Vanderbilt basketball announced its nonconference schedule on Wednesday, and as it’s almost always been under Jerry Stackhouse, the Commodores are going to challenge themselves a bit before SEC play begins.
The season opens with a visit from Memphis on November 7; the Tigers finally made the tournament in Penny Hardaway’s fourth year after flailing around with talented teams for three years. That’s followed by a home game against Southern Miss on November 11 — which is a team you’ve heard of, but they went 7-26 last season (although they did add former Vanderbilt signee Austin Crowley from the transfer portal.