Jerry Stackhouse has been knowledgeable that he is not going to return for a sixth season as Vanderbilt’s coach, sources instructed ESPN.
The previous North Carolina and NBA participant signed a contract extension earlier than the 2022-23 season, and the varsity is now anticipated to pay a major buyout. Particulars usually are not out there as a result of Vanderbilt is a non-public establishment.
The transfer comes after the Commodores blew a 15-point second-half lead in Wednesday’s season-ending extra time loss to Arkansas within the SEC match, bringing a 9-23 marketing campaign to an finish.
Stackhouse, an All-American at UNC and two-time All-Star throughout his 18-year NBA profession, was employed by Vanderbilt in 2019 to interchange Bryce Drew. He had beforehand served as an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors and was the pinnacle coach for the Raptors 905 G League staff.
After back-to-back three-win SEC campaigns in his first two seasons on the helm, there have been indicators of optimism for Stackhouse and the Commodores in his third and fourth seasons. The staff went 19-17 in 2021-22, profitable two SEC match video games and advancing to the NIT quarterfinals. Final season, Vanderbilt received eight of its remaining 9 regular-season video games after which reached the SEC match semifinals, enjoying itself onto the NCAA match bubble. Whereas the Commodores weren’t chosen to the match, they performed within the NIT and once more reached the quarterfinals.
However the promise disappeared this season, as Vanderbilt opened SEC play with seven straight losses en path to a 9-23 general file, going 4-14 within the SEC.