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in the SEC tournament before losing in the semifinals to

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. 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.

Previous season

The

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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

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to

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. On March 27, 2017, head coach

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resigned to become the head coach at

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. Shortly thereafter, the school hired Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew as head coach.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

2017 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Vanderbilt Commodores basketball The Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores have won three SEC regular-season titles (List of Southeastern Conference champions, 1965, List of Southeastern C ...

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Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball The Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores have won three SEC regular-season titles (1965, 1974 and 1993) and two SEC Tournament championships (1951 and 20 ...

Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball seasons 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee