The team was led by head coach Kevin Stallings and played home games at Memorial Gymnasium.
During Selection Sunday, Vanderbilt received a #4 seed in the Midwest Region of the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
[2] Vanderbilt lost two starters from last year's team—2007 SEC-player of the year Derrick Byars (19.1 ppg) and shooting guard, Dan Cage (11.2 ppg) – and return three starters—swingman Shan Foster, point guard Alex Gordon and power forward Ross Neltner.
Neltner provided a versatile presence inside, averaging 5.7 rebounds per game, dishing out 74 assists and hitting 11-of-28 attempts from three-point range.
Sophomores Jermaine Beal and George Drake and freshman Keegan Bell are expected to compete for the shooting guard spot vacated by Cage.
Metcalfe missed part of last season with a foot injury, while Ogilvy comes highly touted after spending four years at the Australian Institute of Sport.
Other newcomers expected to vie for playing time are guard Keegan Bell and forwards Andre Walker and Darshawn McClellan.
Vanderbilt (5–0) defeated Bradley (4–2) 95–86 in the championship game of the South Padre Island Shootout on November 24, 2007.
After the Commodores raced to an 18-point halftime lead (53–35), Bradley senior point guard Daniel Ruffin led the Braves back to within 85–84 late in the game.
But Alex Gordon hit a 10-foot jump shot and sank four free throws in the final 30 seconds as the Commodores pulled away.
South Alabama was picked to finish second in the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference preseason media poll behind Western Kentucky.
The Yellow Jackets led briefly 2–0, but Shan Foster hit a 3 to give the Commodores a lead they would not relinquish.
21 Coaches poll) rallied from an 18-point deficit early in the second half to beat DePaul (2–4) 91–85 in overtime in Chicago on December 12, 2007.
Shan Foster had 22 points and Alex Gordon 16 for Vanderbilt, while Gerald Robinson led all scorers with 24 for the Tigers.
15 Vanderbilt (13–0) (AP and Coaches polls) set a season high for points scored during a 97–73 rout of Iona (5–9) on December 29, 2007.
15 Vanderbilt (14–0) (AP and Coaches polls) put together a solid effort in beating Rice (3–9) 76–58 on January 3, 2008.
Vandy was led by senior guard Shan Foster, who scored 32 points and hit 8 3-pointers, and freshman center A.J.
12 Coaches polls) won its SEC opener by beating South Carolina (8–7, 0–1) by a score of 80–73 on January 9, 2008.
The Commodores, who never led in regulation, tied the game on a three-pointer by Shan Foster with 14 seconds left to force overtime.
Vanderbilt stayed close for about 11 minutes, but a 16–3 run gave Tennessee a 33–18 lead with 3:59 left in the first half.
22 Coaches poll) in Oxford, Mississippi, its fourth consecutive road loss in SEC play.
20 Coaches poll) picked up an important road win in SEC play, defeating Georgia (11–9, 2–5) in Athens by a score of 67–59.
16 Coaches poll), for the third straight game, were at home at Memorial Gymnasium as they faced the Georgia Bulldogs (12–13, 3–9), who they had defeated just a few weeks earlier in Athens.
The Bulldogs led 38–37 at halftime, but Vanderbilt stormed out of the gates in the second half as they opened on a 29–11 run.
With 1.8 seconds left, Tennessee threw a shot downcourt to force overtime but it was not close, and the Commodores defeated their rivals at a final score of 72–69.
Although Shan Foster scored 22 points, becoming Vanderbilt's all-time leading scorer in the process, the Commodores fell to the Razorbacks 78–73.
On senior night, Shan Foster hit his final nine three-pointers and amassed a career high of 42 points, as Vanderbilt defeated the Bulldogs 86–85 in overtime.
16 Vanderbilt (25–6, 10–6) (AP and coaches' polls) were at Coleman Coliseum to face Alabama in the final game of the season for both sides.
17 coaches' poll) traveled to Atlanta, GA for the SEC tournament to face Auburn (14–16) in a first-round matchup.
Siena guard Kenny Hasbrouck scored 30 points to lead the Saints to an 83–62 upset of the #4 seeded Commodores.