Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball

Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
2024–25 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
UniversityVanderbilt University
First season1893
All-time record1,696–1,269 (.572)
Athletic directorCandice Storey Lee
Head coachMark Byington (1st season)
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
LocationNashville, Tennessee
ArenaMemorial Gymnasium
(capacity: 14,316)
NicknameCommodores
Student sectionMemorial Maniacs
ColorsBlack and gold
   
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1965
Other NCAA tournament results
Sweet Sixteen1965, 1974, 1988, 1993, 2004, 2007
Appearances1965, 1974, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2025
Conference tournament champions
1927, 1951, 2012
Conference regular-season champions
1909, 1920, 1965, 1974, 1993
Conference division regular-season champions
1993

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 2012). They have competed in 15 NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Elite Eight once (1965) and the Sweet Sixteen six times (1965, 1974, 1988, 1993, 2004, and 2007). Vanderbilt has played in 14 National Invitation Tournaments, winning it in 1990 and finishing runners-up in 1994. The Commodores have also won one Southern Tournament championship (1927) as well as two SIAA regular-season titles (1909 and 1920). The Commodores have won eight conference championships in total.