This was Kevin Stallings' 17th and final year as the Vanderbilt head coach.

The Commodores played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Wichita State.

As the #7 seed, they lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Tennessee.

Vanderbilt participated in the National Invitation Tournament as an #5 seed, defeating Saint Mary's and South Dakota State before falling to the eventual NIT champion, the Stanford Cardinal, in the quarterfinals, marking the end of the Commodores' season.