Vanderbilt Basketball Head Coach
Jerry Stackhouse acts as the head coach of the Vanderbilt University basketball team. He has been coaching the men's team since April 5, 2019.
With the 2023-24 NCAA Men's Basketball season starting on November 6, Stackhouse will be in his fifth season with the franchise. He was an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball League before Vanderbilt.
The 2023 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year, Jerry, has guided the club to consecutive winning seasons and the 2022 and 2023 NIT quarterfinal berths. He even sent four student-athletes to the NBA and mentored two SEC Scholar Athletes of the Year in his first four seasons.
He worked with the Grizzlies for the 2018-19 season only. Before that, he was the head coach for the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League for two seasons.
During his time with the Raptors 905, Jerry was named the G League Coach of the Year. He earned the title after leading the club to their first championship win with a record of 39-11 in the 2016-17 season.
The former NBA shooting guard and small forward, Stackhouse, led the league in total free throws and points made and recorded a career-high of 29.8 points during the 2000-01 season. Also, he was named the NBA All-Star twice in 2000 and 2001 as a Detroit Pistons.
Jerry Stackhouse began his coaching career in the 2015-16 season, two years past his retirement in 2013, as an assistant coach for the NBA's Toronto Raptors. He served the Raptors for the 2015-16 season only.
He led the Commodores to 22 wins during the 2022-23 season, earning the SEC Coach of the Year award on March 7, 2023. In addition, he has been named the Coach of the Year in the state by the Tennesse Sports Writers Association (TSWA).
The list of the University's previous head coaches with their service dates is given below.
- Bryce Drew - 2016 to 2019
- Kevin Stallings - 1999 to 2016
- Jan Van Breda - 1993 to 1999
- Eddie Fogler - 1989 to 1993
- C. M. Newton - 1981 to 1989
- Richard Schmidt - 1979 to 1981
- Wayne Dobbs - 1976 to 1979
- Roy Skinner - 1961 to 1976