Vanderbilt

Official Name: 
Vanderbilt University
Nickname: 
Commodores
Mailing Address: 

Post Office Box 120158
2601 Jess Nelly Drive
Nashville, TN 37212

Website: 
www.vucommodores.com
Telephone: 
(615) 828-8895
Fax: 
(615) 343-7064
Enrollment: 
6,230
Arena: 

Memorial Gymnasium
Capacity: 14,100
Year Opened: 1952

School Colors: 
Black and Gold
Conference: 

Southeastern (since 1933)/Eastern Division
Former Member of southern (1923-32)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(4) 1957, 1965, 1966, and 1993

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(11) 1965, 1974, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2010
9-12 record (.429)
Regional runner-up in 1965

NIT Appearances: 

(11) 1983, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, and 2006
18-10 record (.643)
Finished 1st in 1990 and 2nd in 1994

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Roy Skinner (16 years from 1959 and 1962-76, 278-135 record, .673)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Shan Foster (2,011 points from 2005-08)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Clyde Lee (1,223 from 1964-66)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Tom Hagan (44 points as senior at Mississippi State on 3/8/69)

All-American Selections: 

(7) G-F Shan Foster (2008), F Matt Freije (2004), C Clyde Lee (1965 and 1966), G Billy McCaffrey (1993), C Will Perdue (1988), C-F Jan van Breda Kolff (1974)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Clyde Lee (1966)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(3) Clyde Lee (1965), Billy McCaffrey (1993), Shan Foster (2008)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Tom Hagan (44 at Mississippi State)
March 8, 1969 (senior/23.4 ppg)

1

2

Total

Vanderbilt

48

72

120

Mississippi State

41

42

83

Vanderbilt

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Weber

5-11

4-5

14

Hagan

21-34

2-3

44

Wallace

8-15

4-5

20

Thacker

5-12

2-2

12

Mayes

8-14

1-1

17

Yates

0-1

0-0

0

Oliver

2-7

6-6

10

Richardson

1-3

1-1

3

Cammarata

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

50-97

20-23

120

Percentages

.515

.870

Mississippi State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Washington

7-28

11-13

25

Martin

4-13

3-4

11

Guyton

4-13

2-3

10

Hodges

7-16

1-1

15

Black

2-6

4-4

8

Wade

4-16

0-1

8

Walker

1-3

0-0

2

Hampton

0-1

0-0

0

King

0-1

1-1

1

Mattox

1-1

1-3

3

Schneider

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

30-98

23-30

83

Percentages

.306

.767
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

W.D. Weatherford

2

1901-02

7-4

.636

1902

5-2

Grinnell Jones

1

1903

6-0

1.000

1903

6-0

Ed J. Hamilton

2

1904, 1909

17-5

.773

1904

6-1

J.N. "Stein" Stone

1

1907

6-1

.857

1907

6-1

W.L. Throop

1

1908

6-10

.375

1908

6-10

R.B. McGehee

1

1910

10-3

.769

1910

10-3

C.T. "Zeke" Martin

2

1911-12

17-11

.607

Oscar G. Nelson

1

1913

3-4

.429

1911

8-2

Guy T. Denton

6

1914-17, 1920-21

48-38

.558

1916

11-3

Ralph Palmer

1

1918

6-3

.667

1918

6-3

Ray Morrison

1

1919

8-2

.800

1919

8-2

Wallace Wade

2

1922-23

24-16

.600

1923

16-8

Josh Cody

9

1924-27, 1932-36

98-100

.495

1927

20-4

Johnny "Red" Floyd

2

1928-29

9-19

.321

1928

5-7

Garland "Gus" Morrow

4

1930-31, 1945-46

31-40

.443

1931

16-8

Jim Buford

5

1937-41

48-49

.495

1939

14-7

Norm Cooper

3

1942-43, 1947

24-25

.490

1943

10-8

C.E. "Smoky" Harper

1

1944

11-4

.733

1944

11-4

Bob Polk

13

1948-58, 1960-61

197-106

.650

1956

19-4

Roy Skinner

16

1959, 1962-76

278-135

.673

1965

24-4

Wayne Dobbs

3

1977-79

38-42

.475

1979

18-9

Richard Schmidt

2

1980-81

28-27

.509

1981

15-14

C.M. Newton

8

1982-89

129-115

.529

1988

20-11

Eddie Fogler

4

1990-93

81-48

.628

1993

28-6

Jan van Breda Kolff

6

1994-99

104-81

.562

1994

20-12

Kevin Stallings

12

2000-11

236-148

.615

2008

26-8
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,470-1,035 (.587) from 1901 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Vanderbilt (TN) did not field a formal team in 1905 and 1906.