Coach of the Week: Jerry Stackhouse, Vanderbilt Commodores
Stackhouse hasn't had the smoothest of runs during his first two and a half seasons with the Commodores. Some of the bumps in the road have come as a result of a lack of SEC-caliber talent, some have been brought on by Stackhouse himself; but this past week might have been the highlight of the former NBA veteran's reign in Nashville so far.Vanderbilt went to Hawaii for the Diamond Head Classic, beat host Rainbow Warriors on Wednesday, then had a very impressive two-point win over BYU. A title game opportunity against Stanford was canceled due to COVID issues in the Cardinal's program, but it was still a good week for the Commodores.
Vandy is still going to be toward the bottom of the SEC, but Stackhouse has slowly upgraded the talent and the Commodores have been competitive more often than not this season. Scotty Pippen (44 points in two games last week) is terrific, but Jordan Wright and Myles Stute have also taken steps forward. Dayton transfer Rodney Chatman has made an impact too since joining the fold three games ago and Minnesota transfer Liam Robbins hasn't even suited up yet.
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