Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball

The Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores have never won the SEC championship, although they have won six SEC tournament titles (1993, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2009); the SEC has awarded its official championship based solely on regular-season record since the 1985–86 season.[2] The current head coach is Stephanie White, who was head coach of the Indiana Fever when she was hired in 2016, and finished the 2016 WNBA season with the Fever.[3] White replaced Melanie Balcomb, who resigned after the 2015–16 season.[4]

Vanderbilt Commodores
2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team
UniversityVanderbilt University
Head coachStephanie White (5th season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationNashville, Tennessee
ArenaMemorial Gymnasium
(Capacity: 14,316)
NicknameCommodores
ColorsBlack and Gold[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1993
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2002
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
NCAA Tournament Second round
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
AIAW Tournament Appearances
1982
Conference Tournament Champions
1993, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009

Memorial Gymnasium
Main article: Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University)

The Commodores play their home games in Memorial Gymnasium. Memorial Gymnasium was built in the early 1950s. It was dedicated as the campus memorial to students and alumni killed in World War II; a plaque commemorating those who died is displayed in the Gym's North lobby.

At the time of the Gym's construction, there was a serious discussion within the Vanderbilt community about whether the school should de-emphasize intercollegiate athletics and refocus on its academic program. As a compromise between those who advocated increased athletics competition and those who argued in favor of de-emphasis, the Gymnasium was built to hold only about 9,000 seats, and it would be readily adaptable to other uses—significantly, as a possible concert hall.

Consequently, the gymnasium floor was built up above its surroundings, more in the nature of a stage. The areas out of bounds along the sidelines were very wide, in contrast with the small facility which it replaced, where the walls were right along the sidelines and players could scrape their shoulders bringing the ball up the court. This necessitated the placement of the benches at the end of the court, which was not highly unusual at the time.

Memorial Gym is well known for its unusual design. The end-of-the-floor bench location is now unique in major college basketball, and SEC coaches who travel to Memorial, along with coaches from other schools who have played at Vanderbilt as a post-season venue, have said that the unusual setup gives Vanderbilt a tremendous home court advantage, since no other facility in which opponents play is arranged in such a way.[5]

Current roster
2020–21 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Bella LaChance 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrSt. Thomas Aquinas HS Davie, FL
G 1 Enna Pehadzik 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrHorsens Statsskole Horsens, DEN
G 2 Chelsie Hall 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrSeffner Christian Boca Raton, FL
G 3 Jordyn Cambridge 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrEnsworth Nashville, TN
F 5 Yaubryon Chambers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoProvidence Christian Murfreesboro, TN
G 12 Demi Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoNew Hope Wake Forest, NC
G 15 Brinae Alexander 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrRiverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
G 22 Brylee Bartrum 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSeffner Christian Tampa, FL
F 23 Koi Love 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMiami Country Orlando, FL
F 24 Autumn Newby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrArcher HS Lawrenceville, GA
F 25 Kyndall Golden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoNew Manchester HS Atlanta, GA
G 33 Kiara Pearl 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoEastern HS Louisville, KY
C 44 Emily Bowman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrHuntsville HS Huntsville, AL
F 50 Kaylon Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoOxbridge West Palm Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2020

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source[6]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll AP poll
Joe Pepper (Independent, SEC) (1977–1980)
1977-78 Joe Pepper 15–9–
1978-79 Joe Pepper 11–16–
1979-80 Joe Pepper 12–14–
Joe Pepper: 38–39–
Phil Lee (Independent, SEC) (1980–1991)
1980-81 Phil Lee 12–16–
1981-82 Phil Lee 20–14–AIAW First Round
1982-83 Phil Lee 12–142–64th (SEC East)
1983-84 Phil Lee 23–92–6T-3rd (SEC East)NWIT Champions
1984-85 Phil Lee 14–132–65th (SEC East)
1985-86 Phil Lee 22–94–5T-6thNCAA Second Round (Bye)2520
1986-87 Phil Lee 23–104–56thNCAA Second Round (Bye)2118
1987-88 Phil Lee 18–104–57th
1988-89 Phil Lee 21–85–4T-4thNCAA First Round
1989-90 Phil Lee 23–115–45thNCAA Sweet Sixteen17
1990-91 Phil Lee 19–124–5T-5thNCAA Sweet Sixteen20
Phil Lee: 207–12632–46
Jim Foster (SEC) (1991–2002)
1991-92 Jim Foster 22–96–5T-4thNCAA Elite Eight713
1992-93 Jim Foster 30–39–2T-2nd#NCAA Final Four41
1993-94 Jim Foster 25–89–22ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen1312
1994-95 Jim Foster 28–78–3T-2nd#NCAA Sweet Sixteen86
1995-96 Jim Foster 23–87–4T-3rdNCAA Elite Eight712
1996-97 Jim Foster 20–116–66thNCAA Sweet Sixteen1720
1997-98 Jim Foster 20–99–54thNCAA First Round2518
1998-99 Jim Foster 13–146–8T-8th
1999-2000 Jim Foster 21–136–8T-6thNCAA Second Round25
2000-01 Jim Foster 24–108–6T-6thNCAA Elite Eight710
2001-02 Jim Foster 30–710–4T-2nd#NCAA Elite Eight54
Jim Foster: 256–9984–53
Melanie Balcomb (SEC) (2002–2016)
2002-03 Melanie Balcomb 22–109–5T-5thNCAA Second Round2014
2003-04 Melanie Balcomb 26–88–64th#NCAA Sweet Sixteen1313
2004-05 Melanie Balcomb 24–810–43rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen1418
2005-06 Melanie Balcomb 21–118–6T-5thNCAA Second Round22
2006-07 Melanie Balcomb 28–610–4T-3rd#NCAA Second Round177
2007-08 Melanie Balcomb 25–911–33rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen1521
2008-09 Melanie Balcomb 26–910–4T-2nd#NCAA Sweet Sixteen814
2009-10 Melanie Balcomb 23–119–7T-3rdNCAA Second Round24
2010-11 Melanie Balcomb 20–1210–6T-3rdNCAA First Round
2011-12 Melanie Balcomb 23–109–77thNCAA Second Round
2012-13 Melanie Balcomb 21–129–77thNCAA Second Round
2013-14 Melanie Balcomb 18–137–98thNCAA First Round
2014-15 Melanie Balcomb 15–165–11T-11th
2015–16 Melanie Balcomb 18–145–1111th
Melanie Balcomb: 310–149120–90
Stephanie White (SEC) (2016–present)
2016–17 Stephanie White 14–164–1213th
2017–18 Stephanie White 7–243–13T-12th
2018–19 Stephanie White 7–232–1414th
2019–20 Stephanie White 14–164–1213th
2020–21 Stephanie White 4–40–3Season canceled Jan. 2021[7]
Stephanie White: 46–8313–55
Total:855–486

