Vanderbilt’s Stackhouse out after 5 seasons
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Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Personnel Author Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware.Pete Thamel Mar 14, 2024, 01:36
- PM ET Jerry Stackhouse has actually been
- informed that he will not return for a 6th season as Vanderbilt’s coach, the school announced Thursday.The former North Carolina and NBA player signed an agreement extension before the 2022-23 season, and the school is now anticipated to pay a substantial buyout. Details are not available because Vanderbilt is a private institution.” I wish to thank Coach Stackhouse for his competitive spirit and service to this University for the last 5 years,”athletic director Candice Storey Lee stated in a statement.” I value his look after
and attention to our student-athletes as they grew on and off the court. Commodore Country will always remember the’Memorial Magic ‘moments we experienced under Coach Stackhouse’s management. Provided his pedigree, experience, and love of the game, I look forward to seeing what’s next for him. I want him, Ramirra and his family nothing but the best in the future.”The move comes after the Commodores blew a 15-point second-half lead in Wednesday’s season-ending overtime loss to Arkansas in the SEC competition, bringing a 9-23 campaign to an end.Stackhouse, an All-American at UNC and two-time All-Star during his 18-year
NBA profession, was employed by Vanderbilt in 2019 to change Bryce Drew. He had previously worked as an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors and was the head coach for the Raptors 905 G League team.”I value the chance that Vanderbilt gave me to widen my experience with the sport that I like, and one that has actually blessed me in more ways than I can count,”Stackhouse stated.”It’s been a benefit to serve as the head guys’s basketball coach for the last 5 years. My staff and I leave here incredibly appreciative for each opportunity we’ve needed to assist our players grow and establish on and off the floor.”After back-to-back three-win SEC campaigns in his very first two seasons at the helm, there were signs of optimism for Stackhouse and the Commodores in his 3rd and fourth seasons. The group went 19-17 in 2021-22, winning two SEC tournament games and advancing to the NIT quarterfinals. Last season, Vanderbilt won eight of its last
9 regular-season games and after that reached the SEC tournament semifinals, playing itself onto the NCAA tournament bubble. While the Commodores weren’t picked to the competition, they played in the NIT and once again reached the quarterfinals.But the pledge disappeared this season, as Vanderbilt opened SEC have fun with 7 straight losses en route to a 9-23 total record, going 4-14 in the SEC.