6. Vanderbilt Commodores
2025-26 record: 27-9 (11-7)
Likely departures
- Tyler Nickel (13.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg)
- Duke Miles (16.1 ppg and 4.5 apg)Â
- AK Okereke (9.6 ppg and 3.6 rpg)
- Devin McGlockton (9.5 ppg and 6.8 rpg)
- Jalen Washington (8.9 ppg and 5.6 rpg)
- Tyler Harris (5.5 ppg and 2.3 rpg)
- Frankie Collins (7.8 ppg and 4.7 apg)
Likely returnees
- Chandler Bing (3.6 ppg and 1.6 rpg)
Decisions to watchÂ
- Tyler Tanner (19.5 ppg and 5.1 apg)
Roster additions
- Ace Glass (16.4 ppg and 2.3 apg at Washington State)
- TO Barrett (8.6 ppg and 3.0 apg at Missouri)
- Bangor Dak (11.5 ppg and 6.5 rpg at Colorado)
- Sebastian Williams-Adams (7.0 ppg and 3.5 rpg at Auburn)
- Berke Buyuktuncel (6.5 ppg and 5.6 rpg at Nebraska)
- Ethan Mgbako (4-star wing prospect)
The biggest current storyline in all of SEC Basketball right now is the status of Tanner, the breakout all-league star for the Commodores. He’s currently in the NBA Draft process and it’s 50/50 on whether he’ll stay or come back to Vandy. If he does, they’re a preseason top-25 team and a candidate for a top-4 spot in the conference.
The two biggest pieces to watch, not named Tanner, with the team are rising sophomores in Glass and Williams-Adams. Glass, one of the WCC’s top scorers as a freshman, is a lead guard who can play alongside Tanner in the backcourt. And Williams-Adams was in a crowded frontcourt at Auburn but still was productive and is set to be the focal point this time around.
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