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Other awards and honors
  • Jence Ann Rhoads, 2011 First Team All-SEC[8]
  • Elan Brown, 2010 All-SEC Rookie Team
  • Tiffany Clarke, 2010 All-SEC Rookie Team
  • Merideth Marsh, 2010 Second Team All-SEC
  • Jence Ann Rhoads, 2010 First Team All-SEC[9]
  • Jennifer Risper, 2008-09 Vanderbilt women's Co-Athletes of the Year[10]
  • Jennifer Risper, Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), National Defensive Player of the Year (2009)[11]
  • Jennifer Risper, SEC All-Tournament Team (2009)
  • Jennifer Risper, SEC All-Defensive Team (2008)
  • Jennifer Risper, Second-team All-Southeastern Conference honouree (2008)
  • Jennifer Risper, All-tournament honors at the 2007 Contra Costa Times in Berkeley, California
  • Jennifer Risper, All-tournament selection (2007 Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament.)
  • Jennifer Risper, Female Newcomer of the Year honors among all Vanderbilt student-athletes (2006)
  • Christina Wirth, Earned All-Tournament honors at the 2006 VU Holiday Classic.
  • Christina Wirth, All-tournament honors at the 2007 Contra Costa Times Classic in Berkeley, Calif
  • Christina Wirth, Most Valuable Player of the 2007 Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament
  • Christina Wirth, Named a first-team All-Southeastern Conference honoree (2008)
  • Christina Wirth, Second-team recognition from the Associated Press (2008)
  • Christina Wirth, Named preseason All-SEC by league coaches (first team) and writers (second team) (2008)
  • Christina Wirth, Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District IV third team(2008)[12]
  • Christine Wirth, All-Senior All-America First Team by the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award committee.[13]
  • Christine Wirth, All-SEC Honors
  • Christine Wirth, SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player[14]
  • Christine Wirth, SEC All-Tournament Team
  • Christina Wirth has received honorable mention on the 2009 State Farm Coaches' All-America Team[15]
  • Christina Wirth, 2008-09 Vanderbilt women's Co-Athletes of the Year[10]

Player awards

SEC Awards
Chantelle Anderson - 2002

References
  1. "Vanderbit Art Sheet" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Division of Communications. October 25, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. "Championships: SEC Champions" (PDF). 2012–13 SEC Women's Basketball Media Guide. Southeastern Conference. p. 88. Retrieved May 16, 2013. From 1980 to 1985, the SEC champion was the winner of the SEC Tournament. Since 1986, the SEC champion has been determined by the regular season schedule.
  3. "Stephanie White named head coach of the Commodores" (Press release). Vanderbilt Commodores. May 24, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  4. "Vanderbilt's Melanie Balcomb out as women's basketball coach". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  5. "Column: Do you believe in magic?". www.vucommodores.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  6. "Media Guide" (PDF). Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.
  7. Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  8. "Jence Rhoads". seniorclassaward.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  9. "Four Commodores earn SEC honors". cstv.com.
  10. "The Vanderbilt Hustler". The Vanderbilt Hustler. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  11. "Jennifer Risper named WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year". cstv.com.
  12. "Christina Wirth Bio - Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site". cstv.com.
  13. "Wirth An All-Senior All-American". cstv.com.
  14. "Vanderbilt claims SEC Tournament title". cstv.com.
  15. "Wirth named Honorable Mention All-American". cstv.com.

See also
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