Vanderbilt Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Vanderbilt Commodores
 
SEC (26-8, 11-7)
 
 
Big Wins: 1/27 Kentucky (80-55), 3/14 vs Florida (91-74)
Bad Losses: 2/7 Oklahoma (91-92), 2/18 at Missouri (80-81)
Coach: Mark Byington
 
Probable Starters:
AK Okereke, Senior, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.0 apg
Tyler Nickel, Senior, Forward, 13.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.2 apg
Devin McGlockton, Senior, Forward, 9.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.3 apg
Duke Miles, Senior, Guard, 16.5 ppg, 4.5 apg, 3.2 rpg, 2.7 spg
Tyler Tanner, Sophomore, Guard, 19.1 ppg, 5.1 apg, 3.6 rpg, 2.4 spg
 
Key Role Players:
Jalen Washington, Senior, Center, 9.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Chandler Bing, Freshman, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 86.9 (13th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 75.1 (215, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.9 (43, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.5 (79, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.5 (54, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.4 (105, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 78.3 (14, 1)
Rebound Margin: 1.3 (164, 8)
Assists Per Game: 16.4 (48, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.7 (29, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NCAARound of 64 loss to Saint Mary's
2023NITFirst Round win over Yale
2023NITSecond Round win over Michigan
2023NITQuarterfinal loss to UAB
2022NITFirst Round win over Belmont
2022NITSecond Round win over Dayton
2022NITQuarterfinal loss to Xavier
2017NCAARound of 64 loss to Northwestern
2016NCAAOpening Round loss to Wichita State
2015NITFirst Round win over St. Mary's
2015NITSecond Round win over South Dakota State
2015NITQuarterfinal loss to Stanford
2012NCAARound of 64 win over Harvard
2012NCAARound of 32 loss to Wisconsin
2011NCAARound of 64 loss to Richmond
2010NCAARound of 64 loss to Murray State
2008NCAARound of 64 loss to Siena
2007NCAARound of 64 win over George Washington
2007NCAARound of 32 win over Washington State
2007NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Georgetown
2006NITFirst Round loss to Notre Dame
 
*all team stats through 3/8