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Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #14 · 27–9 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt finished 27–9 (SEC 4th, KenPom #14) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2025–26 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster16 players

New this season11

Transfer additions8

Most common home stateCA (5)

If you want to play at Vanderbilt

How to get recruited here

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 8 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from CA, GA, IN.

8 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 8 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

33% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 16 players

Guards 0 of 16

Frontcourt 0 of 16 · forwards + centers

16 without a listed position:Jayden Leverett 6′11″ · FrMason Nicholson 6′10″ · GradJalen Washington 6′10″ · SrDevin McGlockton 6′8″ · SrAK Okereke 6′7″ · GradTyler Harris 6′7″ · JrTyler Nickel 6′7″ · SrChandler Bing 6′6″ · FrMiles Keeffe 6′5″ · SrMike James 6′5″ · JrJaylon Dean-Vines 6′4″ · FrColeson Messer 6′4″ · RS-SoDuke Miles 6′2″ · GradGeorge Kimble 6′2″ · JrFrankie Collins 6′1″ · GradTyler Tanner 6′0″ · So

freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

33%of recorded scoring returns

1 of 5top scorers returning

Top returning scorers

Tyler Tanner19.5 PPG · returning

Tyler Harris5.5 PPG · returning

Chandler Bing3.6 PPG · returning

Computed from 15 of 16 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

3from high school8via the portal

8 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

8 of 16

8 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Jalen Washington #55.

Where from

CA 5 · GA 4 · IN 4 · TX 4 · FL 3 · VA 2

High schools: Gary West Side ×2; Huntington Prep (W. Va.); Clovis North and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→AK Okereke

→Duke Miles

→George Kimble

→Mason Nicholson

→Tyler Harris

→Frankie Collins

→Jalen Washington

→Mike James

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Kijani Wright

←JaQualon "JQ" Roberts

←Jordan Williams

←Jason Edwards

←MJ Collins Jr.

←Jaylen Carey

←Karris Bilal

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish

19–17 · SEC 9th22–15 · SEC 9th9–23 · SEC 14th20–13 · SEC 12th27–9 · SEC 4th

Coaching staff

Mark ByingtonMark h. Carter and family men’s basketball head coach

Rick RayAssistant coach

Rodney TerryAssistant coach

Xavier JoynerAssistant coach

Joel JustusAssistant coach

Matt BucklinAssistant coach

Tre CorriganSpecial assistant to the head coach

Josh AdamsAssistant running backs coach • offense analyst

Jack Findel-HawkinsAssociate head coach

Staff changes8 on-court staff changes in 1 offseasons — 8 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data

Acceptance rate6%

SAT midpoint1525

ACT midpoint35

How this page is made: Rosters: official Vanderbilt rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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