The team's head coach is Kevin Stallings, in his fifteenth season at Vanderbilt.

The team played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, were member of the Southeastern Conference.

After a 21–10 record and an SEC tournament championship in 2012, the Commodores were in rebuild mode with 88.1% scoring lost heading into 2013.

The Commodores finished 16–17, which was their first losing record since 2002-03 and second under Head Coach Kevin Stallings.

The Commodores, however, did advance to the SEC Tournament semifinals for the fourth consecutive year.