Vanderbilt basketball will have home games against Memphis, Wake Forest and UCF and road games against Cal and Ohio State as part of its 2026-27 nonconference schedule, the program announced Aug. 18.
Eleven of the 14 non-conference games are at Memorial Gymnasium.
The season opener will be on Nov. 2 against Bellarmine. The Commodores will also play three exhibitions, including a home exhibition against UAB, a road exhibition against Miami and a previously announced exhibition against Virginia in Charleston, South Carolina.
Vanderbilt's SEC schedule was previously announced, including its matchups against Tennessee and Kentucky.
The Commodores' 2026-27 roster is headlined by returning point guard Tyler Tanner, alongside players including Gabe Nesmith,
Sebastian Williams-Adams and Bangot Dak.
Vanderbilt basketball schedule 2026-27
Sept. 27: Virginia (Exhibition)
Oct. 19: UAB (Exhibition)
Oct. 23: at Miami (Exhibition)
Nov. 2: Bellarmine
Nov. 5: Wake Forest
Nov. 10: Memphis
Nov. 13: Prairie View A&M
Nov. 17: Eastern Illinois
Nov. 20: UCF
Nov. 24: at Ohio State
Nov. 27: Southern
Dec. 2: at Notre Dame (SEC/ACC Challenge)
Dec. 6: at Cal
Dec. 12: West Georgia
Dec. 18: Southern Indiana
Dec. 21: Milwaukee
Dec. 29: Alcorn State
Jan. 2: at Tennessee
Jan 5-6: Mississippi State
Jan. 9: at Florida
Jan. 12-13: South Carolina
Jan. 16: at Kentucky
Jan. 19-20: Auburn
Jan. 23: Missouri
Jan. 26-27: at Ole Miss
Jan. 30: Texas A&M
Jan. 2: at Tennessee
Jan 5-6: Mississippi State
Jan. 9: at Florida
Jan. 12-13: South Carolina
Jan. 16: at Kentucky
Jan. 19-20: Auburn
Jan. 23: Missouri
Jan. 26-27: at Ole Miss
Jan. 30: Texas A&M
Feb. 27: at Alabama
March 2-3: at Oklahoma
March 6: Tennessee
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X @aria_gerson.
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