When Bryce Drew took Vanderbilt’s head coaching job in April 2016, Vanderbilt was coming off a 19-14 season that ended in the NCAA Tournament (if barely.) More importantly, though, his first Vanderbilt team would have a rotation with two seniors and three juniors, all of whom had played significant minutes for the Commodores in 2015-16. Vanderbilt also had four freshmen on the 2015-16 team who all appeared to be returning for the next season. (That one would transfer in late May and another would leave in the middle of the 2016-17 season were unknown at the time.) About the most recruiting that Drew needed to do in April 2016 was to retain Kevin Stallings’ two signees from the fall, which never really seemed to be in doubt.
Jerry Stackhouse’s early recruiting returns don’t necessarily reflect on his long-term potential
